SandCastle Scrolls

... to go to my friend's funeral!  Yes, I'm old enough to qualify for (some) senior discounts, but my friends should not be dying at these ages.  He was 61. He was an engineer and pilot.  We...

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At least that's how it's supposed to be.  Today the SCQueen decided she needed a few items to complete Christmas dinner preps..  Half an hour later the phone rings.  It's the SCQueen: "The e...

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On the scale of "things I'd rather not subject myself to" goes kinda like this: Getting sent to Jail/Prison Taking an airline flight Seeing to a movie in a theater. Thanksgiving with (some) inla...

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Donald Trump Jr. was nearby to sign his book at a local costco .  The SCQueen & a sister escorted the SCMIL (mother in law) to get a signed book.  It's fall here in the desert but temps are sti...

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Yea... an out of battery discharge. I knew sumthin wasn't right upon firing the shot.  Clearly the forward half of the case was supported by the chamber while the aft half wasn't.   Probab...

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.. This guy has/had a legally owned gun? https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/south-phoenix/pd-man-shoots-at-neighbors-accidentally-shoots-self-instead Who thinks "respond with a g...

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$dayJob Activity club invited all employees to wear their favorite team jerseys this Friday. Now if you've noticed the "about me", I'm not a big fan of "ball sports".  So the smartA in me sele...

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... is not a new movie.  The movie may be new but the plot almost certainly isn't: in 1993 we had "Hard Target " with Jean-Claude Van Damme, and in 1994 we saw "Surviving the Game " starring ...

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The SCSon had a short work day today (only ~4 hours).  It was early so he headed across the street to our friendly local indoor range. There he found a drool-worthy rifle and asked "can I buy ...

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you are long past your "best used by date".   You should have retired long ago.  Part of the reason you no longer hold the office is people like me DON'T WANT YOU AS MY SHERIFF!"  Slink off t...

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Wednesday the SCQueen noted starting troubles.  Suspecting the battery was dying, she took it to the vendor who pronouced it "Healthy!  The battery isn't your problem." We talked about it ove...

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.. for people to secure their firearms!  Economic desire to protect one's property worth several C-notes should be sufficient.  Even if you can afford to write off the multi-C-note loss, there ...

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The Truck registration was due.  Normally I'd handle the renewal online.  But I wasn't happy with my plate choice.  See I'd made a mistake in ordering my Amateur Radio callsign plate as an ord...

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Visited the SCDad (My dad that is) recently.  Driving through the heart of old town he told the story of "Divorce Corner".  Naturally it's at the corner of Fair and Division streets.  And c...

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...  This is arguably one of the greatest motor racing weekends of the year - 24 hours of Le Mans.  And it's not covered on any TV service I can find. Seems to me last year it was covered by ...

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One blessing of living as a G level blogger (3 below D level!) is that the spammers don't bother with me. Until now... Today some a$$hat posted a comment that would likely be offensive to pre...

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From ABC15 in Phoenix: > They say the 17-year-old boy accidentally shot his friend while > riding in a pickup truck around noon Monday with two other men.  >  >  Polic...

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Where I took exactly 5 shots: Not a great grouping particularly at only 25ft. (iron sights, standing unsupported AR-15) The point of the range trip was to evaluate some reloads, not accura...

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The SCSon and I visited the local range today.  Reason #1 was to try out the CMP USGI 1911 I scored in the lottery.  Patterns were nothing to write home about.  Now is that because I'm no...

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The SandCastle Queen noticed her CCW had expired.  She called DPS to find out what happened to her expiration warning and what will it take to get it renewed . Turns out they sent the reminder...

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... Always sucks. In this case it was a 16 YO cat the SCSon named "Lear".  I need to find a picture to import here. She had always been somewhat sickly.  Shortly after adoption she neede...

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NOT.... 3+ hours in the dentist chair.  Popped a crown flossing after lunch.   I could not get comfortable in the chair and my back muscles are still tense hours later!  The visit also wipe...

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The SCQueen and I went out to dinner at a local Mexican fast food type restaurant (we had a gift card).    Over in the corner were about 8 kids doing what 5-7 year olds do, exercising their lu...

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Lost my wallet. I prefer sweats in the winter as they are far more comfortable.  Today I had some business at the airport working on the tug moving SCS-1 into and out of the hangar. I had a ...

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I entered the CMP 1911 lottery back in September. They received 8000 1911's from the DOD, but also received 19000+ orders during the 1 month open order period.   CMP declared the process w...

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