picked up this primo ceramic water cooler in preparation for the coming zombie apocalypse. shopped around, walmart had the best price at $30.00. now i just need to stock up on water.

apparently, they’re making the fender rhodes piano again, only it’s not made by fender. why wasn’t i told?!?!?

the theme this year? pirates. there were at least three pirate shops, and one pirate show.

and to stay up with the times, i had to get a replica of a “lassie flintlock”. along with that fetching messenger bag, and a tank top.

my hero, rogue, of the x-men, as rendered by scott leberecht, in this 1996 limited edition (3500 made) sculpture. i though i had a picture of it, but couldn’t find it anywhere. so i took another one this morning while waiting for my laundry to finish its cycle.

apparently, there are several other statues available. another thing to save for…

a promotional bottle of 3 olives, seen at our local watering hole, the rainbow cactus saloon

so i field stripped my new (to me) s&w 3913ls this morning for a cleaning. i went a little further and took off the grip, as the gun was well oiled, and some oil was seeping around the grip edges. i had to refer back to my previous s&w 5906 grip post to remember how to remove the 3913 grip. they’re the same platform for the most part.

the gun is tight, and shows very little wear. i found a 5/1/2008 date in the owner’s manual, along with the serial number and “sportsman’s warehouse” written by hand, apparently indicating when and where it was originally purchased. i thought they stopped making these a few years earlier, but the factory spent casing confirms it is 2008 production.

it was tight going back together as well – the firing pin safety lever, which is the third of three “levers” the slide has to clear for it to fully move rearward, didn’t seem to want to go down enough to clear the slide. a google search revealed i’m not the only one who experienced this, and a little more downward pressure on it, and backward pressure on the slide solved the problem.

oddly enough, after reassembly, the recoil spring guide rod was sticking out. apparently, according to the manual, i hadn’t centered it in the slide properly. it seems a little more finicky than my 5906, though that’s probably due to the smaller size, and again, newness. everything works great now, and i’m looking forward to a trip back to the range.

i picked up a smith & wesson 3913 lady smith yesterday afternoon while i was at the range. it’s a used model in excellent condition, at a very fair price with 2 magazines. i couldn’t resist. i’ll clean it up and head back to the range for a range report.

at first i thought the headline fox shoots man was some kind of furry revenge or disgruntled lovers spat. but no, it’s true.

they sent me a gold card

i was reading the most recent post on questioning transphobia about angel johnson, and her horrible experience with home invasion. i have to imagine that one of the last things you want to be looking at when you open your front door is a gun barrel.

perhaps i’m paranoid. but i never answer the door if i’m not expecting anyone, especially on the first knock. if the caller is persistent, i may look through the peep hole. or steal a glance through a window. depending on my perception of the threat, i may eventually answer the door. but never without being armed.

i don’t live in the best section of town, as evidenced by the frequency of swat teams in my neighborhood. some may call me paranoid. i like to think i’m prepared.