Entries Tagged as ‘Personal improvement’

February 11, 2010

Mindset

Alright, I’ve been called out twice in the past two days for neglecting my corner of the intertubes. I’m truly sorry. I’m been busy with the new job, and working hard to get my exercise in every night, and honestly, i’ve just not had much to say. Sure, there is plenty that [...]

December 31, 2009

What a decade….

Wow, 10 years. I remember when I was younger wondering what it would be like when we hit the year 2000, and here we are getting ready to roll into 2010.
In the last 10 years,

I’ve had 2 kids (actually my wife had them, I just… never mind….),
bought a house,
changed jobs 6 times,
lost 2 [...]

December 2, 2009

New adventure

Those who are close to me know that I have long been bored with my job. Several years worth of bored in fact. It’s a been a good job, it pays very well, and has allowed us to pay off a great deal of debt. It’s an incredibly freeing thing to watch those chains [...]

November 2, 2009

It’s official…..

I’m now apart of the problem!!

Now that I have this, I can start working on getting the approvals to start teaching classes to help folks get their Missouri Concealed Carry permit. I’ll post more as the process progresses…..

September 15, 2009

New post

over at Straight Forward in a Crooked World.  It’s a good one, but it sure bends my world a little bit.

August 16, 2009

Summer

Let me go on record and say that this has been the first St. Louis summer that I have enjoyed in a long long time. We’ve even had a few stretches where the house has been opened up for several days, which is unheard of during the summer. Usually by this time of [...]

July 9, 2009

This is my rifle…..

….. There are many like it, but this one is mine. My rifle is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I master my life. My rifle, without me, is useless. Without my rifle, I am useless. I must fire my rifle true. I must shoot straighter than any [...]

July 4, 2009

Happy Independence Day

Wishing you all a happy Independence Day!
Here’s some good reading material, in case you’ve never read our founding documents.
I think we’re going to drag the family down to the Tea Party this morning and partake in some First Amendment goodness! Hopefully I’ll have some decent pictures to share later….

May 29, 2009

Free oil change advice….

for all you do-it-yourselfers….
I don’t claim to be an expert at this stuff, but this once, I think I’m safe in telling you this….
When you change your oil filter, make sure that the rubber seal on the old filter comes off with the filter.
It you don’t, your driveway will look like the Exxon [...]

April 28, 2009

Weekend of memories

This past weekend I was blessed with an opportunity to spend it in the woods with four friends. Our caravan, armed with enough guns and ammunition to secure our southern border, traveled to a super secret location in southern Missouri for a weekend of camping and shooting.