tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post7085150545393036202..comments2024-01-21T03:30:35.366-05:00Comments on Standing Outside Looking In: Bits & PiecesStephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-40297733198310555872012-04-21T15:24:06.210-04:002012-04-21T15:24:06.210-04:00Then Calmer Half and myself are much alike. He'...Then Calmer Half and myself are much alike. He's correct too, all that juicy fat just waiting to be rendered into dinner. Thanks, my friend.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-24011342810643113552012-04-20T13:31:49.008-04:002012-04-20T13:31:49.008-04:00Every Time we go to the zoo, Calmer Half looks at ...Every Time we go to the zoo, Calmer Half looks at the Red River Hogs and wishes hard that they could be on his barbeque. Every. Time. <br /><br />"They're so fat and tender! Those ones haven't had to run from predators in years! They'd be so delicious!"<br /><br />Every. Time.On a Wing and a Whimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00754595334684845895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-57767260013866126372012-04-20T09:26:16.351-04:002012-04-20T09:26:16.351-04:00Good for her. I've purchased Little Bit a litt...Good for her. I've purchased Little Bit a little pink .22, but she's still afraid of it and I don't push the subject. In time I'll have her field stripping an AR. Thanks for the nice comment.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-76621864101901787492012-04-19T19:14:00.887-04:002012-04-19T19:14:00.887-04:00Sounds like a conversation my daughter and I would...Sounds like a conversation my daughter and I would have, except she was the one talking about shooting. I told her to keep quiet around her mother.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-13066936866227841172012-04-19T09:21:19.827-04:002012-04-19T09:21:19.827-04:00Yeah, we take her all the time too...I hate summer...Yeah, we take her all the time too...I hate summer trips to the zoo though. HOT. The sacrifices we make for those we love...thanks, my good friend.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-31125559287765558662012-04-19T09:19:52.217-04:002012-04-19T09:19:52.217-04:00Little Bit is sensitive, sometimes overly. Bad jok...Little Bit is sensitive, sometimes overly. Bad joke on my part.<br />BTW, there are ways around using a rifle slug on rabbits. The meat is too good to waste. Take a strong stick or other rigid object and give them a quick hard rap on the back of the neck. Then dress and soak the meat in salty water overnight. <br />No doubt, the 375 will take the elephant down...never know when those suckers might charge. Thanks, Mrs. S., and btw, my coffee cup is empty, time for another.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-53539360587683937012012-04-18T20:57:33.360-04:002012-04-18T20:57:33.360-04:00Just went to the zoo here while on vacation. It w...Just went to the zoo here while on vacation. It was all of the things you described, but we still took the wee ones.45erhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05397455410329074837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-36011458722037537462012-04-18T20:10:51.936-04:002012-04-18T20:10:51.936-04:00Enjoy your coffee. I had a couple cups today too;...Enjoy your coffee. I had a couple cups today too; it helps keep the allergies at bay a little and counteract the snoozies caused by the allergy meds.<br /><br />There is something that seems rather unsportsmanlike about shooting a caged wild animal. Maybe that's why the joke didn't go over very well with Lil' Bit.<br /><br />Even though it seemed a little unfair, I had limited sympathy for all the rabbits caught in the live trap last summer. All of them flunked their swimming test. I would have preferred to shoot them, but the city does not permit the use of projectile weapons of any kind within its limits.<br /><br />Of course if an elephant escaped from the zoo and started tearing up my yard and eating my garden, hubby would be sorely tempted to get out the CZ 375 H&H. I think that was the rationalization for buying it anyway.Mrs. S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05303378310653171627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-9612693909464122932012-04-18T19:17:46.689-04:002012-04-18T19:17:46.689-04:00He reminds me of me when I was his age. I wore out...He reminds me of me when I was his age. I wore out two good Diasy BB guns before I was nine. Thank you, Dear Phyllis.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-50463155947043420622012-04-18T19:13:53.119-04:002012-04-18T19:13:53.119-04:00Kids really are funny - anything wild is OK to sho...Kids really are funny - anything wild is OK to shoot and eat, but a zoo animal is like a pet to them! There is a wild animal farm and zoo about a mile from us. At night you can hear the lions, tigers and buffalo roar. (The best sounds though are the howls of the wolves). My grandson does not consider them wild animals but is worried if they escape, they will be killed. I told him they will only shoot them with a 'sleeping dart' if they ever did escape. He was very happy with that answer. Then we set up some paper animal targets and he practiced 'darting' them with his Red Ryder BB gun!! Too funny!Phyllis (N/W Jersey)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-54555463499942425372012-04-18T19:09:17.916-04:002012-04-18T19:09:17.916-04:00Shameful, isn't it. Thanks, Flier.Shameful, isn't it. Thanks, Flier.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-86500603265531569362012-04-18T19:08:51.767-04:002012-04-18T19:08:51.767-04:00Isn't it strange how we can love wildlife and ...Isn't it strange how we can love wildlife and shoot them at the same time...thank you for the nice comment, Dear Lady.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-49174629900755377042012-04-18T15:46:56.798-04:002012-04-18T15:46:56.798-04:00OH, you big meany. LOL!OH, you big meany. LOL!Flier389https://www.blogger.com/profile/17000853030589477067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-46197317931851929262012-04-18T15:38:05.891-04:002012-04-18T15:38:05.891-04:00My daughter asked me what my favorite animal is an...My daughter asked me what my favorite animal is and I said a deer and she asked why and I said because I am really hoping someone will take me hunting soon and I can shoot one...my 13 who was listening did not appreciate my answer. <br /><br />I love reading your stories.agirlandhergunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08369419666474343639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-46006618378160924032012-04-18T14:24:24.543-04:002012-04-18T14:24:24.543-04:00Very true, Rob. She indeed has me wrapped around h...Very true, Rob. She indeed has me wrapped around her finger. Then again, why not, I love her more than life.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-3466934781005241952012-04-18T14:23:45.072-04:002012-04-18T14:23:45.072-04:00Manfred, no I haven't heard of 'The Lost R...Manfred, no I haven't heard of 'The Lost Regiment.' Need to check it out. Thank you for the kind comment, my friend.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-53923421313155217722012-04-18T14:21:45.899-04:002012-04-18T14:21:45.899-04:00I thinkj when I have children it's a typical c...I thinkj when I have children it's a typical conversation I might have with them !<br /><br />I didn't read one second after but I know the author because of "the lost regiment" serie, I love his way of writing it's smart and clear.<br /><br />Do you know these books ?Manfredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07385431805021314420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7507051756134115711.post-67627832106385794872012-04-18T14:13:11.034-04:002012-04-18T14:13:11.034-04:00Women doesn't matter what age, they know how t...Women doesn't matter what age, they know how to wrap you around their little fingers...;)Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16800149852939042454noreply@blogger.com