we watched the plan tonight. some footage we’ve seen before, but also some new stuff, which filled in some of the back story. entertaining.

tonight is the tdor for phoenix. i’m not going to make it. i stepped on a rusty nail today while doing some yard work, and ran off to the urgent care to get my tetanus shot. so i’m limping around pretty good.

it was a little aggravating that i had to provide my medical history yet again to those people, as i’ve been there several times before. yes, cancer runs in my family, and high blood pressure, and diabetes. and no i haven’t had any major surgeries i care to tell you about.

i made my purchase for national ammo day a day early.

if I’m lost to God, organized religion is to blame

via this interview in the l.a. times.

i found this image of a texas mailbox on boing boing. the reason i was looking for mailbox images, is that our mailbox was broken into a few days ago. someone stole an envelope that had some of those access checks that the credit card companies send you in an effort to entice you to use the account for balance transfers, purchases, or anywhere you’d use a regular check. for a fee of course.

fortunately, our credit card company saw it as fraud, called us, and put a stop to it. i called our other credit card companies and turned off the access check mailings on all of our other accounts. i’d advise that anyone who has a credit card do the same. i’m inclined to use this as an excuse to turn off the statement mailings as well. but i sure like them as a reminder that the bill is coming due.

update:
i got an email from my credit card company this morning. apparently the asshole who stole my hubby’s access checks also stole mine and tried to use them. for what it’s worth, i put a fraud alert on my credit bureau, and i’ve found that it’s a lot easier to do that with equifax than it is to do with transunion…

over the weekend i rented a ruger sr-9. i actually wanted to try the smith & wesson m&p 9 but it was already being rented, so i went for what i saw as the next closest pistol. i’ll start right off by saying that this pistol is about the same size and my smith & wesson 5906, so it’s not really what i was looking for. but i’ve heard some good things about the ruger, so i gave it a shot.

i wasn’t very accurate with it, so i won’t post the target. like the glock, it features a polymer frame, though i’ll say that it felt a lot more balanced, and fit my hand better. like the glock, it seemed well made, and functioned flawlessly. i’m sure with a little more practice, i’d be as good with it as i am with my 5906. perhaps a purchase i’d consider further down the road.