”Your previous posts were real rubbish, but this is good. This one is brilliant. Your blog is getting really better.”
The email address was a fake and the URL they left was to a porn site. Made my morning.

And yes,  I am still alive.

–Chris

–Chris

Thanks!

–Chris

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–Chris

1. I like to restore old cars. Anything pre-1970 General Motors with a big block gets precedence. Shortly after high school I bought a rusted out 1970 Buick GSX with a 4 speed. I never finished the car. It had to be sold when I sold my house and went back to college. I really miss that car. My next project is a little different. It is a 1972 Datsun 240z with low mileage.

2. I wanted to be a Navy SEAL. My hopes of that were put to rest when I attended a mini BUD/S camp. It was a 3 day course and I made it 2 days and quit. I didn’t have what it takes and I knew it at that point. The men who make it through the real course have an incredible mental toughness. It’s nothing short of amazing what a team of these motivated individuals can accomplish. I did eventually join the Navy as an Intelligence Specialist.

3. My satellite radio is set to Hair Nation pretty much 24×7. Having lived through the likes of Whitesnake, Ratt, Quiet Riot, Extreme and Skid Row I still like a lot of the music. There sure was a lot of crappy bands but there was some real talent as well. My favorite band of that era is still making good music. Tesla has a new album out and is on tour. I have tickets to see them at the Hampton Beach Casino on the 30th. Where are my parachute pants and Vuarnet’s???

4. I used to shoot tactical 3 gun matches. Since shooting can be an expensive sport I was in the “Production” class. This means that my guns were not modified, i.e. affordable. In the early nineties my friend Dave (who is now a cop)  and I spent a good portion of our paychecks at the range. Here is a good video of someone shooting a 3 gun match. The last few seconds of the video are where the men are separated from the boys, so to speak. Engaging multiple targets with a handgun while in motion can be a humbling exercise for even experienced shooters. It ain’t as easy as it looks on TV boys and girls.

5. My parents gave me my first computer ( a Tandy Color Computer) in 1982. It used a cassette recorder for storage and hooked to the TV like an Atari. I played with it for a year or so and didn’t pick up another computer until 1990. That is one of the things I regret, skipping almost 8 years of computer related technology. I probably would have been getting myself in trouble anyway.

–Chris

How about it fellow bloggers…..how many spams are you stopping on a monthly basis?

–Chris

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Yes I just bought a $150 TV remote. After trying every $30 universal remote I could find we made the decision to buy a Logitech Harmony 670. What a difference this makes. The buttons have programmable actions which greatly simplify things. When I press the “Watch TV Button” the remote turns on the TV, changes it to channel 4, turns on the satellite receiver (if it is off) and changes the input on the home audio gear.

All the way home I couldn’t believe I dropped $150 on a remote. I now have no regrets whatsoever.

–Chris

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–Chris

–Chris

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Have a safe and happy holiday.

–Chris