Sometimes I have to laugh.

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I was watching a program, while pondering what to do next.  There are other things I would like to do but I really am sore and... indisposed.  It's just the way of things.  In any case, the program drew me in.  It was about mountains and wilderness.  The topic of the program was irrelevant, thankfully there is a mute button.  Watching the flyover of Alaska, I kept thinking... boy would I like to get there.  I wonder what a trip would cost.  Laugh?  Oh, yes.  I LIVE there.  No, not Alaska.  But in the mountains.  Yes indeed, I do need to get in shape to get those snow shoes rigged, test them out, try them on flatland (maybe), then head out.  But I don't have to go to Alaska to do that!  To be a fool doesn't mean one has to remain one, all of the time, or something like that.

Someone, recently, was trying to convince me of something I know to be false.  In the situation, and generally anyway, unless forced to respond, I let people believe as they wish.  If they have become my people, regulars, that changes, of course.  The thing is, I did chuckle inside.  I am sure I made some funny faces as I was biting my tongue or chuckling internally.  On some topics there is no way to win.  You, on some topics, aren't arguing with me.  You are arguing with God, with history, with the traditions of every people and culture, and all through all of time.  If you wish to believe something, be my guest.  But... don't think you even have a chance, and don't back me into a corner with a leading question.  When cornered, it is not I who end up howling.  I'm quiet, sure, and right.  I just take out my hammer and snap that nail right back into place without so much as a thank you.  Believe as you wish, just... don't try to get me to believe.  I have been chuckling over the notion for a while now. 

With little energy and a sore body, I have decided to do a bit of tinkering.  My AK 47 needs some work, and cleaning.  I haven't found my gun cleaning kit, yet, but I have found some sandpaper, tools were found yesterday and have been brought to bear, and I am about half way through a complete, total, breakdown of this firearm.  The first thing I will be working on is smoothing out the action, trigger, and cleaning up fit and finish.  No funny business, mind you.  I simply want a smoother trigger pull, less drag on the cycle, no hangups, which all lead to a longer lasting, better functioning, weapon.  I'm not technically an armor, or anymore.  But this is a simple enough firearm that such is not needed.

I have been looking at other types of weapons, as well.  More for hunting, potentially, and as target shooting devices.  Bows.  The three types, today, are the crossbow, the recurve, and the compound bows.  For hunting, the crossbow is out, at least for my state.  It is only offered to those disabled to the point, and in a way, that makes standard bows impossible.

The recurve bow is a fine bow.  But it doesn't compare with the ease of use or power of the compound bow.  It is less expensive.  In this area, I am actually looking into take-down recurve bows.  It makes it easier to pack, but also opens the option of varying the arm strength so that I could start, and potentially practice more surely initially, with a lighter weight bow, then move up as needed or wanted.  Further, the bow would be something to allow others to learn with.  Problem with the recurve bow include it's relative lack of power, that it is much more difficult to learn, and I think I have heard that it might be slightly more dangerous to use.  An advantage is that pull length is variable, a compound bow has an exact pull length.  My draw length, being 31", is making even finding compound bows to compare... a bit difficult.  A compound bow, a good one, will cost as much as a mid-range pistol on up to a mid-range rifle, but without anything like the range of a rifle.  I am not sure a compound bow has anything like the kill capacity of even a .45 pistol, to be honest.

Well, if I ever do get up to getting out, you don't think I'd choose to not do so with specific activities in mind, do you?  Hunting.  Fishing.  Maybe even photography.  That little camera I have is fine, but I am still hoping to get a serious one.  Money didn't work out to get the Nikon D7100 this year, but it's still a dream.  I won't worry about that dream until, unless, I begin getting out a lot more and then doing it regularly.  Even then I would only review the notion if I started seeing things that I think are unique enough to consider photographing.