On a visit earlier this year from my good friend Ian Bowman, we had a number of adventures. One adventure was a shooting expedition during which we conducted a double-fisted shooting experiment. This was inspired by Hollywood movies such as “Bad Boys” or “Rosewood” where the heroes utilize two handguns and defeat the bad guys … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Justin Ames
MRE Review
We all likely have heard of MREs or “Meals Ready to Eat” before. These are issued by the military for use in situations that do not allow for full cooking facilities to be set up (due to time constraints, weight restraints, whatever…). Not surprisingly, they have also become popular with backpackers, survivalists, campers, paramilitary enthusiasts, … Continue reading
Motorcycling Basics – Lessons # 13 and 14
Lesson # 13 – It is probably not a good idea to ride your motorcycle while hung over from the night before Lesson # 14 – It is usually a good idea to keep track of which gear you are in On a recent Saturday morning, following a very heavy drinking night on Friday, I … Continue reading
Pinnacles National Monument Report – Finally!
I’ve wanted to go to Pinnacles National Monument for so long that I can’t even remember how I originally became interested. At first I was going to go with my ex-fiance, Katie, over Thanksgiving 2004 or 2005 (I can’t remember which), but something came up. So, the visit was rescheduled. And then something came up … Continue reading
El Presidente (or I don’t know how I keep getting invited to these things)
As I always say, it’s good to know people… Tonight proved no exception as we scored an invite to dinner with the former president of Mexico, Vicente Fox, at the Fairmont. Tables were $3000 each and we got in for free – not bad… Here we are mingling before the big doings: El Presidente gave … Continue reading
Homeless Profile # 11 (Alyssa)
Along our street resides a crazy homeless woman. She first came to my roommate’s attention when Nicki observed her strolling down the sidewalk while tugging on a stuffed animal with a leash around its neck. She was swearing loudly at the stuffed animal for not obeying her – certainly an attention-getter… She first came to … Continue reading
Drambuie Whisky Review (or the Captain gets owned at Captain’s)
Drambuie is defined by Wikipedia as… “a honey- and herb-flavoured golden scotch whisky liqueur made from aged malt whisky, heather honey and a secret blend of herbs and spices. The flavour suggests saffron, honey, anise, nutmeg and herbs.” http://www.drambuie.com/ The following is an account of the experience of my cousin and me with Drambuie. Pictured … Continue reading
The Velvet Rocket 