I was having a conversation with someone I just met the other day. The discussion turned to age and its affect on eyesight. The (younger person) asked me how old I was, and I told him. His eyes got big and he remarked, “Wow, I didn’t think you were THA…
Friday afternoon my son and I took a chance on finding an opening at the range after work. To our delight, not only was the weather relatively pleasant, there was an free bay. He was shooting the SIG P226, a gun he’s grown quite fond of, while I wanted…
Last Monday when heading out for an early dinner, Colleen, “Checkered Flag,” and I decided to check out Strangeways Brewing. The brewery’s new Fredericksburg location has only been open for a couple weeks, and we’d been looking forward to visiting.We w…
A truly American holiday made possible by a well-armed citizenry.There’s plenty of room on the calendar for another holiday. Pray we won’t need it.
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Late Saturday afternoon we decided to stop by Red Dragon Brewery in Fredericksburg to try out some of their new beers. Red Dragon is constantly updating their taps with new releases, and we haven’t visited in a while, so there was plenty to try.Red Dra…
Sitting on the porch enjoying of coffee and listening to the sounds of the woods. It’s quite peaceful. And then a very energetic Catbird lands nearby. It’s somewhat annoying, but at the same time I’m impressed by his repertoire, not to mention volume.
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Seven years ago today I walked into a restaurant that served alcohol, while carrying a concealed weapon — and nothing happened.
On July 1, 2010 a Virginia law went into effect allowing persons with concealed handgun permits to keep their guns on their body while dining in an establishment where alcohol was served, as long as they weren’t drinking. Prior to this date, guns were only permitted if they were carried openly. (The logic behind that still eludes me to this day.)
Despite the predictions of the gun grabbers and other anti-freedom activists, the past seven years have not brought mayhem and bloodshed. In fact, the first year there was a noted reduction in gun crimes in restaurants.
All in all, carrying while dining while other people enjoy a beer is a non-event. If anything it reduces the number of folks fiddling with their guns in their cars before they head in to eat.
The next step towards freedom is the removal of requiring permission from the State to exercise my rights.
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I’ve been hoping to get to the outdoor range after work this week to take advantage of the unseasonably pleasant weather. Unfortunately, the range has been closed for over a week due to a broken access gate. So on Thursday, I jumped on I-95 and headed …
On June 26, Pope Francis created five new Cardinals in the Church. The Vatican sent out a press release with the news.
At 16.00 today, in the Vatican Basilica, the Holy Father Francis held an Ordinary Public Consistory for the creation of five new cardinals, for the imposition of the berretta, the consignment of the ring and the assignment of the title or diaconate.
The celebration began with the greeting, oration and reading of a passage from the Gospel according to Mark (10: 32-45). The Pope then pronounced his homily.
The Holy Father then read the formula for the creation of cardinals and solemnly pronounced the names of the new cardinals, announcing the presbyteral or diaconal order. The rite continued with the profession of faith of the new cardinals before the people of God and the oath of fidelity and obedience to Pope Francis and his successors.
The new cardinals, following their order of creation, kneeled before the Holy Father, who imposed upon them the cardinals’ zucchetto and the berretta, consigned the ring and assigned to each one a church of Rome as a sign of participation in the Pope’s pastoral care for the city.
After the consignment of the Bull of the creation of cardinals and the assignment of the title or diaconate, the Holy Father Francis exchanged an embrace of peace with each new cardinal.
This momentous event would have been even more remarkable if the Pope really was assigning the Italian handguns to each Cardinal. Unfortunately, what the writer meant to say was “biretta.”
Reminds me of this, unrelated picture…
Image found at Church Militant.
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Getting hit by the proverbial bus wasn’t enough to keep Simon Smith from his destination.Smith gets thrown 20 feet, dusts himself off and continues his quest.More info on the lucky Smith here.
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