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Ho Ho Hoes
by ezy at 04:38 PM on December 28, 2004
Merry Christmas all of you guys. Sorry I have been nonexistent on Bad Sam, for a while. The bustle of the holidays and this freaking project I have been working on are killing me. Christmas passed off without a hitch and we finished our shopping without even having to stab anyone. That’s almost a Christmas miracle itself living in the D.C. area. It’s funny how Christmas can bring out the best and worst in people all at the same time. The frenzied, frantic pace of all of the last minute shoppers is something to behold. I actually saw a lady in such a hurry that she knocked over a little girl, who couldn’t have been more than five, without even a look back. I wanted to throw something at her but she disappeared around an isle before I could find something non-lethal but attention grabbing. Well, it’s the thought that counts, right?
Well, my last post was in October and contained quite a bit of revealing information into my marriage and the problems Amy and I have been facing. Since then we have both sworn off alcohol, are on medication, and are seeing therapists. This seems to be working well and we’re closer than we have ever been. We have survived the adversity that was plaguing our relationship and it has brought us together in a way I’m not sure too many other things could. I figured out that the problems I had weren’t with Amy or her past but with my own issues I have masked for years through alcohol, drugs and meaningless relationships with meaningless people. It feels like I have had blinders on for years and someone just removed them. This shit isn’t easy though. I still have moments of self doubt, self loathing, and insecurities but I feel in control of myself for a change. I can reason through what is in my head without projecting it at Amy. For us to have stuck by each other during this time tells me everything I will ever need to know about the strength of our relationship. The point where most people say “fuck it” and walk away we decided to take a chance and really rely on each other to prove ourselves to one another. We still have work to do on ourselves but our marriage is stronger than anything I have ever even allowed myself to believe possible. Go us.
For Christmas we went to visit my Dad and people from my home town. The place is as slow as ever but was a welcome pace to the rat race that is Northern Virginia. I really didn’t want to leave but there are no jobs there for me so we had to return to reality. My nephews both received guns for Christmas. One is eight and the other six. The eight year old got a paint ball gun he really wanted and repeatedly threatened to shoot me when I wasn’t looking. I just let him know that I could stuff him in the trunk of my car, drive well into the mountains, let him out and see if he got home before the bears got to him. Evidently he believed this enough; I didn’t get shot. The six year old got a BB gun and promptly pointed it right at me. We had a little class outside on gun safety along with some threats to take it away so I’m sure he listened. Other than that life is quiet and very good. Amy and I are planning on visiting Linz sometime in February, if she ever calls me back (hint, hint), so we can hopefully catch a show. We also might be in NYC in April, for a wedding, so we might be able to see some of you peeps up there, time permitting. Until then, Happy New Year. Peace.
comments (9)
Damn man, good to see you. I wanted to get Ian a handgun for Christmas but Nan wouldn't allow it. So we're planning the next best thing, an outing to Clarke Bros in Warrenton.
by anna at December 28, 2004 5:59 PM
Hey, let me know when you go. I'll bring along Amy and my Beretta 9mm. A fun time will be had by all. Is Centreville closer to MTown than Clark Bros. I know that they are a ways down 29S and my bud says there is an indoor range in CVille. Might be closer for all of us.
by Ezy at December 28, 2004 9:01 PM
Hey, whatta bout Lockheed? Me have nice .357. I use .38 shells in them sometimes too.
by LOCKHEED at December 29, 2004 2:54 PM
Yeah Centerville might work better. I'll email you. The gun sounds fun. I had a 9 once, but my wife got so scared of my erratic behavior she got rid of it. It's registered to me so I keep waiting for that knock on the door from homicide detectives again.
by anna at December 29, 2004 6:08 PM
Heh-heh. He said... hoes.
by Beavis at December 29, 2004 7:48 PM
Nice Lock. .38s are much easier to control, recoil wise, and will still do quite a but of damage if they're hollow points. The .357 is a great round but it's like a .44, hard to keep on target when firing multiple rounds quickly. That's why I chose the 9. I can rapid fire on a target, if needed, and subsonic hollow points do mucho damage.
Definitely e-mail me Anna. I have been putting off teaching Amy how to shoot for too long and need to get her comfortable with it. There are break ins on the news all of the time and I want her to, at least, know how to handle the one weapon I keep in the house, if she needs it. I let her shoot it once at my sister's house and she hit what she was aiming at so I don't think it'll take a lot for her to get comfortable hitting a target. I just want it to become second nature so she doesn't have to think.
Why yes I did Beavis, yes I did. Hoes! Hu-hu-hu-hu-hu. Cool.
by Ezy at December 30, 2004 12:34 PM
I have this post about guns I am still toying with. It's about the reality of shooting guns at people. Anyone who has shot knows it isn't depicted realisticly in movies and TV, especially if it's a higher caliber piece like you guys are talking about. But the interesting thing is whether you'd flinch. If so, you are probably toast in that break-in situation. Having done some B&E in my youth I can tell you that when they people come home unexpectedly, there's some major adrenaline pumping through your veins. Anything is possible.
by Anna at December 30, 2004 6:11 PM
Scenario of robbers in my house should I own a gun:
Me with gun shooting at ceiling upon hearing intruders: *BANG*
Robbers: "What the fuck was that? Was that a fucking gun?"
Me shouting sweet nothings and firing gun: "Roar, roar!" *BANG*
Robbers: "That ‘is’ a fucking gun! RUN!"
Wouldn’t even have to show my face and the only damage done would be to my ceiling. British robbers... Aaah! I suppose then the police would arrive to arrest me for possession of a firearm though. :(
*brandishes costly long sword forged in the fires of York* That don’t mean I ain’t prepared though. :) I think I can say with 100% certainty I am a flincher. I can’t think of anything I find more intimidating than firearms, one second with the working end pointing at me, pull trigger... And that’s the end of me. Scary. *shivers*
Have always wanted to fire an M16 though, cos I’m a fan of FMJ and Platoon and I used to own an invisible one that I'd fire at my brother while throwing invisible grenades and dying in slow motion.
by Ex Crimson Guard NCO at December 30, 2004 8:19 PM
Ex NCO, I'm an ex Army paratrooper and the M16 is one hell of a fun weapon to shoot. The M16A1, the fully automatic version, was a little dicey in full auto mode but was a good time. If your hold down the trigger and spray you'll likely hit nothing but if you try to squeeze off short bursts every time it could be a damned effective weapon. I guess that is why they changed the M16A2 to three round bursts. Lessons learned from the Vietnam war show that when some people are scared they just depress the trigger and spray all of their ammo without hitting much. With three round burst you, at least, have to depress the trigger again to get three more rounds. It saves lives and ammo and is easier to keep on target.
I'd have no problem putting someone down who broke into my house to harm either Amy or I. I keep my bedroom door locked every night. Everything in my living room the intruder can have with no problems from me. If they break in my bedroom door though I will view that as a direct threat to my wife and drop them. I also put night sites that glow on my 9 so I can line up on target in the dark. Gotta be sure in this day and age.
by Ezy at December 31, 2004 12:10 PM