Shoot to Learn

Personal Writings

Little Rock    At dusk we rode to an abandoned area miles from people and highways and placed targets on old logs nestled up against a large hillside berm.  The uncle and brother-in-law had been a gun safety instructor in the National Guard, and carefully explained to each one of the novice shooters who had never fired …

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Mardi Gras Misery

Personal Writings

New Orleans  The weekend found temperatures pushing the 80s Fahrenheit and beautiful clear, spring like weather.  We walked on the new, though long delayed, Crescent Park along the Mississippi River short blocks from our house.  The wind was blowing along the River, and the dog was happy for the walk.             Weather went bad suddenly, …

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