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To be honest I've been meaning to do it for years now and I finally got around to actually doing it. I bought a gun. A couple of weeks ago I went to the "Gun World" gun range in Midwest City and tried out a couple of handguns. I decided based on my experience that I like the feel and experience of a 9mm. A lot of you might say its a small weapon but in my honest opinion a 9mm bullet is not small bullet. ".40" caliber and bigger bullets are simply just bigger bullets and for my uses a 9mm is just fine.

I decided for my first I would get an easy to maintain and all around good gun; a Glock 19. A Glock 19 is considered a compact 9mm semi-automatic handgun. Though to me its not what I would consider a compact. My hand fits nicely on the grips and I would probably get along well with a Glock 17, the full sized 9mm model, but I chose the 19 because that whats I tried out and I did like it. The trigger pull is nice and surprisingly I was very accurate with it. I look forward to many fun times ahead and improving my accuracy. When I'm comfortable that I'm not a danger to myself and others I will probably get my Conceal and Carry license.

Posted by the Flying Wonder Monkey at 9:19 AM | 2 comments

The article today reads "Class action lawsuit targets Microsoft for Xbox Live outages". Rather than negotiate with the company you deal with and try to get a satisfying end we continue to turn to lawyers to settle our problems. I can describe how saddened it makes me feel for the people who sign there names to this lawsuit.

Microsoft Offers Free Game for Xbox Live Holiday problems
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,141018-pg,1/article.html

Class action lawsuit targets Microsoft for Xbox Live outages
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080107-class-action-lawsuit-targets-microsoft-for-xbox-live-outages.html

Posted by the Flying Wonder Monkey at 12:27 PM | 1 comments

Another year has gone by and things as usual are going steady. More to come when I finalize my thoughts...

Posted by the Flying Wonder Monkey at 12:34 PM | 0 comments

Well Old Man Winter decided to derail this years festivities but a few brave people made it to the celebration. I hope everyone had a good time and I hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas.

Andrew

Posted by the Flying Wonder Monkey at 12:36 PM | 0 comments

Played 9 holes yesterday and it felt pretty good. Not my best by any means but I played the par 3's really well. Hit the driving range afterwards and it clicked. I've been trying to hit my Nike hybrid wood for the better part of two years now. I just couldn't figure out the swing and when I did get it right I couldn't remember the muscle movement to reproduce the swing. Saturday was the day! I hit it twice in a row and finally figured it out.

Hybrids come in really handy for the average golfer the drives from the tee b/t 150 and 250 yards. Most par 4's can be covered well with that average tee shot but par 5's present a challenge when they are 450+ yards. The hybrid is a fairway wood that has the loft of a 3 or 4 iron. Usually good for 150 to 220 yards. Just enough the make up the difference in par 5's.

Posted by the Flying Wonder Monkey at 9:42 AM | 0 comments

Got sick of screwing with the other template so here we go again... LOL

Posted by the Flying Wonder Monkey at 2:41 PM | 0 comments

Have you ever been faced with a puzzle where some of the pieces are being withheld from you by the maker. Thats the way I feel right now. Not that it applies personally but it does apply to someone I know. Pieces continue to surface sometimes in groups sometimes little bits at a time but it becomes clearer and clearer that it was planned with precision in mind but executed haphazardly and mistakes were made.

I know this sounds like simple paranoia and if I were to spell out more detail it would be easier for you to understand but I simply cant for privacy's sake. Just be sure that I understand and that now the puzzle is almost pieced together. One thing Im working on still though is the need for the puzzle in the first place and why people would go to such lengths to hide the truth.

Posted by the Flying Wonder Monkey at 12:11 AM | 0 comments

I honestly dont remember it being this tough to get the primary job I already have but...

I got my initial offer from Best Buy. They have to complete a background check and I have to go pee in a cup. I was told that they don't have to have the results sheet till they call me so I guess I will find sometime today or Monday to have the test done. Im kinda looking forward to having a 20 hour a week job. I think it will occupy the right amount of time in my life.

till later... =)

P.S. - It was kinda of funny. In both of my interviews I some how managed to get both managers to talk more about themselves then I had to talk about myself. It was mildly amusing and informative as well.

Posted by the Flying Wonder Monkey at 11:21 AM | 0 comments