Category Archives: Random Rants

I am thinking about getting a Henry Repeating Arms H001T lever action rifle. Here is the beauty. Bud’s wants $320 (plus fees) for it. Not a bad price. Yeah, it is a 22LR. Yeah, it is just a plinker. But … Continue reading →

An old Italian lived alone in New Jersey . He wanted to plant his annual tomato garden, but it was very difficult work, as the ground was hard. His only son, Vincent, who used to help him, was in prison. … Continue reading →

I recently received an email about a rant I made several years ago after the shootings at Virginia Tech. You can read it here. The individual who wrote the email was connected to the wedding party that I made a … Continue reading →

Awhile back I posted about a program to bring telescopes to schools. Specifically the Galileoscope. Well this was on my stoop today: I unpacked it on my dining table and this is what I ended up with: I tried to … Continue reading →

I just read an entry on the Bad Astronomy Blog and it reminded me about the Galileoscope which is a really cool project to build an distribute a smallish telescope in recognition of Galileo’s first views of the heavens. My … Continue reading →

I picked up this beauty yesterday down in San Antonio. It is a 2010 Mercury Milan Hybrid. Not fully loaded (no navigation) but lots of fun toys. Why San Antonio? They had it in stock, I got it below sticker … Continue reading →

You may recall from this post that I complained about the inaccuracy of my Smith and Wesson pistol. Well, being lazy it took me a long time to send it in for repairs. As it turns out, the process was … Continue reading →

My friend Marcos emailed me early last week and wondered if I wanted to head the Express game on Thursday. I am always game for baseball so off we went. We sat directly behind home plate and watched the Express … Continue reading →

We are pretty lucky hear in Austin to have a AAA baseball team. The Round Rock Express are in the Houston Astros farm system. I am pretty lucky to have some contacts in the bar industry here in town and … Continue reading →