I am what I have hated. Years ago when I was more involved in the pursuit of Going Faster, I would scold and criticize and ridicule people for this sin… and I am now one of those sinners. Years of driving trucks has ruined me… made me grow soft. I hated being behind those people… and I am now one of them.
I love to put a hate on for Ruger. I just don’t like them as a company and I dislike most of what they do… Yet I have to give them some respect, even if I don’t want to.
We hear a lot of questions about the .338 Lapua cartridge. It get’s almost religious-like hushed tones when most guys talk about it. It gets so much attention, even out here in the Uintah Basin, that when people around here talk about a .338, they are talking about the Lapua round.
Let’s take a look at the most common .338’s here in my neck of the woods.
Steampunk seems to be all about Victorian clothes, with Goggles and Boots and Brass Gears and Tubes. Am I missing something?
Yeah, I heard it’s all about Jules Verne (The Father of Sci-Fi, yada yada yada) and stuff… but I don’t get it. It’s less Geeky than Cyberpunk, I’ll give it that. And the people seem smarter and better looking that Cyberpunks… but I’m just not getting Steampunk.
We got in a couple new Marlins from the factory. One of them is a big loop Guide Gun. Guys, I have to tell you… it looks good. None of the shoddy fitting like in the past. None of the shabby wood like in the past. Everything on it looks and feels good. Like a Marlin should. And this isn’t just one shippment. The last one looked good too, so this isn’t a fluke event.
Now, don’t hold me to it, and don’t hold your breath…. but I’m hopeful that Marlin has fixed their QC issues and is now making good guns again.
I don’t click the links, so I’m not following the story. But the headlines have pretty much painted a good enough picture I wish I hadn’t seen. Every time I go to a news site, there is another story about Rep Weiner’s junk. I’m sick of it. The DNC, if they had any credibility left, would demand that this guy steps down. But they’ve not done that. Because Weiner’s Junk is a puppet show that takes away from attention that could be paid on more important issues. Such as the Economy. It’s all about the Economy right now… specifically, how bad it is. Yet we don’t hear a lot about it on the normal news outlets. The Democrats are crashing our Economy and instead of getting the reports on that, we’re getting Weiner’s weiner wagged in our faces. Next election, break out the shears… let’s cut these guys off at the root.
The Democrat lead Administration has driven the US into the ground so far that it’s going to be impossible for us to climb back out of. We need a drastic change in the USA and luckily such change is still able to happen peacefully. We still have our votes. We can still fix this by voting out every Democrat in every office… if we can take back our Government from the Socialists, we can fix our country.
I have awesome Sisters-In-Laws… One of them is just a force of nature. She decided to build a Fort for her kiddies to play in. She can’t do anything half way. Check this out.
Yeah, that kinda says everything about the family that I married in to. They kinda force you to Be Awesome just so you can fit in. So now, if I want to build a Fort too… the bloody thing is going to have to be the USS NIMITZ with a working Cat system. Hmmmm.
Okay, I picked up my new HP Laptop running Widows 7. It’s a Pavilion dm4 with an i5 processor, 4 gigs ram, huge HD with more gigs than I can count. I like it. The keyboard layout is good… just like my old one. But there is one critical difference. This thing doesn’t have the scroll section on the touch pad. Not that this is a deal breaker for me… but I am missing it within seconds of using this machine. I’m also not hugely impressed with Windows 7. Too many bloody automated “features” keep popping up. Well, it’s new, so once it learns my preferences it’s going to stop pestering me. Just a side note, I’m never doing business with Staples again. Douches. And I don’t use that word lightly.
Okay… so I have the new laptop… have to name it. The last one was “Hordecaster”, the Netbook is “Orcalite”… so maybe “Hordemancer” for this one. Meaningless frivalties really, the name… but I like naming things.
New Videos for the MadOgre Channel on YouTube will be coming SOON!
The ride out to SLC was fast and the Honda Magna did very well. Save for one small detail. I had thought that the seat was just fine. Unfortunately on an extended ride, the seat becomes a torture worse than water-boarding. The 100 mile range per tank is more than enough. Because at about 60 miles, you have to get off that seat and get some blood back into the buttocks.
At Crusader HQ, I dropped off my ATI Commander for some slicking up and for a new finish… Cerakote. In Battleship Grey. We got the Grey Cerakote in for our customer, who I still can’t reveal. But the color is awesome. After talking with Joe and twisting his arm, he agreed to come with, on a little adventure. I had a mission.
Visiting friends. Let’s see… Steve, Joe, Mike, Larry… Tom if at all possible and Ben if he’s still around. I’m planning on being at the B&N book store Saturday afternoon, and hopefully some Buffalo Burgers at the Bohemian Brewery. This place has the most amazing buffalo burgers I’ve ever eaten. Probably hit that joint around 7PM, Sat Night. So come by and hang out!