The last week has been a blur of knives, hunting, cooking and canning. First the knives. It made me sick to realize I’ve misplaced my Fallkniven folding knife. That U2 Folder was one of my favorites. Lightweight and compact to carry with a blade that held an edge incredibly well. We tipped the house upside…
Larry Brandstetter Bowie Update
Two year ago, I had the privilege of owning a Larry Brandstetter Bowie. It was nice to be able to put it in the hands of a friend of Larry’s many years later. For those of you unfamiliar with the story check it out. Brandstetter Bowie It’s rare that you get the opportunity to make…
Summer is winding down
It’s that time of year when summer is winding down that I love and hate. While I really hate seeing the end of warm weather and the start of cold, fall really is a great time of the year. There’s lots of clues that the good times are coming to an end with the layer…
ND Prime Rib, Trap, Ribeye and a Musical
BIG weekend last week! We covered it all. ND raised Prime Rib combined with some trap shooting Saturday then finished the weekend off with a ribeye dinner and theater Sunday evening. This was the weekend our hunting team went to North Dakota for the prime rib feed for the hunting teams from last fall. The…
Haircuts, back to the basics
I was sitting on the deck a couple of days ago enjoying a cup of coffee and a cigar while getting my haircut. Yup, my wife cuts my hair and we both get to enjoy the great outdoors. In this modern day of social distancing, we’ve all modified our lives. Letting my wife cut my…
No Shooting today
Big disappointment, no shooting today. We had plans for a little more training this afternoon but it was cancelled due to illness. Our instructor and his family took ill and we’re all hoping its not the dreaded virus! This has gotten to be a major source of entertainment in our household. Most days either include…
Winds of Change are upon…me
I have to admit, the winds of change are truly blowing. It’s been a long time since I’ve been anywhere near what you’d call ‘active’ when it comes to keeping up the blog. Over the years it went from being called the GEC Blog to the TSA Blog where I tried to focus primarily on…
Have a Wonderful 4th Of July!
I originally sat down to the computer a couple of days ago and wondered how in the world I could wish everyone a wonderful 4th of July with all of the insanity going on around us. With anarchists, anti-government, anti-American and just plain haters attacking everything our country stands for. They vilify the folks in…
Shooting, Knives, Guys and Gals
I had a great experience a couple of weeks ago that involved shooting, knives, guys and gals. With those components (in the right environment), you’re bound to have a good time and learn something. It started out when I got my wife interested in doing a little more pistol shooting which led to us signing…
Memorial Day Salute
We owe the fallen warriors more then ever this Memorial Day. The ultimate sacrifices made by these fallen soldiers should be remembered and honored as we have never had the rights they died protecting under more serious attack. Sometimes its easy to take their deaths as simply ‘casualties of war’. Particularly if they aren’t friends…