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Yes, BDUs at the railing. Given the times and the nature of the protests going on at U of Texas, a short distance away, our governor has mobilized the Texas National Guard for Capital patrol. Between them and the state troopers it seemed pretty secure. Over a dozen of the TNG wandered over...

My wife and I spent yesterday in Austin accompanying our local high school concert band as they played at the Texas State Capital. The youngsters did a fabulous job! As always. My wife is president of the school district's Band Boosters organization. The kids got to spend several hours at...

Wishing a very happy birthday to one of the most informative and responsive members of the forum. Thanks for answering so many of my ignorant questions! Bryan

I have always said that except for women all men would live in mobile homes. And that's only because all the caves would be taken; generally by the bigger and stronger guys you wouldn't want to fight. Furniture would consist of conveniently shaped logs and rocks. Just sayin'. Bryan

Question In college we routinely bought half-barrels of Michelob Beer for any kind of larger get-together or party. Reason being that although not everyone loved Michelob it seemed, after fastidious and lengthy research, that virtually no one complained about it either. At the completion of...

In remembrance of yesterday's anniversary of the remarkable Doolittle Raid. You never know when you may be in the presence of greatness. About ten years ago my son and I attended an event near Waco, TX at a friend's ranch. He introduced me to Lt. Col., Richard Cole, Retired. Richard Cole was...

A buddy built one of these and the issue was the seats being integral to the table on a relatively small (round) base. Unless it was on perfectly flat surfaces mere breathing was manifested by more crosshair movement than desirable. He did such a nice job on the spool we ended up pouring...

I tried to use my Texas CHL as photo ID at Austin Bergstrom International Airport on several occasions and TSA doesn't like it. They ask for my DL or passport every time. Ticks me off as the guidelines say "government-issued photo ID" but I don't try to be cute anymore. Bryan

Thank you pawngal. Your reply makes perfect sense and clears lots up for me. I think the sellers I see at this small show are liquidating used, sometimes very used, firearms from collections. The new stuff I see there is exclusively at tables rented by FFLs. I have a C&R FFL and my "new"...

Loophole? First things first. I am no fan of additional restrictions on our freedom and rights. I do not know if it "counts" as anything like a "loophole" associated with gun shows but I've had new experiences since I began attending rural gun shows - as opposed to big city shows. There...

Number four. Jacks under foot are an experience one does not forget. Bryan

I consider it a minor miracle that Grace Slick is still among the living considering what kind of lifestyle she maintained for so long. She's obviously pretty durable. Bryan

Cloudy day Forecast for Central Texas is cloud cover for the first 2/3 of the day on Monday April 8th. We're virtually dead center in totality and have to admit I was looking forward to it as we don't have to go anywhere to see it - except outside. The irony is that we have so few cloudy...

It is intriguing that the ATFE provided these "gun dealers" with a hearing/meeting to warn/inform them of their transgressions and outline the requirements for correct procedure. I was unaware the ATFE did that kind of thing anymore. That kind of courtesy seems reasonable but my local FFL, who...

Respectfully, in a "full-up" war with China small arms are unlikely to make a measurable contribution to the conflict. Good questions nevertheless. Other than the fact the DOD never seems to like anything that's "off the shelf" I fail to comprehend why the 6.5 Grendel wasn't considered sufficient.

I recently purchased some difficult to find books from Doug (ddeanjohnson) and he delivered beyond any expectations. My three Jack O'Connor musings arrived quickly, expertly packed, and I'm enjoying them immensely. Perfect communication all along the way. Thanks Doug! Bryan

The "price"of corn is identical regardless of its utilization - a bushel of corn destined for alcohol production is the same as a bushel of corn headed for a feedlot or a bio-plastics manufacturer. There may be very subtle differences but corn bought on the same day from approximately similar...

The alcohol yield from grain, on a pound for pound basis, is many fold that of plant biomass. Cellulosic sources, biomass, cannot be compacted enough to make transporting it more than a few miles worthwhile as the transportation cost far exceed the value of the biomass - that's a fact and it's...

Dead Central Texas gas is about 3.20 right now, in small towns, and maybe 2.99 in larger 'burgs. Not wanting to risk a political rant the politics of ethanol are, nonetheless, interesting. Back when alcohol was being considered for large-scale, and reasonably permanent, additive to gasoline...