Republicians Are Better Framers

Or at least they used to be according to this article about how Republicans appear to be good “framers” and Democrats are lousy ones. Right now the Democratic Party is into marketing. They pick a number of issues like prescription drugs and Social Security and ask which ones sell best across the spectrum, and they…

Front Sight Scenario Come To Life

I was reading the Self-Defense Gun Use Blog yesterday and was struck by how close it was to our home invasion scenario at Front Sight. It also brings up ethical issues that we discussed. Teen shot, charged, after breaking into classmate’s home Here we have people complaining because an unarmed person was shot. The Front…

Pinup Erica

A couple of weekends ago I had a pinup shoot with a new model Erica K. These are the results. Makeup was done by Heather B. Last weekend I shot with her and her corvette, but you’ll have to wait awhile before you can see those images.

How To Change the WordPress QuickTags Toolbar

Back when I wrote my post on How To Add Text Highlighting To Your Blog I mentioned I’d like to add a button to WordPress editing quicktags tool bar. Well I finally go around to trying to figure out how. Here’s a great webpage on how to edit the WordPress QuickTags. I added this function…

How To Shoot Well

During my 4 Day Defensive Handgun course at Front Sight, we took notes for all the indoor lectures, and they gave us notes for those classes. But we didn’t take any written notes on the range, which is a shame because that’s where they taught the nitty gritty of shooting. All of this is from…

Front Sight 4 Day Defensive Handgun Day One

The Front Sight 4 Day Defensive Handgun class was a mixture of lectures and range exercises. The first day you spend about half your time on the range, the next three days you spend most of your time on the range.

Scarlett And Busy

I’ve been really busy since I came back from Front Sight. Wednesday I had my church thing, tonight I’m assisting in another Talon Arms shoot. Saturday I have a shoot at 10 with two models and a corvette. Sunday another shoot. Sunday night small group at church. Just getting a little overwhelming. And I have…

First Parenting Class Tonight

Tonight I’m co-teaching a parenting class at a local apartment complex. The small group I’m in at my church are doing this as a way to serve people who live in this apartment complex and form new relationships. We’re teaching the Love and Logic curriculum, which I haven’t even watched myself. Frankly I’m suddenly very…