“I don’t know where I’m going, but I’m on my way.” ― Carl Sandburg As I mentioned earlier, I got into reloading to save money. I had no clue as to the breadth and depth of the world I was entering. Learning to reload and practicing the art and science of reloading was at once […]

“Life is not like water. Things in life don’t necessarily flow over the shortest possible route.” ― Haruki Murakami, 1Q84 Africa introduced itself to me through a book written by an Englishman who had traveled by train across the middle of Africa from the west coast to the east coast, and thence by boat to […]

Having no firearm experience when I started to learn to shoot, I read everything I could find and watched as many YouTube videos as I could find. I learned a lot about how eclectic some firearm owners’ collections can be, and got some insight into the various categories of arms. Then I proceeded without prejudice to acquire guns in about as haphazard a way as is humanly possible.

It is time to let the two dogs into the house, take myself outside for a toke, turn on TV for a crucial NBA playoff game, grab a beer, light a cigarette, and stick a die in the press so I can reload while I watch the game...two weeks from now I’ll be in the bush in Sikumbi Forest Reserve, Zimbabwe, stalking an elephant.

“The older I get the surer I am that I am not running the show.” — Leonard Cohen The sound of running water in the toilet tank woke me up and told me it was 5:30 a.m. That was when the camp caretaker started the generator that powered the water pump that was providing the […]

“It’s like algebra, that’s all. I just have to figure it out, step by step.” ― Hollis Seamon, That BB gun was a challenge to begin with. I had to start closer up and slowly work my way back to 15 yards. Then I had laser eye surgery and all of a sudden I had […]

“. . . strict rules govern how passengers are supposed to handle them.” – TSA LESSON #1 Know the rules of the jurisdiction where you live. Know the rules of your carrier(s) Know the rules of any jurisdiction along the way. Know the rules of the jurisdiction at your destination. Don’t break the rules. I […]

“. . . reminds me of my safari in Africa. Somebody forgot the corkscrew and for several days we had to live on nothing but food and water.” – W.C. Fields Let me get some housekeeping out of the way. Everyone seems to be adding disclaimers to their videos and comments, and so shall I. […]

“Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right — here I am stuck in the middle. . . “ – Gerald Rafferty/Joe Egan Written on the fly; home in two weeks or so. We are out of Africa on our way to mainland China. We are in Hong Kong and — frankly speaking […]

“And it’s a hard, it’s a hard, and it’s a hard,. . . it’s a hard rain’s a-gonna fall” — Bob Dylan Before we leave camp on the afternoon of our first day, let me tell you about our team. You already know something about Chen Wei. Becker is a family man in his mid-50s […]

(Note: This post contains language that some may find offensive.)   “In life you’ll face difficulties that postpone some of your dreams. Regardless, life goes fast by reminding us youth is finite and old age is stable. So you mustn’t stop dreaming and running while your strength is yet tough.” ― Darmie O-Lujon By 2013 […]

“Happiness is in nature, beauty, and tranquility.” ― Debasish Mridha SELECTING A RANGE FOR SHOOTING I’m picky and can get grouchy quickly. Public or even Club ranges scare the bejeezuz out of me and the noise can be painful. My last choice for a place to shoot would be an indoor range. My son took […]

“If you’re going through hell, keep going.” Winston Churchill The past number of months have not been particularly kind to our family; thus, I haven’t posted anything for quite a while. This is to sort out some of the pending items and to set out what I hope will be forthcoming next year. We are […]