Great books for concealed carry

Whether a professional or a citizen, choosing to carry a handgun is a serious responsibility. One that requires continuous diligence, practice, and research. I recently picked up two great books by Massad Ayoob that cover many aspects of carrying a pistol. One focuses specifically on practical aspects of caarying concealed, the other on using a handgun for personal defense. They both are packed with great insight and perspective. I've added both to my P226 SIG SAUER lense on Squidoo if you want to pick them up.

At the Range with SIG SAUER P226

Managed to get to the range twice last week. Slowly continue to try to bring in the consistancy with my groups with both eyes open. It's easy using the dominant eye (my right), but getting a good, consistent sight picture is much harder when you keep both eyes fully open. Paralax makes it hard to focus on the front sight. Any how, the SIG SAUER P226 performed superbly as always. 

Easter at My House

The kids had a great morning for Easter. This afternoon we'll head over to their Uncle's to be with family and have a fantastic Easter dinner. He's an awesome chef. And, the fact that grandma and grandpa own a candy factory and ice cream parlour doesn't hurt from the kid's view.

Res Cross Individual Skills Workshop

Taking a free course tonight from the Red Cross - Individual Preparedness Skills Workshop. The class covers assembling your emergency preparedness kit, planning, and how to stay informed during a course. How cool is that?

Time to Summerize your Snow Blower!

It's time to start planning to summerize your snow blower. This will help ensure it's ready in the fall when you needed. Electric snow blowers should be cleaned and, in some cases, lubricated. Storage of gas snow blowers is more involved -- stablizing the fuel, changing the oil, replacing the sparkplug, and lubrication are some of the factors to consider for those. More details are available at New Snow Blowers. 

Don't have one? Spring time is the perfect time to order one -- costs are lower and you'll be ready for next year!

NRA Basic Pistol Shooting Course

My wife and I took the NRA basic pistol shooting course at The Firing Line in Aurora this weekend. The class, over all, was pretty good. We only spent one hour shooting out of 13 hours; and no time with familiarization with our hand guns or specific instruction in cleaning them. Probably the most valuable part of the class was target analysis to help improve shooting -- if you are gripping too strongly with one hand, or if you're pushing the trigger one way or the other, it will show in a certain area of the target. This significantly improved my shooting. In any case, we both passed the written exam and pistol qualification -- which is great!

Dinner at Rodizio Grill in Denver

Took my daughter out for dinner at Rodizio Grill Brazillian Steakhouse in Denver tonight. This is a wonderful and fun dining experience - lots of really nice meat, a fantastic salad bar, and a great desert selection. It's in a wonderfully converted ice house right next to Union station. We had a blast -- and I didn't even eat too much!

BDP-95 Universal Audiophile 3D Blu-ray Disc Player

Last month, Oppo Digital released their new audiophile grade 3D Blu-ray player, the BDP-95. My wife bought me an Oppo-93 for Christmas when they came out and it's been absolutely fantastic. Fantastic audio and video clarity -- so much better than most I've ever heard. It was an absolute bargain. I can't imagine how nice the BDP-95 must be. Not that I have regrets -- the BDP-95 is going for over $1000 more than my player. Posted some more details at my Oppo site.