We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/07/a_very_castle_4.html Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:42:31 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2010 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/07/a_very_castle_4.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/07/a_very_castle_4.html Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:22:23 -0600 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/07/a_very_castle_4.html#comment-90458 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/07/a_very_castle_4.html#comment-90458 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:03:10 -0600 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/07/a_very_castle_4.html#comment-90457 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/07/a_very_castle_4.html#comment-90457 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:01:41 -0600 je ne sais quoi with the ladies.
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On other lines: considering the lack of video evidence of after-trauma treatment, I volunteer to apply any necessary medicinal linimants or soothing cremes. Purely in the spirit of paramedics everywhere, natch...

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Up for a bit of firearms festivities.

Dubious wardrobe choice (for shooting), but fine otherwise.

Got off a couple of rounds with no problem. 

Even with the !surprize! she kept muzzle down range.

And, she resumed shooting afterwards!

Unlike an incident locally a couple of years back when some Mr. Macho guy took his girlfriend to the local indoor range.  She too encountered the "wardrobe malfunction" physics lesson on heat being a by product of shooting. 

Her mastery of the dance steps was insufficient, so she hopped around, with finger on trigger and blasted boyfriend in the leg.  Accidentally, it was said.


]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/07/a_very_castle_4.html#comment-90431 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/07/a_very_castle_4.html#comment-90431 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:00:11 -0600 I notice the feathered bug-munchers at the margin maintained their calm until after they saw The Bird flipped on the porch, then evaded rapidly to the right flank, possibly interpreting that as an indication of her next intended target... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/07/a_very_castle_4.html#comment-90430 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/07/a_very_castle_4.html#comment-90430 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:40:17 -0600 did stay in the trigger guard.

The ever-indulgent wife picked up a tip some time back and now keeps a bandanna in her range bag.  Tie it around your neck and you can cover that brass catching gap.]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/07/a_very_castle_4.html#comment-90428 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/07/a_very_castle_4.html#comment-90428 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:49:42 -0600 Barb, I managed to catch a hot one even with a tight high-neck turtleneck :o)
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Yeah, Right! ; - ) ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/07/a_very_castle_4.html#comment-90426 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/07/a_very_castle_4.html#comment-90426 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:12:41 -0600 ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/07/a_very_castle_4.html#comment-90425 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/07/a_very_castle_4.html#comment-90425 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:41:20 -0600