Attempts at amateur gunsmithing, citizenship, and other skilled trades

Month: September 2022

Das Boat — part 1

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I bought a 12′ rowboat this summer.

It was a turnkey operation: in addition to the boat and trailer, the seller threw in a trolling motor, a couple of deep cycle batteries, a pair of oars with rowlocks, an anchor and line, a couple of Type II life vests, and some fishing equipment.

A smart man would’ve been happy with the setup as is.

Naturally, I immediately set about replacing EVERYTHING.

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Of Mice and Men

I’ve noticed my performance at “twitch” computer games has fallen off of late. Rather than blaming my aging eyesight and/or reflexes, I’ve singled out my old Razer 3lue Mazer gaming mouse as the likely culprit.

The old war horse–I mean, mouse
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