Last Saturday I attended an practical shooting match held by Cedar Mountain Youths organization. The funds raised from the match go to supporting firearm education for young people. The event is held at a farm property used by the organization for shoo…

The package was shipped to me from Greenville, MS on March 20. I finally arrived here in Fredericksburg, VA on April 2. Here’s the route it took according to UPS tracking: Greenville, MS ? Memphis, TN ? Roanoke, VA ? Portland,…

After a fun range trip we headed over to The Tavern for dinner. Most of our party had a hankering for “Wings,” while I was thinking about a juicy burger and a beer. It had been a while since we visited this pub, but we remembered they had good food and…

I had a recent work-from-home day to wait for the Sears repairman to fix the dishwasher. Of course, he arrived 10 minutes before the end of the scheduled window. Then after 30 minutes or so he announced that the prior service tech hadn’t ordered all th…

A musical interlude to kick off the weekend…

[ This content originated at Musings Over a Pint ]

I’ve long been distrustful of those who argue for “gun control” laws. It is my opinion they are complicit in the creation of defenseless victims. But with growing frequency, I am finding those who speak and act against the God-given right to self defen…

I hadn’t bothered to unload the target stands and other supplies from my vehicle after the unsuccessful range trip earlier in the week. So, when Friday morning arrived sunny and warm, I grabbed the gun and ammo and headed out to see if I’d have be…

AND on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came to the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared.And they found the stone rolled back from the sepulchre. And going in, they found not the body of the Lord Jesus. And i…

Last weekend we joined our friend, aka “Checkered Flag” for dinner at Mad Fox Brewing in Falls Church. This time I remembered to bring along an empty growler in order to take some beer home with me. After enjoying a couple of pints of Rock Star Irish R…

Colleen and I headed down to Capital Ale House Wednesday evening for their Hopslam Ale tapping. This seasonal beer from Bell’s Brewing is very popular and six-packs on the store shelves go quickly. So quickly in fact that I never even bother tryin…