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Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Magazines

My world the last few days has been jerky and busy to say the least. Sorry for the lack of post. It's taken all morning for me to write this simple post, which should give you an idea of my day so far. This is good, don't get me wrong. My blog will always take a backseat to my capitalistic greed....

This morning I unlocked my door to find a small pile of magazines scattered across the carpet; mail delivery from yesterday. Many of these, the business receives free of charge. It's a promotional service provided to any business with a customer base that exceeds the number of two. The publishers are betting you'll come in and scan the magazine and jerk out those little cards and subscribe. So be it. Many are personal subscriptions I've received for years, like Shotgun News.

A few samples...















I'll not insert a picture of Playboy, can't find a picture I'll feel comfortable posting here. Nor will I list those publications I receive that deal with minority issues which I file in the 'ole trash can. Reader's Digest surprised me. I was under the impression the magazine ceased publication years ago. Goes to show what I know. 

It's evident, by the heavy listing of firearms related magazines, of my interest. The shame is I seldom have the time to read each issue completely. I do scan them, mostly on rainy days. 

Duty awaits.

Stephen   







7 comments:

  1. Never apologize for taking care of business; you have a family (including that precious granddaughter) to support. We'll still be here, sir.

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  2. No Cosmo?

    Or Mother Earth News?


    (don't you need toilet paper?)

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  3. Rev. Paul, bad habit of mine I'll admit. Feel as if I'm letting good folks down. Thank you.

    Mudbug, I left Mother Earth News behind in 1975...now, it is indeed toilet paper..thanks.

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  4. You know I used to subscribe to a couple of magazines - the printed type - and after a while I found that they covered pretty much the same stuff in each one every month - and I could have bought a new weapon at the end of the year instead of the magazines!

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  5. JC, like I said, most of mine are free....but, I understand. Guns are important. Thanks.

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  6. Looks like hunting blind material. I'm kind of with JC on content. I understand having to pay bills, but it seems like most magazines (and a lot of firearm TV shows) don't seem to do a truly objective study of a firearm for fear of losing advertisement. Ergo I don't feel I can trust them. So they populate the same arena in my mind as the Maxim mag up there. Something nice to look at.

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  7. 45er, true, they do tend to take the side of the manufacturer when it comes to their articles...makes good outhouse reading. Thanks.

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