Well, Ma Bell finally saw fit to complete the trenching and burying of a new fifty-pair main trunk to the marina from the neighborhood junction box about 400 yards distant.
They got that done late Saturday, but I wasn't here to partake of the renewed connectivity. Well, actually I did get home late in the afternoon, but after a long day at the range, gunstore and tobacconist, it was time for an early snooze for me. The zero-dark-thirty wake up alarm to be almost two hours across town for the start was a bit of a shock, too.
Instead, I spent a good chunk o' the day at the West Houston Smoke & Powder Crawl. It was a pleasure to meet-up with Marcus of On the Patio, and Matt of Baboon Pirates. Eugene from the Nation of Riflemen Forums was there too, with his M-1 Garand. No, it wasn't a blogmeet, as most of the "crawlers" were from the old AOL cigar forum. But that's all right, we may have converted a few of 'em to the cyber'd page.
At least I did come home with more cigars than I went to the event with. Matt has the story, and I'll update with more photos as I receive 'em.
On the winning score? Must have been the tee-shirt!
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to the range to the new job.
It was merely flukish that you hit 43 consecutive pings on the plates! heh Good shooting!
Posted by: Marcus | October 10, 2005 at 09:09 AM
Doesn't your "tee shirt" link point to the OLD NoR shirt? I just got mine out of the drawer and it seems to be the same as the image.
I thought we were, ahem, supposed to stop referring to, ahem, etc.
Just checking.
Rivrdog
Posted by: Rivrdog | October 10, 2005 at 11:44 AM
Sounds like a wonderful time was had by all! How nice that everyone can meet up and enjoy such a perfect day!
Posted by: texasgardenia | October 10, 2005 at 06:42 PM
Ah, a cigar smoking blogger... always a good thing. Head over to http://www.cigarweekly.com if you ever have the itching. And http://forums.cigarweekly.com/ is where the real fun happens. Tons of great guys and the best cigar board on the net.
Posted by: Anodyne | October 12, 2005 at 01:50 AM
Excellent shooting...could not have done
better myself. *heh...heh* D&DS
Posted by: D&DS | October 13, 2005 at 10:32 AM
Next time at the range, Cap'n, take some of Mr. Completely's targets and enter his postal of the month. After a first in August, I came in second in September's. Must have been new-range jitters.
Posted by: Rivrdog | October 13, 2005 at 03:13 PM
Hmmm...No new post for a wee while. Everything ok honey?
Posted by: Misty | October 19, 2005 at 06:27 PM
I was thinking the same thing, Misty. We miss you, Jim!
Posted by: MorningGlory | October 20, 2005 at 08:48 AM
...hello...?
Posted by: Misty | October 25, 2005 at 04:33 AM
strange huh Misty ? Either Jim working very hard on new JOb , OR he has someone new in his life distracting him from his blogging, or he just has flat out disapeared ... ( my guess is on the second one )...it is very strange ...Miss reading his blogs
Posted by: Tammy | October 25, 2005 at 10:29 AM
Strange indeed Tammy... I tried emailing him but no reply to that either :-/
Anybody know where he's got to?
Posted by: Misty | October 26, 2005 at 03:55 AM
Jim, it looks like all of your girls are wondering where you've got off too. Check in, okay?
Posted by: MorningGlory | October 26, 2005 at 07:17 AM
yep Misty , I emailed a few times few weeks back , and called once , it is strange , and yep MorningGlory ......he left all us girls wondering abut him : (
Hope he is ok
Posted by: Tammy | October 26, 2005 at 03:16 PM
Jim, this is NOT funny. We're worried.
Posted by: MorningGlory | October 28, 2005 at 01:50 PM
hello?
Posted by: Tammy | November 07, 2005 at 12:46 AM
Hmm. Now, I know Jim was at the Nation of Riflemen shoot the weekend of October 27th, 'cause he presented The Gun Guy with the rifle and plaque a bunch of us pitched in on. (Great job, Jim -- plaque and rifle looked fantastic in The Gun Guy's post the following Monday!)
I'd guess taking a couple days off to zip over to Texas might have put a dent in anybody's good graces with a new boss, so hopefully Jim's just working his ass off to make up for it.
Jim?
Posted by: David Muellenhoff | November 08, 2005 at 12:19 AM
Just realized some folks might not be aware of the Nation of Riflemen shoot and the presentation rifle and plaque Jim orchestrated for The Gun Guy. It was a secret, after all. So here's the writeup:
http://www.nationofriflemen.com/nor/index.php/rant/single/unwarrantedkindness/
Posted by: David Muellenhoff | November 08, 2005 at 12:23 AM