Archive for July, 2019

Weekend Smokes and Other Small Pleasures

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Jul 31st, 2019 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

After starting the weekend with the excitement of an IDPA match, it was time to slow down and relax during the evening. A couple of drinks on the deck with Colleen, along with a good cigar made a fine finish to the day. The Old Fashioned was made …



Saturday Morning IDPA

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Jul 29th, 2019 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

After last weekend’s match cancellation, I was looking forward to getting my “fix” this Saturday with friends at the monthly Cavalier IDPA match. While a bit warmer than the unseasonably coolness of the prior few days, Saturday morning was still quite …



Viral on Twitter

By From https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/ • Jul 28th, 2019 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

In my 12 years on Twitter I’ve gone viral twice. The first time was 2015 and it was a stupid Dilbert cartoon. At least this time I added a line of my own commentary to a retweet. My tweets self-destruct after 14 days so this is mostly just to save …



Scholarship Winner! – Spring 2019

By From https://www.andrewflusche.com • Jul 21st, 2019 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

We are pleased to announce the winner of our Spring 2019 scholarship: Kimberly Nolan from Florida! Kimberly made an incredibly unique and creative video about the dangers of distracted driving. Check it out here: This fall she will be attending Florida Atlantic University and majoring in Health Science. Our Fall 2019 Scholarship is already online, […]

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No Shooting Today. Alternative Plans Made.

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Jul 20th, 2019 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

The original plans for today included shooting the monthly IDPA match at Rivanna. I haven’t been able to make it to that match since last October and was really looking forward to it. However, with the thermometer predicted to peak over 100° today, the…



The Weekend: Beer, Cigars, & Friends

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Jul 16th, 2019 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

While there were sadly no shooting activities on my schedule last weekend, I was thankful for some fun times with friends and family, along with good beer and good cigars.Our monthly “men’s group” meeting was on Friday. Each month we meet at a local pu…



Sanner’s Lake IDPA Match

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Jul 10th, 2019 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

My Independence Day (Weekend) celebration included shooting the monthly IDPA match at Sanner’s Lake in Maryland. I’d only been to the club twice this year, once for a monthly match and once for the Maryland State IDPA match, so I was looking forward to…



The American Civil War Museum

By From https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/ • Jul 4th, 2019 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

What better day to visit the country’s newest civil war museum than July 4th?

The tldr; version is that this is a very well done museum. The focus is on telling the story of the civil war through the suffering of the people involved. And by people I mean …



The American Civil War Museum

By From https://odonnellweb.com/pelican/ • Jul 4th, 2019 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

What better day to visit the country’s newest civil war museum than July 4th?

The tldr; version is that this is a very well done museum. The focus is on telling the story of the civil war through the suffering of the people involved. And by people I mean …



Fourth of July, 2019. Fredericksburg, Virginia.

By From http://blog.mikemorones.com • Jul 4th, 2019 • Category: Blog Entries.Local, Photography.Local