seems we are in the middle of a big snow storm (again), and then next week we will have below zero temps.

To top it off I lost my gloves, so now I need to modify another pair (I don't tie shoes well, much less thread for gloves).

I have received a few questions from my last blog post about the gun in the photo, so I thought I would tell a little bit more about myself.

I spent nearly 18 years in the ARMY, and I'm a vet of the first gulf war. My burn injuries happened just after I returned from the gulf war during non-duty racing activities (used to race motorcycle grand prix 185mph knee dragging all out super bikes).

When in the military I worked mostly as a gun smith, as well as the ammunition and explosive field, and I represented my unit in national shoots (combat rifle, combat pistol, composite pistol, and small bore rifle) for many years, as well as ran ranges, and taught rifle marksmanship.

When I left the military I went into programming for about 4 years, and worked as a programmer and consultant for Trane and American Standard (as well as others), but the bottom fell out of the IT industry a few years ago and millions of programmers lost thier jobs, so I thought....  ok, It's time to move on before I was one of the ones losing my job.

I started my own company doing what I knew best, which was selling gun parts, and working as a gun smith again.

about 17 months ago I lost my fingers in a vehicle related accident, which for a gun smith is a VERY big deal because I no longer have any dexterity in my left hand which I need to handle small tools and parts, and because I don't have health insurance I have no way of obtaining prosthetics (such as the X-Fingers), so my business was greatly effected last summer.

I know I have a lot of limitations now in my work (which is frustrating), but I don't let anything hold me back (things just take a lot longer). I still do a lot of shooting and instructing as it does not require a lot of use of my left hand, and I actively shoot all calibers from small to very large .50 caliber rifles (including demos where I shoot the big fifty with one hand from the hip). People see me shoot, and 99% don't realize I have any disibility at all (and when it comes to shooting, I really don't).

I don't hunt, I just shoot paper targets...  I'm a big supporter of the US constitution, as well as the second amendment, and I'm a major supporter of the US Military and the troops.

So yes, you will see me in pictures with weapons, large and small.