Author Archives: oddball

Sign that we’re winning

By | January 26, 2012

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… Read More »

Lasercats are go!

By | January 25, 2012

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.

On gun prices and recommendations

By | January 23, 2012

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… Read More »

Just to be clear…

By | January 7, 2012

Here’s the money related book that WizardPC got for Christmas: The Four Hour Work Week Here’s the money related book I received for Christmas: Dave Barry’s Money Secrets I’ll let you guys decide who to ask about money issues.

Might as well start with a bang!

By | December 21, 2011

First off, just want to thank Wizard for letting me play in his sandbox. I’ve been lurking around a number of gun blogs for a couple years now, yadda yadda yadda… Ok, now that that’s over with, on with the actual post. Back in January, I picked up a Springfield XDm compact in 9mm for… Read More »