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March 11^th, 2005

And So It Begins - Jen & I are spending a week with her family in a cabin near Flagstaff. We went up to Phoenix last night and we're leaving for Flag this afternoon. We looked around for coffee this morning. We almost had issues (with the coffee, not the in-laws).

This could be a very long week indeed.

I Need Content? - Gilby still thinks so. Based on last week's shtick, so do I. Here we have the book questionnaire.

You’re stuck inside Fahrenheit 451, which book do you want to be?
Harry Turtledove's Worldwar series. It stinks, which made it a big disappointment after reading his Guns of the South book, which I thoroughly enjoyed. Gilby suggests The Canterbury Tales, and I'll cede to him that option. But I haven't read it, so I won't comment on it. The Worldwar series is the only book or series I've picked up and not finished. When we lived together Canterbury was used as toilet paper, though not by me.

Have you ever had a crush on a fictional character?
No. I can separate fiction from reality, and I know in which world I live.

The last book you bought is:
Hugh Hewitt's Blog, and yes, its interesting.

The last book you read:
Battles of the Revolutionary War, by W. J. Wood. Its a good overview of the more obscure battles of our first war for freedom.

What are you currently reading?
Amateurs, to Arms! A Military History of the War of 1812, by John Elting. Blog, by Hugh Hewitt. The Short Victorious War, by David Weber.

Five books you would take to a deserted island:
New American Standard Bible
Shakespeare, the complete collection
Winston Churchill's History of the Second World War
Robinson Crusoe
The Swiss Family Robinson

Who are you going to pass this stick to (3 persons) and why?
Jen, Chris, and Justin. The first two because they need content more than I do, and Justin because ... well, because he's the boyfriend of my  sister-in-law.

Gratuitous Guns - We have most of my guns with us for the trip, hopefully we'll get to use them. One of them is the Remington 870 Express shotgun, 12 gauge variety:

You'll note that this is the left-handed version; mine is for right-handed folks. There was a lefty gun available when I bought my righty, but the right-handed was $175, and the (new) manufacture lefty was $350.

Seriously.

Mine shoots fine, which is to be expected from this particular weapon. They have a reputation for not only being accurate but also being remarkably reliable. They retail normally in the $200 range for used and about $300 or so for new guns. If you're looking for a pump shotgun and can't decide, you can do a lot worse than buying a Remington 870.

They come with a standard length barrel, 28 inches. The barrel is removable, which makes for a very versatile weapon - you can get a home-defense length (extra short) or the standard hunting barrel, or something in between. Remove the magazine cap and the barrel slides right off, easy as pie.

Accessories are as numerous as Johnny Appleseed trees, and range from folding stocks to magazine extensions to slings & almost everything else you could think of. Gauges include the almost universal 12, 16, 20, and .410. Only the 12 and 20 gauge are being produced now, but the other gauges are fairly easy to find.

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