Thanks & Welcome

A sweet young lady clicked my follower button and I'd like to thank and welcome her. She's the Bullseye Babe. She's new to our gun culture, a young woman tender to all things gunny. Let's give her a hand and a big welcome. Show her how nice I know you all are and take a moment and run over and say hello.

My new friend, I promise to always answer any comment you leave. And, Bullseye, when you visit scan down my blog list and you'll find many other nice ladies with a penchant for firearms. Trust me, you'll find hours of wonderful reading loaded with great advice.

Again, thanks and welcome, you are now among friends.

Stephen

Too Busy

I'll post a few items later this afternoon or tonight. I'm just too busy today, which is good.

Please, standby.

The air is rich with the smell of money....

Stephen

Thanks & Welcome, and a Note

First I want to say, thanks and welcome to my new friend and follower Jim Boatman. Jim, I promise to always answer any comment you leave. It might take me a few hours, and in rare cases, days, but trust me I will reply.

Now, I shall make a huge effort to finish my taxes today. I feel like a monkey on a rope and the banana is just out of my reach. I hate tax season....using the word, hate, here. So, having said that, expect little in the way of new post here for a few hours. In the meantime, let's all hope the Fair Tax is passed. At least in our children's lifetime.

Again, Jim, thanks for hitting my little blue button. You are now among friends.

Stephen

Little Sebastian

For those that asked....

Mammaw B Mar 18, 2012 10:54 AM

Stephen,
There will always be gun shows. Beside you probably own or know of every thing under the sun related to guns. But our little ones will not always be little, nor will they always be around. I am hanging on tightly today to mine. Sebastian died Friday afternoon at almost 30 weeks. My daughter delivered him, without pain meds, while on pitocin to speed up the sad event, Saturday morning at 3:11 am after almost 12 hours of active hard labor. Two stillbirths and 13 miscarriages, my heart aches for my daughter and her husband. My arms ache for the curve of a sweet little body to rock, hold, and caress. Perhaps the most devastating moment of all was when four year old Natalie was told. She burst into tears, crying, begging that she did not want Sebastian to go to Heaven, she wanted to hold him and kiss him.Her cries continue to devastate all of us. I will be eternally grateful for all the prayers that went up to Heaven for his little life. He has impacted so many despite his very short life. Stay with the babies.Today, every day possible. Nothing else is more important.
Love,
Beth - Mammaw B

Stephen

Decisions, decisions

I'm expected to attend a local, and large, gun show today. Problem is, I'm also expected to stick around the house and wait for my son to bring over the grandchildren for a long afternoon visit.

If I indeed attend the gun show I'll miss my chance to say goodbye to Little Bit. She'll be gone all week, her Spring break. She is to spend the week with my son's aunt and the aunt's two little girls, Little Bit's cousins. Decisions, decisions.

The clock ticks, and I wait and think. Should I give in and take a chance on the gun show holding my attention thereby forcing a showdown with my grandchild, sure to end in tears, or should I just blow off the gun show entirely.

Think I'll stay home. If I were to miss one hug or kiss, with full knowledge I'll not see her lovely little face for a week, would kill my soul.

Life is but a series of good and bad decisions. I trust I've made a good one.

Besides, she'd kick my butt.

Stephen

Queary

How many of my five or so readers have ever read the works of the writer, Michael Wallace? The reason I ask is I received an email from Amazon this morning. It was a pitch to purchase this writer's 'Righteous' series of novels.

I'm not familiar with his work, and Amazon has the Kindle editions on sale today, and today only, for .99 cents. Fine, but I would hate to make a purchase and find his writing style not to my taste. Yes, I've read the Amazon description and it lacks in substance.

Thoughts? Thanks.

Stephen

Thanks & Welcome

To my French brother in arms, Manfred. My friend, I promise to always answer any comment. Please, make yourself at home.

Manfred writes the blog Armes et tir passion. Click and visit. It is, of course, written in French but just reach up and hit the translate button. He has a passion, as his blog title states, for all things gunny. Please, he'd enjoy a few American followers.

He has tagged his web with the above flag, the French Red State Flag. Should give you an idea of his mindset.

Again, Manfred, thank you and welcome. You are now among friends.

Stephen