Well for the last week or so we have been on vacation. A trip that was taken to try to reconnect with the family and some old friends. For the most part the interaction with family was predictable. there were few of the Family that decided to show at the 'family' dinner. I am sure there were good reasons. The surprise was my Aunt Carolyn. Her and her husband stayed up till midnight talking with Heidi, Kevin and I till almost midnight.
Early in the week The brother in law, Robert, And i went shooting. That was a good time. It had been a couple of years since i had been shooting pistols and longer since i had done any long range shooting. That was a good time. I have always loved shooting carbines and rifles. Even in the Army i would do better over iron sights at the longer targets. the closer ones were always a toss up but the targets 100 yards out and farther i could always hit. Well i was able to do a bit of long distance shooting with a 30-30 of Robert's. Not sure of the scope power but there was a scope. I had a 3 finger group at 100 yards and not much worse at 200 yards. I know that is not the best distance for long distance shooting. Most contests are 500 yards or so out. but for the first time in 7+ years that i had touched a rifle out side of first person shooters... i think i did well
There is a saying that a true friend is someone that you can not talk to for years and then, when you finally get back together, it is like you were never apart. I think for the most part that is true. After 10 years or so i got together with my best friend from High School. Steve was a big part of my late teen years. Learned to play Dungeons & Dragons with the help of Steve and another friend, Jere. Then there was the old army buddy that i caught up with on the way back up to the 'Great White North'. Tom, Who has a blog
http://thomaswilsonstoryteller.blogspot.com/ opened his home to us and grilled burgers and hotdogs. We got to get reacquainted with his family and meet a couple of new additions. It seemed like we had never really been apart. We talked about things that two old soldiers talk about reminisced about people we had know and places we had been. Not to mention fun we have had since we last met. I stole the tank from his blog. It is a good pic!
All in all it was a great trip even if it was a long drive. Next time we go to Texas we may fly. But i will definitely be driving down to see Tom and his family again. there is just to much history there to be ignored.
Short one today but i am working on another installment on the stories i have been writng.
Good luck and God Bless
