All Things Rowdy

When I left San Diego for Arkansas I had a list of things I thought I probably wouldn't enjoy about Arkansas. Well something that wasn't on that list at all is definitely number one. And it is BUGS! For the past year I have had some sort of constant bug bite or 40 before I learned what chiggers are... Seriously, it may be where I live in the state or the pass times I'm involved in but the number of freaking bugs and how much they bite me is what I hate the absolute most about Arkansas.

I just saw what looked like a husky mixed with a chihuahua. Freakishly wrong.

Video showing just part of a match, from the point of view people have when they watch.

Not too far from Hemmingway's ocean side house lies the famous club El Floridita. Tennessee Williams was a very frequent visitor. Memories  of 50's Cuba were suppressed after the revolution. So it's only with a little digging do I find some of the interesting history behind what I  saw just in a day trip to Havana.

Short video showing initial land fall over Cuba, and leaving the airport headed to the touristy part of Havana.

Remember how I paid $50 for a bow tie? A trip to the fabric store and $8 later I have all the material amd interfacing for 5, yes 5, bow ties. Check out my new spring line!

Yep drove this car down to zero bars of gas. I had 0.30 of a gallon in it when I filled it up. To the very edge my friends....

Never a good injury two weeks before a National match....

0700 eat breakfast 0730 do laundry 0800 answer emails and browse forums and such 0830 exercise 0900 shower and dress 0930 Kroger for Humira refill and food. Toys R Us for SS present. Cycle Gear for part. Gas fill up. Oil change. 1130 Home for lunch 1200 dry fire 1230 pack up truck and head to range 1430 head home from range, clean up 1500 rest. review practice. work on Tactical Journal article 1600 head to airport to pick up Gordo and SS

Continuous Quality Improvement. What are you doing, all the time, to get better? In the realm of my shooting world this is what I did to get better today. -Tore my D1050 totally down, cleaned it and installed new parts. Adjusted it for the bullet I like and will be using all year. -Did physical exercises for strength and some stretching. -Dry fired for one hour at a good pace working on skills I on which I need improvement. -Developed a load for the bullet from my notebook and set it aside for accuracy and chronograph testing. The weather also looks like it is getting a small break, so I'll probably go to the range soon as well. USPSA Optics National Championships in a few weeks.

So I've been in Florida the most of the past 5 days, with a one day detour to Cuba. I went to Florida to shoot their state IDPA match with a friend from CA. I've only been to Florida for tourism once before, Universal Studios for two days. Being there a few extra days this time was nice and I thought of going to the Everglades and see alligators and other wildlife. Or go to the Keys and just see that area. Maybe even do a half day of catch and release shark fishing. What ended up happening was some going out to eat, the match for 3 days, going to the movies, going to the Keys for an afternoon and a whole day in Cuba. There seems to be a lot of worry and misinformation about going to Cuba as an American in 2017; so let me share my experience and research with you. -Flights are out of Miami or Fr Lauderdale. You can go on Delta, Jet Blue, American Airlines or regional Latin American based carriers. Flights are cheap, anywhere from $115 to $200 at the most. The flight isn...

Squad from this weekend's match in Florida. Signed my first autograph this match. I wasn't even close to winning, making 8 mistakes. Observe, analyze and reinforce before USPSA Optics national championship in two weeks.

Having a drink on the streets of Habana/Havana Cuba. My E Hemingway quest is almost complete.

I went to Cuba Thursday during a lull in my Florida trip with DO. It was easy and I was never hassled. Please go and do it as well before the first McDonald's or Hilton shows up.