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Re: Don't Fence Me In by L. Neil Smith (last issue), TLE May 26, 2019
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I asked my daughter for her own observations, and this is what she said: “I started going to karaoke because I had entered a dark place [political conspiracy research] and couldn’t remove myself from it. I had information that I wanted to share with the world but that information was met with anger and in some cases pure unadulterated hatred. But I knew that by singing to a crowd, I could foster goodwill and make people smile. Music is, as they say, the universal language—and those who share it share a little bit of themselves and their love with those lucky enough to hear them. Now, a year later, I have made friends that I would consider close enough to be family, and who are interested in the information that I have to share because they know me to be an authentic person. It pays to wear one’s heart on one’s sleeve, not monetarily, but in terms of opening the hearts of those around you to a different point of view.”
I'm going to go off on a tangent from your karaoke bar article: I'd be interested in hearing her observations.
I'm paying more attention to that sort of thing lately. A lot of it's crap, but it's pretty evident that the world doesn't work the way the official narrative tells us it does.
Chuck Bridgeland
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Minor Notes
At age 65 I've adopted a few wardrobe habits.
I've taken to wearing a Yaqui slide type holster on my belt at 8 o'clock (I'm a lefty). When I'm not heeled it looks just like some l kind of ornament and I can switch between pistols. It holds my gun close to me and is secure enough for my humble needs. I have a couple of other holsters for appropriate circumstances (open carry, for example), but this is the holster that best meets my needs.
I am using suspenders to keep my britches up. I've got big gut, skinny butt syndrome. Also, I carry a bunch of stuff on my belt and in my pockets even when I'm not packing heat. So belt and suspenders. Just need to be careful not to catch gun on suspenders the way Wes Hardin did when the Rangers caught him.
El Paso, Texas has mild weather usually, so a jacket or even a windbreaker is usually too much. I therefor wear a slightly oversized photographer's vest to conceal my pistol and other belt stuff (two knives, a multitool, and cell phone, minimum). Texas is open carry with license (got) and my other junk is legal, but no point in announcing what you got.
We are hitting time of year where 90 Fahrenheit is cool so may have to come up with new plan for long periods outdoors. (Honest, as you acclimate to summer here 90 with a breeze feels cool especially with EPT's low humidity. On the other hand time a sunny calm day in December feels warm at anything over 45 Fahrenheit).
Non sartorial comments: You can rack the slide of an FNS with the safety on, as you can with many other currently made pistols that have a thumb safety. That's many, not all. Advantage when unloading pistol for cleaning or storage.
Speaking of loading and unloading pistol magazines, loading gets interesting as arthritis kicks in with age. Arthritis doesn't so much run in my family as has taken up residence in our hands and fingers and filed for ownership with the land commissioners. Fortunately, the LULA has been invented. If you shoot an automatic pistol, you want a LULA, especially if your weapon uses mags over 15 rounds and you are loading more than two mags/ and or arthritis is an issue for you.
A few comments. on the mechanics of bearing arms as you get older and live in a temperate desert environment. Apologies for first person presentation but felt I should own anything that comes out as advice and take blame for difficulties people bring on themselves following said advice. Big exception is the LULA. If you shoot an auto you really, really want a LULA, either acquired from a commercial source or your own design.
A.X. Perez
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Tweet from OneAmericanVoice (@OneAmericanVoic)
OneAmericanVoice (@OneAmericanVoic) tweeted at 9:04 AM on Sat, Jun 01, 2019:
The problem is the proliferation of gun control lawa—all of which are unambiguously illegal under the Constitution, no matter what the courts may say—leaving citizens who fear the police power of the state unable to defend themselves from madmen.
(https://twitter.com/OneAmericanVoic/status/1134822993723609088?s=02)
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