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New Year's Resolutions

The end of an era? New Year's Resolutions This year I'm once again on New Years...giving up skydiving, rock climbing, any Alfredo sauce, alcohol, watching all pro football, peeing outside, and most gambling. It's a tough call. And since I'm a man, keeping my hand away from my crotch. (Back in the 50s that's all we had to play with most of the time.)  Tough habits to break.

An Excerpt From A Book You'll Never Read: Beware of Gangsters Named Elmo

A typical Sunnyvale resident back in the days I spent there. He never attended groups because he would sit on his own face. Written at Sunnyvale Mental Rehab in Fermonga, Ohio. A Short Excerpt From A Book You'll Never Read Chapter 41 Vito Nazarini and Monk Spitzanelli watched as the man they were supposed to kill stepped from a parked car. In a moment, they were at his side. "Hey, Frankie," Vito said to the victim. "Big Elmo says dat you is supposed to take a ride wit us, ha-ha." Frankie Garbaroni knew his executioners well, and though trapped with two ice picks jabbing his back, he had a plan. "Big Elmo who?" Frankie said. Vito and Monk looked at each other, and Frankie knew their limited third grade education might save his life. "Frankie, you know who it is," Monk said. "Big Elmo Maraconzon, uh, Maracuzzo, uh, you tella him, Vito." "Hell, Monk, I can't a pronounce dat nam

The Latham Bipod Christmas Special: An Answer To Shaky Hands

New for handgunners: Extend your pistol accuracy with the Latham bipod The Latham Bipod Christmas Special You may have heard about it, but probably not because most people wouldn't dream of owning a bipod for their pistol. But marksman Dennis Latham has the answer with this general purpose fold up bipod that slips easily in your pocket or on a belt loop. In the picture above, Cecil Pettigrew, is seen holding a derringer equipped with the Latham bipod system. "I just clamp that sucker on there and have increased my effective range from eight feet to up to twelve feet. It's enough to save your life in a bad situation like a bar fight or church Bingo." Hardcore critics argue that the concept of a bipod on a derringer is ridiculous, and by the time a right handed shooter put it in place and balanced the bipod on the left forearm (from Latham instruction manual), the shooter would probably already be shot by the bad guy. Plus, it looks like a cheap rifle bip