Yesterday the concrete guy stopped by. They’ll be by this morning to tear out my existing sidewalk and start prepping for the new one. Tomorrow will finish up the prep work. Thursday, they’re going to pour. Woo. I’ll have a new sidewalk before the snow flies for sure. And I also talked to them yesterday, and they’re going to demolish and haul away the little shed that’s tacked to the side of my garage. It’s proven useless to me, and there’s enough concrete in the base of it that I was worried about disposal costs if I tore it down myself, so this was the time to do the job.
Yesterday I talked about shooting with the red-dot sight. Today I’m going to mention a trip out last month, where we used LaserGrips. There’s almost certainly a longer article to be written, but when I was asked by the guy in the adjacent lane this weekend whether I preferred a laser or the red-dot, I didn’t give a full answer, mostly because I don’t have one yet. The LaserGrips are a darned good training tool, but at around $200, they’re significantly more expensive than a red-dot scope. On the other hand, the laser was a darned useful teaching tool, helping both of us identify a bad habit we’d gotten into.
- Speaking of shooting, it’s time for another update on Koscielski’s Gun Shop. Mark had his day in court and is waiting to hear from the 8th Federal District Court of Appeal, and this response could take anywhere from three weeks to three months. Meanwhile, Mark’s got a big sale on the Crimson Trace LaserGrips and all profits will go to his legal battle. If you’ve been pondering them, or my short description has you curious, now’s a good time to buy, and if you buy before the end of the year, you’ll get free batteries for life, too. You can order over the web, and installation was pretty easy in my case. Mark’s also one of the few (only?) people offering concealed carry courses for the blind if that interests you.
- International Women of curling gain greater exposure in a new nude calendar. Tasteful black and white photography, and it’s for a good cause if you’re a curling fan, since the money goes to support the teams whose members posed. [fark!]
- In Dan’s comments on memeorandumb, he talks about Shelley’s and Dori’s comments about the service. I read Shelley’s stuff over the weekend, and I didn’t get what the big deal was. I like Shelley and Dori, but at the risk of joining with Dan in some sort of boy’s club, I think that if a service doesn’t include you, or the people you think should be included, why not write your own that you think is more inclusive or produces “better” results? Or just revel in your mediocrity like I do. [flutterby]
- The Porkbusters site has gotten an upgrade. Spiffy new graphics. [instapundit]