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Sunday, June 9, 2019
Hey! The ONE thing I was good at in the Navy.
I was the only Navy guy, and officer, in my dunker runs. The rest was enlisted Marine aircrew. In one of the dunks you wear goggles that are blacked out to simulate darkness, but it's all in a well lit (indoor, for me) pool with safety divers, as you see.
There is a trick to staying oriented, and I am comfortable and calm in the water. Even blind and upside down, with my sinuses and ears full of water. (It's top heavy, the UH-46 is, so it flips) The Marines? Some of them, not so much. If I didn't want to get a panicky kick in the face leaving I had to wait them out. So I was fine.
You wear, well we wore, flight gear, boots, helmet, gloves. Not bike helmets or what have you. Well, these aren't really aircrew types, I don't think. It is disorienting.
Their fake helicopter has much bigger hatches than mine did.
To be confident and competent enough with a rifle to be able to hit anything I can see in a Jovian Thunderbolt kind of way.
To be able to defend myself with a handgun.
To perhaps harvest some tasty venison with either a rifle or a shotgun, any skin or antler is just a nice bonus, here.
And, if necessary: To Defend the Ramparts of Democracy from a Level 4 Zombie Outbreak or against the Jacobin, Rampaging, Godless, Red-Commie Hordes (or their modern equivalent.)
"You never select a shotgun as your primary anti-zombie firearm. It's great for onesy twosey, but zombies travel in hordes. The reload time is onerous, and the ammo, while effective, is heavy and bulky and short ranged."
Big Mistake for Her
If Ginsberg had let Scalia put the words "strict scrutiny" in Heller and Hillary said "Gun control is just not going to be a priority for my administration," Hillary would have been elected President.
People I Hit F5 on all day, hoping for more content...
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Banning Sharp Objects
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Quote of the Day Via Chuck Petras. There is nothing to disagree with there.
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did g...
Automotif DLXXXVI...
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I remember when Mercedes and BMW model numbers made sense, when they were
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#NegativeOutcome After a Defensive Gun Use, don’t have your gun in hand
when the POlice arrive. [After the man called 911 saying he had killed
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More on Tom Lehrer
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The Register (as reigning Nerd-Central) has a really interesting post up
about Lehrer's life and music including the NSA, Jello shots, and not one
but *t...
It's Not Easy
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There's a three-ring circus going on in Washington, D.C., and it is
echoed in many state capitols. It's hard to ignore it, but I can't take
every mor...
Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 1, 2025
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Knowledge to make your life better. If you have some free time, check out
some of these links this weekend. The Evolution of Law Enforcement
Revolver Tra...
The New Resistance to the 2A
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You can see the resistance is shaping up around “sensitive places” doctrine
and “good moral character.” I remember seeing a comment from Prof. Adam
Winkler...
Light blogging
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Minor medical condition taken care of. Nothing to worry about. But requires
a lot of couch time. Back later. Kamagra Ohne Rezept Kaufen
Eighteen Years Ago Today...
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Eighteen years ago today, my son was born. TheBoy entered the collective
conscious, bringing "father" to the list of names I proudly wear. He's off
to the ...
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