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You and your Dad handled it the right way. I needed therapy in my 40s.

Mr. Berry was a brutal a.....e like your coach. He used a thick oak yardstick to apply a full baseball swing the butts of the students who dared to offend him in some way. I was completely intimidated and never got spanked. I wish I had your courage to oppose him when he brutalized my friends in class. I regret that I didn't confront him. These days he would be fired, in jail, and the kids with bruised gluteals would be rich with taxpayer money after the lawsuits. Rightfully so.

I gave our daughter a Spyderco Delica when she was a high school senior. She kept it in her car, complying (mostly) with the 'no weapons at school' rule. As a student council member, she was involved in a number of after school projects. While making decorations one day after classes, the group needed a knife to cut some thick cardboard. She got permission from her teacher to bring in her Spyderco. She opened it one-handed as I had taught her. The boys were awestruck: Katy!! How cool!! I got some points for that.

Do you remember, as I do, that one of the early justifications for getting computers was they would eliminate paperwork??

My best friend's mother was an elementary school teacher. After she retired in the 1960s she sent out a monthly mimeograph newsletter letter to family and friends. They came to be known as the "purple horror", a name she thoroughly enjoyed.

This is a tradition in our family, to avoid "cutting the friendship" between the knife giver and knife recipient. My mother in law, a southern girl, insisted on it. You are the only other person I have heard it from!

Words fail me. I had my doubts, but that was a Hollywood ending for sure.

In the 1950s my father's barbershop was in the building where the local newspaper was published. While dad got his hair trimmed I would watch the newspaper being created through the windows that the Chieftan/Star Journal generously provided for us curious types. Watching the linotypes operate was hypnotic; little letters dropping into words that I could read later in the day when the rubber band bound paper smacked onto the front porch. I have a coffee can of linotype letters in my lead inventory for bullet casting, but haven't used any. The wheel weight ingots are already hard enough!! And the letters aren't being made anymore. There is a cafe in Miller, Missouri a few doors west of Hunt's Hardware (a gunstore as well), that used to be a newspaper office. They have kept the linotypes as part of the decor. You have flung a craving on me! Time to visit the gunstore and eat among the linotypes!

All 6 chambers at 7 yards. 21 grains of FFG under a .375 ball. It was freezing that day and I was just testing whether it would shoot, so I did not try it at longer range. Maybe after the Vernal Equinox!

A two-year old Pietta 1851 Navy .36 that is perfect just as it came out of the box. Arbor length, wedge fit, bolt-to-notch fit, timing, barrel-cylinder gap, zero end shake; and it shoots to point of aim. All perfect. The first Italian percussion clone I have owned in 21 years that I don't have to fiddle with. Time to buy a lottery ticket. I see that Billy Rocks is a photographer. Sorry my photo is poor. This one is a bit better:

I think you are right. The red eyes are convincing!

Does anyone know what kind of birds those are? Edit: After searching hawks and eagles, I tried kites. I think they may be white-tailed kites.

Maybe Punxatawney Phil was right! I can live with this in early February:

Thanks. I prefer the first video. I find narration irritating.

I have asked my wife to try to make me tired of lasagne. She refuses to try. I will forward this recipe to her. Perhaps she will feel like experimenting.

First memory of Mr. Nielsen is Forbidden Planet, must have watched it a couple dozen times. Fortunately, he found comedy. One of those journeymen performers who never failed to entertain.

I usually eat a lot of what my wife takes. I know it's safe, and she feels good that there isn't any leftovers.

Nice story. I don't know when color photography started so I'm guessing the picture has been colorized? Not trying to discredit the information at all, just kinda wondering.

What size? I have more than I will use. Assuming used is a possibility.

If I'm doing the trigonometry correctly, that made the effective beam about 64 feet wide, so they had 8 feet clearance on each side. Genius!

Ok, I get the alligator from Happy Gilmore, but Lincoln??

"High Maintenance" is beautiful, if you can afford it.

I've been bored, but never that bored.

Midway USA shows that box in their online ads, but not for.44/40:

Got grandkids? Watch it together!