Sunday evening, Mayor Bloomberg announced the arrest of an Islamic terror suspect in New York. The initial CNN online news article stated in part:The alleged would-be attacker, who is believed to be of Hispanic descent, had been monitored by the New Yo…

I was reading Fr. Z’s Blog the other day and came across an unexpected post. I typically turn to his blog, “What Does the Prayer Really Say?”, for commentary on Catholic issues, but was intrigued to see mention of craft beer. Fr. Zuhlsdorf has begun hi…

As noted previously, Saturday, November 19 was National Ammo Day. We did our part and made some extra ammo purchases on Saturday. And what does one do with extra ammo? Why, shoot it of course! On Sunday afternoon we did just that. We loaded up our stee…

This week’s interesting visitor doesn’t stand out because of who they are, the folks from Anheuser Busch stop by on occasion. What’s interesting is how they came to the Musings.

The Budweiser folks were using the search string of “images of 6 packs o…

On November 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln gave his Gettysburg Address. Most people are quite familiar with the words with which he begin his famous speech. However the closing words are as moving, and as fitting, today as they were 148 years ago….

November 19 is the 7th Annual National Ammo Day. Also described as a “nationwide BUYcott of ammunition,” gun owners are encouraged to show support for the industry and the 2nd Amendment by purchasing 100 rounds of ammo. It can be self defense ammo…

The Devils Backbone Production Brewery in Rockbridge County is almost ready to begin production. Brewing is expected to begin in December. Owner Steve Crandall gives Richmond News10 a tour.

Hopefully this will soon mean easy access to Devils Backbone…

Rather than our weekly Friday Funny, I’ll call this one a Friday Fail.

I was taking out the trash the other morning when I saw this:

Do people really need a written guide in order to move a trash can?
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They just keep popping up! And that’s a good thing for craft beer fans in Virginia. Today I learned of another upcoming Virginia nano-brewery, this one located in Goochland County, Virginia.

Midnight Brewey is the brainchild of Trae Cairns. He has lea…

Here’s a nicely done video that gives a good overview of what USPSA matches are all about.

Now you know why I’m addicted!
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