Shots Across The Bow

A few more personal notes, for those who are interested.

My unemployment is nearly over. During the last two months, I've been working feverishly to get a new venture off the ground and running, hopefully not into a brick wall.

Things have progressed well, and Tuesday will see an announcement here of my next big production. It's closely tied in with blogging, and even if I never get rich at it, if I can make a living, I'll be ecstatic.

So, stay tuned for that.

A couple of weeks ago, I finally bought a gun for carry. After a lot of research, that included reading several magazines, talking to knowledgable shooters, and test firing several guns at the range, I decided to get the Springfield Armory XD-40. I'd test fired the XD9 at the range, and was impressed with its comfort, and ease of operation. I still consider myself a beginning shooter, but even so, I could see the improvement in my groups using the XD. I went with the .40 over the 9mm based on conversations with several people, who told me to go for the increased stopping power of the .40.

I shot the new gun at the range the day I bought it, and then again, with Les and SayUncle last week. Altogether, I've put almost 200 rounds through it with absolutely no problems whtsoever. Cleanup was a breeze as well. All in all, I'm very pleased with this gun.

Finally, I took the plunge and got satellite radio. I bought the unit at WalMart, signed up when I got home, and had it installed in less than half an hour.

And it's wonderful.

I liked it so much, I went ahead and bought the boombox attachment so I can listen to it in my office at home. We listened to it all the way from Tennessee to Massachusetts without losing the signal. from blues to comedy to NASCAR to 70s to urban to contemporary; XM has it all.

(I even listened to Air America for awhile. Don't tell anybody, OK? I'll lose my secret VRWC wingnut decoder ring.)

OK, after midnight now, and time for me to call it a night.

It's good to be back on the air.

Posted by Rich at May 28, 2004 11:38 PM | TrackBack