Can anyone in this country do anything without their cell phone? Today a co-worker told me that her husband refused to keep a date to go out to dinner because he had misplaced his cell phone. Instead of spending a romantic evening together, they spent two hours frantically searching for his cell phone. They finally found it in his car, where they had searched twice before. If I recall correctly, life was possible before everyone had a cell phone.
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The RWVA’s Spring Appleseed Tour series of rifle training sessions/matches is shaping up. They have shoots scheduled for North Carolina and Kentucky (both in March), Indiana (in April), and Wyoming and possibly Wisconsin (both in May.) It is dirt cheap to attend, so don’t miss it. “Goooood training!” OBTW, I’ve also found that the marksmanship targets that they sell are a great training aid for youngsters and newbies–and a good refresher for older shooters.
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Warren Buffett has issued a new warning on the trade deficit, saying that it does not bode well for the economy. See: http://www.forbes.com/2006/01/18/buffett-deficit-economy-cx_cn_0118autofacescan02.html
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Winchester, now owned by a foreign conglomerate, has just closed its last U.S. plant. The Winchester lever action –“the rifle that won the west” will be dropped from the line, and the remainder of their line will be made exclusively off-shore. Signs of the times. See: http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/manufacturing/2006-01-18-winchester_x.htm
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Aerial IEDs? Those insurgents are getting crafty. See: http://www.defensetech.org/
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The folks at the Sniper Country website now offer free on-line instruction. Their long range shooting and field craft techniques have some applicability to folks interested in preparedness, so take a look. See: http//www.snipercountry.com/training.html
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The RWVA’s Spring Appleseed Tour series of rifle training sessions/matches is shaping up. They now have shoots scheduled for North Carolina and Kentucky (both in March), Indiana (in April), and Wyoming and possibly Wisconsin (both in May.) It is dirt cheap to attend, so don’t miss it. “Goooood training!” OBTW, I’ve also found that the marksmanship targets that RWVA sells are a great training aid for youngsters and newbies–and a good refresher for older shooters.