Start a new job today. Pretty sure they block this site, and after spending 9+ hours at a keyboard at work, I generally don’t want to spend time at home doing the same.
And yes, for those of you keeping score this will by my third job in less than a year.
But as long as people keep giving me five figure raises to change jobs, I’ll probably keep doing it.
If I weren’t waiting on the Sprint version, I’d totally jump on this:
Samsung Galaxy Nexus 4G Android Phone (Verizon Wireless)
It’s new customers only, so if you’ve been waiting for a flagship phone to go on sale, this is it. Dual core 1.2ghz processor, 1080p camera, and a 4.65 inch screen. Totally hot.
A couple days ago, I was listening to NPR on the way into work and heard them run the promo for that days “Fresh Air.” Oddly enough, it was going to be a discussion with the author of Glock: The Rise of America’s Gun. Sadly, I wasn’t able to catch either airings of it and I haven’t listened to the recording on NPR’s website (I plan to this afternoon), but the write up makes it sound like an objective look.
Pennsylvania man, 65, fatally shoots teen who pushed him off bicycle
And why did the teen push the elderly gentleman off his moving bicycle? So the teen and his friends could assault and rob him.
A more apt headline would be “Elderly man saves own life, teaches valuable lesson to local teens”
Two of us post here: me and Oddball. I have neither cats nor a girlfriend.
Looks like the defenses for my bed are installed and ready to go.
I think I now know the real reason why my girlfriend has such difficulty getting up in the morning.
I love the Fenix E21 Flashlight I got for Christmas. LOVEITLOVEITLOVEIT.
The only thing i don’t like about it is that the overall length is a bit much for everyday carry. It doesn’t exactly fit in your pocket. I’d like to get something that I can carry around and not notice until I need it. I have two scenarios where this would be used: “Oh, I dropped something under my desk and it’s dark down there” and “ZOMG! I’m in a situation that I need a light on my gun, but I’m not carrying my Glock/M6 combo, so I need to use a Harries hold and my PF9.”
I’m thinking of getting the Fenix PD20 and removing the belt clip. That one takes a CR123, is 180 lumens, and has a tailcap switch. Plus it does strobe, which is neat.
The other contender is this one, which is small enough that I wouldn’t notice it until I needed it. The major con is that it’s a “twist-on” type, so it wouldn’t be as useful with my PF9.
What do you think? I’m completely open to alternatives, as well.
When looking for a new gun, it’s fairly common to come across the advice of “you should spend a little more and buy x instead of y.” Especially if you’re a new shooter or looking to pick up something outside of your normal field (you’re a rifle guy looking to get into pistols, etc). Sometimes it’s because the firearm in question really is a bad choice, sometimes it’s because the person giving the advice, and sometimes it’s somewhere in between. One thing I’ve noticed is that the person giving the advice often has what I would consider a strange notion of what “a little more” is.
One great example is my first pistol purchase. I wasn’t making huge amounts of money, and I wasn’t real sure I was going to like pistol shooting. So, I didn’t want to brake the bank on something that may collect dust in a drawer. I started looking around and saw that I could a HiPoint 9mm or .40cal for under $200 and, via extensive research, shouldn’t explode in my hands.
One thing I kept reading was “don’t buy that, spend a little more on a Glock, 1911, Sig, Beretta, etc. The cheapest on that list? The Glock at roughly 3 times the amount. I kept being told “oh, you can get one super cheap through police a police trade in, etc,” but I never figured out where this mystical land of half priced slightly used firearms were (and still haven’t).
I ended up finally go down to the local gun shop to buy my HiPoint, with the thought of buying one of their carbines down the road to match (and still spending less than for one “brand name” pistol). Got talking to the guy behind the counter and he told me that I’d probably wear out the HiPoint fairly quickly if I was hitting the range on a regular basis, and that he wanted to show me something.
He pulled out a Bersa Thunder .380. I loved the look and feel of it (instantly recognizing the resemblance to the Walther Bond carried), and it wasn’t dramatically more expensive than the HiPoint. (I think $225 at the time) After more research, I came back and bought it.
That was 7 or 8 years and thousands of rounds ago. The slide release recently became worn down to the point that it needs to be replaced. Oh, and I think I’m more accurate with it than I am with my Berettas, XDm or 1911, and it’s just as reliable.
The point of the story is to consider what the person is looking at already before giving recommendations. Chances are it’s going to be difficult to convince them that it’s worth dropping $600 when they could drop $150 (as was my case). It becomes even more so if they’re looking at dropping $600 and you’re recommending they drop a couple grand (as I’ve seen with rifles and shotguns). On the other hand, from $150 to $225 or $600 to $800 is a lot more likely.
1 injured in East Nashville shooting
East Nashville, regular readers may recall, is the “up and coming” and “hip” neighborhood where twenty-something white kids move in next to crack houses and the projects because it’s cool, or something. Crime is rampant, and shootings occur daily. So the hipster businesses ban carry permit holders.
I really clicked on the story to see what part of East this was in, but…
Authorities told Nashville’s News 2 a man was in front of the complex when he was approached by a man armed with a handgun.
Police said the man shot the suspect, who was wearing a ski mask at the time, in self defense.
Well, that’s a horse of a different color! Good for the victim!
More stories like this and the crime rate in that neighborhood might actually go down!
Let’s put a water park next to the water park we built next to the water park we built next to a lake.
