Month: November 2007

Hope you and yours has a wonderful (and safe) Thanksgiving.  May turkey fill your belly, but not too much; don’t nap through Thanksgiving Day football.

I have had a pretty hit or miss experience with my Crosman Sierra Pro 1000. I really enjoy plinking and shooting at varmint targets, and of course, squirrels, which is the reason I got this airgun in the first place. I have been frustrated with the gun’s accuracy, exchanging my first Sierra Pro, and wondering if my current Sierra Pro’s scope is defective. So I enjoy shooting, trying to hit my targets, but I am frustrated with my lack of ability to hit bullseye on targets about 15-20 yards away. Seems like it should be simple.

I have managed to take out a couple of pesky squirrels, but not with clean shots, which is disappointing. I want to eliminate the pests, but I do not really want to see them flop around and suffer. The first one I took down with a shot in the chest. It flipped and flopped for about ten seconds before calling it a day. A couple of weekends ago, I took out another squirrel, but the results were far worse. A shoulder shot sent it back into the top of the pecan tree. An hour or so later I saw it struggling down the tree; I guess it did not have the strength to remain up in the branches. I was able to get close enough for a head shot to put it out of its misery.

I decided to get the gun sighted properly before taking on another squirrel. I decided to get out the Black and Decker Workmate to try to stabilize the gun. What a difference. While the gun is not perfectly sighted, it shows vast improvements. I did not realize how unsteady my aim was, but the Workmate allows me to let it do the holding or gives me a place to rest arm. Either way, the steady results are much improved over my freestanding aiming techniques.

Hopefully my next update will have me shooting nice groupings, on center.

Funny article from ajc.com:

Suddenly the Falcons are not completely out of the NFC South race. With New Orleans’ loss, Tampa Bay leads the division at 5-4, followed by Carolina and New Orleans at 4-5 and the Falcons at 3-6.

Comforting. As a fan, is it really so bad to want your team to punt on a season and go after a top pick?

Has it really been over a week since my last post? Not enough time in the day to keep things going this past week. Random stuffs follow.

UGA’s Moreno is an absolute stud. Yesterday he racked up 101 yards on 22 carries, and 2 TDs. I never would have guessed that the Dawgs would blow out the Tigers by 25 points. 44-20! Amazing! I guess there is still some hope for the SEC East, but Georgia has to take care of business against Kentucky and Georgia is going to need some help. Vandy or Kentucky (assuming Georgia takes care of business) are going to be our new favorite teams.

Interesting article about the Braves at The Hardball Times:

There has been, and continues to be, healthy speculation about the merits of Liberty as owners. The signs were promising at the start with the acquisition of Mark Teixeira, which hoisted the Braves’ payroll over $90 million, a mark that it had been slipping from in the twilight of Time Warner’s reign. However, the decisions not to negotiate with Andruw Jones and to ship Renteria off to the AL have raised concerns among the Tomahawk army that the Teixeira trade was an illusory, short-term action.

The Falcons managed to come up with their third victory of the season. They are now only two off the pace of my five win prediction. Good things to come? No. This team really is not that good, and when you just sneak by a team with a 40+ year old QB, you are lucky instead of good.

It has been a while since I made a beer post. Current favorites are SweetWater 420 Extra Pale Ale, SweetWater Georgia Brown, Terrapin Rye Pale Ale, and of course Miller Lite always has a place in my fridge as the cheap beer of choice.

No gaming to speak of this week, but my IOSBL team is above .500 for the first time in forever, and I did manage to put in an hour of WoW for the first time in a long time. I think I am getting the short end of the stick with my monthly subscription fee with Blizzard.