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    Hitting the Gun Range

    I honestly have not been in years… I once upon a time had my yearly range membership and was shooting 100 rounds ever Saturday and reloading my own ammo, to not going in over 5 years. So when my neighbor asked me if I wanted to go to the range, I jumped at the chance to go back. It was amazing how little changed there – but how much it was still perfect. We shot a couple boxes of ammo each. I brought my XDS 45 and he brought his 9mm he wanted to practice shooting. I’ll be honest, I’ve never embeded a video on this site before, so let’s…

  • Blog,  Horseshoes

    Horse Shoes – Big Hit of the Year

    The horse shoe pits that I put together some time ago, have been a big hit in the neighborhood on Thursday nights. I can’t say any of us are that good or even keep track of scores, but it has been a great excuse to get together and enjoy each other’s company in this time when most people are stuck at home. As the summer is winding down, darkness is descending earlier. So we find ourselves on my deck earlier and earlier. The prior week we decided to forgo the entire horse show throwing charade and just met up at the deck for drinks and food! And of course Cigars!!!…

  • Blog,  Cigars

    Lighting a Cigar Today

    Stocks are up, my weight is down… Having a cigar and enjoying today. Funny thing is, everyone loves the photo but no one understands the difference. Two hands!!! Took me far too many tries to set the camera up just right and snap a timed photo. Enjoy life!

  • Blog,  Real Estate investing

    Rental Renovation Updates

    Our renovations are finally complete and we officially have the place fully rented with income coming in. The renovations have really come along nicely, fully completed, and the unit is now rented. The other tenant was away for a few weeks so we took that opportunity to redo the bathroom there as it was needed. Now with the house fully rented the LLC’s bank account is growing rapidly and it is time to look for a second duplex or single family home to rent. Will post more about that one later, but wanted to have an update. In all we probably put roughly $30,000 into the place on both sides.…

  • Blog,  Hiking

    West Quarry and Mount Rand Hike

    Successfully completed our loop climbing East Quarry to West Quarry and then onto Mount Rand and back. 4.67 Miles with a 1,293 elevation Our trip too us roughly 2 hours and 20 minutes. We were taking our time overall and the Mrs twisted her ankle coming down Rand – she was tired – so that slowed us down also. The key take away from the injury is to take along some snacks. We’ve been doing quite a few of the easy hikes and while it was only two hours if your body doesn’t have enough fuel to keep going you’re bound to get injured. EAST QUARRY Both peaks on this…