Beard

I have grown a beard.
It is thin and scraggly but it is mine.
I like my beard.
No, you don't get pictures.

Zombies don't wait for nice weather.

Zombies.. being creatures of mindless perseverance for the consumption of flesh have no inclination to wait for fair weather before starting their apocalyptic rise from the grave. To that end it is prudent to familiarize yourself with your chosen anti-zombie weapons in all conceivable conditions of use.
This can be very difficult when you live in the middle of a desert. With some fortuitous timing we managed to be at the outdoor gun range during the only snowstorm to hit Phoenix in a very long time. OK, technically Phoenix only got graupel but out on the edge of town, in the hills, there were honest snowflakes. It was a little late for Christmas (I can't remember my last white Christmas, even when visiting family in colder areas), but it finally put me in the holiday spirit.
I had a great time shooting in the cold and wind and wet. Its nice to know that with ice flurries in the face I can still hit the 200 yard target while standing with the AR-15 using iron sights. I'm not to terrible with the pistol either but I am definitely not used to the gloves. My aim wasn't great but my groupings were still fairly tight. I just need a little more practice... if only the zombies will stay dead for a little while longer.

Meaningless Statistics

Statistics: This blog has existed for 5 years (what?!?), there have been 124 posts resulting in an average of 2 posts per month. We all know how much statistics lie, but I am sticking with these numbers and claiming I post something every 2-3 weeks, mostly because I think about posting something that often.
More statistics reveal that my grade this semester was a B. This is a little concerning to me because I don't know if the teacher was doing a +/- system or not (the school uses it, but in practice many teachers don't). If he is than I am rather disappointed in myself, that means I didn't do very well on the final. I will probably never know since I don't get a copy of the final back, nor has he posted the final test grades, and he is on travel until mid January and is essentially incommunicado. Oh well, I am a big boy. I will just move on to the next semester... which will be a class on the lovely topic of LASERS!!!! My path to mad -scientisthood is finally bearing evil and delicious fruit (kind of like a tangelo, or a pluot).

I should be leaving for work in about 15 minutes and have yet to put on pants.. so I think I will have to cut this post short.

Its been a month since my last post.

What has happend? Taking a page out of Eve's book.. I will make a list of things I remember from the last 30 days or so:
-Some work travel (Buxton, NC.. look it up, I had too)

-Lectures that are hard to concentrate on

-homework that confused me because I refused to take the shortcut even though it was staring me in the face the whole time

-shopping for baby stuff (lots of that)

-Thinking of baby names

-Cleaning the garage and getting the motorcycles inside

-Cleaning up the front yard (good news, my truck can handle a ton of rock.. barely)

-Thanksgiving

-Holiday Shopping (yah for cheap clothes)

-Spending time with good friends

-lots of cake at work (3 days in a row.. weird week)

-Weather that can't make up its mind