Good_Steward

    i disagree. I like natural ears. 

A little of both, but so far so good. He has been treated like an only child for so long that there was an expected acclimation period.

Ha! The kids had her worn out. She could muster just enough to look at me when I took the picture.

For some reason, the pics show as upside down on my iPad, but right side up on my laptop. Go figure.

Our Boxer, Lucky, is almost 8 years old. Boxers tend to live 10-12 years so, with this in mind, my wife and I decided it was time to add to the family. We felt it was the right time for a couple of reasons and Lucky being able to help with training the new pup while he is still young and active was the biggest. Plus, she's just so darn cute. Anyway, the newest Boxer addition to our family, Daisy Mae.

The Ruger is a heck of a good gun. I see what it is, not just what it is currently. To each his own, I suppose. Of course, there are a few people on here that now own guns that I "restored", for lack of a better word. I enjoy that immensely.

Dang. Hate that I missed that in my own backyard. Someone got a heck of a good gun for cheap.

It is late January and -200 degrees outside, yet Yellow Jacket threads keep popping up. I love this place!   Keep the Yellow Jacket hate alive and well, my friends. :)

Lonesome Dove. And Second Hand Lions is one of my all time favorites. Excellent movie.

I am a Tennessee fan, not an SEC homer, but the SEC is 7-2 in bowl games right now. 

Was 16 on SIgnal this morning with ~2" of snow. The main roads had been brined and were clear. It's about 22 or 23 degrees here in the valley. 

The wife vists it relatively regularly. Great coffee selection, as well.

I agree with the reactive targets. Clay pigeons are cheap and fun as all get out to bust (stationary for the .22, of course).

My boxer, Lucky, is the same way with my daughter when we first brought her home. I have a picture of him staring in and standing guard over her crib. She is almost 5 now (in February) and he is almost 8 (in March) and they have been inseparable the entire duration of her life. The mushy sweet talk that comes out of her mouth when talking about, or to, him is so sugary it'll give you a toothache. 

Look guys, I was merely trying to prevent this man from scaring the good citizens. I had assumed that he would tremble in awe at the sight of my badge. Unfortunately this one was hardened to the sight of the badge. I can only assume that he has been in this position before with his blatant and nonchalant disregard for my legitimate concern. I am glad that he involved other forms of enforcement, such as police officers, as they merely came to me to thank me for a job well done. All in a days work for all us vigilant HCP badge holders. All in a days work. Now, back to my BigMac.   That is all.      ;)

Good luck with Ernie the boxer. Great dogs with great big hearts. Sorry about the truck, as well. At least the guy didn't cause more severe damage on the road.

Another good one from the DB: http://www.duffelblog.com/2013/12/mikhail-kalashnikov-dead/     MOSCOW — Russia has announced funeral arrangements for Lt. Gen. Mikhail T. Kalashnikov, inventor of the AK-47 assault rifle. “Comrade Kalashnikov will be buried in a pit of mud with full military honors,” said General-Major Saiga Molot, a spokesman for the Russian army. “After a week, we will exhume his body, clean it off, and put him back to work. We expect that there shall be no issue with his functions.” Kalashnikov died of complications from a liver transplant operation. The liver Kalashnikov received was allegedly Romanian, but turned out to be a substandard Albanian version. “It was a successful substitution, but it made him inaccurate and prone to blockage,” said his son, Victor.  While praised for his simple operation and ruggedness, Kalashnikov is also being remembered for his contributions to over 300 insurgencies, 524 known terrorist groups and at least 18 hostile regime changes. “We will always be grateful to General Kalashnikov for giving us the inspiration for Kevlar,” said DuPont President and CEO Ellen Kullman.  An outpouring of support came from some unexpected areas, including Hollywood, which gave him a star on the walk of fame for his contribution to action films which “helped the audience identify the bad guys without further visual or audio cues” as well as the music industry. “You can rhyme about a MAC-10 or Uzi, but they know you’re serious when you start pulling out that AK,” said rapper Banana Clip. “Think of what rhymes with 47 – heaven, um… Devon? 7-11? Yeah.” Kalashnikov is survived by 21 major variants and 31 national operators in addition to several unknown and unidentified versions. Read more: http://www.duffelblog.com/2013/12/mikhail-kalashnikov-dead/#ixzz2oRBq4RWG

I love the DB. Best parts are the comments (every article) that take the satires as true reports. Good stuff.   By the way, General James Mattis is THE man. Best quote I have ever heard:   "I come in peace. I didn’t bring artillery. But I’m pleading with you, with tears in my eyes: If you f*** with me, I’ll kill you all."   OohRah, 

I gave myself a Saiga .223 yesterday. Does that count? ;)

Not to hijack the thread (Lord knows it needs to keep heading down this path with this cast of characters) but the tranqd bear video is one of the best of all time. Good job!

Top notch stuff right there.

So far, so good. After spending some time with it, even the "blade stops" work well for opening. Just requires about a 7:30 position on the stud to be effective (for me, anyway) and provides a much more positive opening, as far as I am concerned. I like it and would recommend it at this point. 

Amazon has them for about $120.

Kind of, yes. I am sure it's the "speed safe" type of assisted opening that they use on their Kershaw branded knives.

As easy as this sounds to me, actually creating good food using coals and other natural elements are becoming a lost art. I have recently been teaching my kids to use fire to cook. To them it's pretty cool and new. To me, it was lessons learned growing up in the woods. We have recently been using coals to cook corn and potatoes. This was an example of how to cook meat: We found a rock behind our house, cleaned it up, built a fire over top of it using a pyramid style fire, and then loaded the wood underneath of it and to the sides to maintain even heat. Aluminum foil optional: While cooking the burgers, we used the coals to make potatoes and corn. While we are using a fire pit for this (such is life in suburbia..^sigh^), the principles remain the same and we made a darn fine meal. Ain't as quick as the microwave, but the smokey flavor is well worth it. Next up, I plan on using another method from the poor man's deer camp that I grew up in (tents and open fires). I plan on building an open fire, splitting logs, and sharpening a side of the logs enough to drive it in to the ground next to the fire with a large rock, and nailing steaks to the logs (preferably hickory or oak) and letting them cook. It will sear the steaks and singe the wood around them giving them an awesome nutty / smokey flavor. Also plan on digging a hole, filling partially with rocks, loading in coals, then throwing in a dutch oven filled with either biscuits or stew, then filling the rest of the way with coals and rocks, Ignore for hours on end and serve on a metal plate. :) Anyone else in to survival gourmet??