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Listening to Sunny snore. It's a peaceful sound

Now reading: An interesting historical figure. Few eyewitnesses to history are so accessible to the modern world. Almost all of the new testament of the bible are letters he wrote. When you read them you are reading the words of a man who actually lived in the Roman Empire. And there are always little details about it that can be gleaned from them. In addition to that, but for this one man, who never laid eye on Jesus while he lived, the Christian Religion would likely have died out in the third century. Perhaps consigned to a small minor faith found only in Turkey, Israel, and the modern remnants of the hellenic world. There are few times you can say this but this one man changed the world. And he did it by travelling and writing letters. The book is doing a pretty good job discussing Paul of Tarsus as a man and historical figure,

Add to that they are paying the second highest state taxes in the USA. Plus, earthquakes. Nuts to all that. But CA is actually a beautiful place. Except for the parts south of I-10 and West of I-15. Don't really like that part. That was where I was when I lived there. One star... don't recommend.

You are correct. The 70 means 70 grains of black powder and a .45 caliber projectile. It replaced the .55 mini ball. By the turn of the century .30 was used in both infantry weapons and automatic weapons and that lasted until the adoption of the 5.56mm in the '60's

Like most other ammo types the .45-70 is a tool for a task. It's a big game hunting round. A big, heavy projectile with short range dropping power. It packs a huge amount of power inside of 200m but because of it's drag and high ballistic arc it's kinetic energy is spent shortly beyond that.

9mm is expensive because it's always in demand. .45-70 is the most expensive ammo I buy. That one I always buy in bult. Eagle Arms sells .44 Remington Magnum for $0.70 in bulk. That is definitely the way to go as long as you can store it and use it. But, in never goes bad as long as you keep it dry. 6.5mm Creedmoor is a little pricey because of it's increase in popularity. I love that round. 3k FPS (about 900 m/s) and an effective range of 1000 meters. I've stretched that out a bit with my Browning X-Bolt.

Bulk orders, 1k or more, you can get it for $0.60-0.65 per round. Regular retail you can expect around $1 per round based on taxes in your state. TN does not tax ammo beyond regular sales tax so a box of 25 in covington costs around $20.

Thinking about building a greenhouse. I downloaded a few different drawings and I'm working out a plan for myself. I'd like to be able to grow strawberries and herbs year round in a pest free environment. At the grocery store last week I bought a big bag of Fuji apples and cored them and cut them into thin slices. After two long hot days in the solar dryer I have apple chips. And they taste really good!

Hope you don't get hit with rolling blackouts. I read that is happening on the other side of the bay.

That was a Browning. And NOT cheap!

Thats easy... 49'ers, Giants, Redskins My 18 year old self would be sharp enough to know what to do with that!

I think this is exactly correct. The wonder, terribleness, and importance of history other half gains much more gravity once you have travelled around a bit. Actually visiting a battlefield site, or a historical location does a lot to make appreciate the importance. But nothing does than more than the future widening of knowledge. Edit: I joked with someone once it's a good thing I visited the Iwo Jima monument and the Marine Corps museum after I had left the service... I might have re-enlisted!

Laundry is done, yard work is done. Taking Sunny and going fishing/swimming in the river.

Happy belated B-Day @Malcador

Dear God I USED that computer in high school!

Tired of the People in Your Family? Some Are Teaching Their Dogs to Talk Sunny Smiles is a sweet dog. But she is dumber than a bag of hammers. Even by dog standards. Not sure I'd want to hear what she has to say. Besides, it is very easy to learn to "talk" to dogs on their level. You don't need to make them do it on yours.

More than 50 Confederate symbols moved, taken down in wake of George Floyd's death, study says One thing has little to do with the other but, OK. As I have said in the past I'm ambivalent about the display of Confederate symbols. The Confederacy is certainly not worthy of the honoring it's received. It was a product of the times it existed in and the cause of the tragic loss of so many people defending something so immoral. There was no glorious "lost cause" despite the understandable need of people to convince themselves their ancestors were not terrible people. I certainly don't own any and would never display any (as if there were anyone here to even see them ) but it's not my place to tell others what to do. Robert E Lee himself said they should be put away. He was right.

Old but funny!

@Gromnir apparently you have me confused for some kind of anarchist. I've never said government was completely dispensable. In fact I have frequently over the years quoted Thomas Paine that it is a necessary evil. Even as I point out how many times it is an intolerable one. You can be critical of it's faults, watchful of it's overreach, and desirous of it's limitation without throwing the baby out with the bathwater. I frequently use and even donate to the Tipton County library. And I can tell you for a fact if you are looking for something specific you are more likely to find it on Amazon or B&N. That does not mean we should get rid of it. Never said any such a thing. Fed Ex is faster, more reliable, all around better than the mail. Does not mean the USPS is useless. Never said any such a thing. By the way, there are numerous state and county parks in TN and AR that are managed by private contractors. All of them overseen by the state. There seems to be this misbegotten idea that once a for profit private company takes over a park or a prison they go bast**** crazy and ruin it. They are the employees of the governing body that hired them. The standards of upkeep and maintenance that they are required to do are in their contract. If you hire a man to mow your yard it does not become HIS yard. It does not mean he gets to make decisions on whether your backyard should be sold off. Park land belongs to the state, county, city, US Department of the Interior, whatever. No one is suggesting selling it off. Where did you even get that one? BATF, Department of Children & Families (state stuff), the VA, "insert agency name here" has f----d up so badly at one time r another people actually died from the error. What happens when a government agency f--ks up? Nothing usually. An investigation that lasts years, costs millions and disappears quietly. Maybe someone gets fired. When a private entity f--ks up and people die there are lawsuits, criminal charges, all appropriate usually. As for the "sooper" rich you of all people know how small a constraint governments are on them. When Pfizer wanted Suzette Kelo's home they didn't hire mercenaries, They bought off a town government to take it for them. As for the pandemic, the government is doing a great job there too isn't it? As for personal responsibility, the ants don't owe the grasshopper an apology.

Sure, because governments do such a great job of managing such things right? The worst thing about government service is you can f--k up without consequence. It's odd that you just reminded me the government is made up of the people while at the same time expressing distrust in the abilities of people to manage themselves without going crazy. Are those different people? As to your point here, government has a job to do... usually it does it poorly. So a wise person understands they need to look out for themselves. That does not make government completely dispensable or anything. @Maedhros I use the US mail all the time. But when I had something important I absolutely needed to get somewhere overnight I used Fed Ex. Why? Fed Ex IS concerned about getting my repeat business because profits DO matter. Profits motivate higher performance. You perform better you earn more. With the mail it gets there when it gets there. The VA in the USA is absolute and utter s--t. Why? Because they don't care about money. Waste it. Spend it. Lose it. The government just gives you more. Vets die in your care? Who cares? Where are they gonna go? We're the VA.

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This is sort of funny. I did a favor for one of the State Reps on the ENR committee and he sent me a thank you e-mail inviting me to lunch next time I'm in Nashville. Well, obviously that ain't happening because we are not travelling and he's retiring from the state house when his term is up in December. I busted his chops a little saying typical politician, offer a free lunch know you'll never have to pay it! He's a good guy.