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Monthly Archives: March 2018
The defective computer monitor (Subtitle: ‘I’m sorry, Dave. I can’t let you back into the airlock’)
The defective computer monitor (Subtitle: ‘I’m sorry, Dave. I can’t let you back into the airlock’) Friends who are skilled with social media marketing strategies, and much more clever than I, have been after me for months to expand my … Continue reading
Posted in Computer Technology, Technolog, Technology, Uncategorized
Tagged Computer Technology, Defective Monitor, Technology
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File marks
File marks Look closely and you may see them: file marks. The faint traces of file marks are barely visible on the water table of this old Lefever Nitro Special 12 gauge double gun. The marks are the final cuts … Continue reading
Posted in Bird Guns, Hunting, Lefever Shotguns, Shooting, Shotgun Engraving, Shotguns
Tagged double guns, Lefever Shotguns, shotguns
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ED puts me back on the beam
ED puts me back on the beam Something was not right. The numbers on the digital screen jumped to 28.4, then dived to 23.2, then stabilized at 24.3. The electronic scale was measuring charges, in grains, of XMP 5744 powder … Continue reading
Posted in Hunting Rifles, reloading, Rifle Shooting, Rifles, Uncategorized
Tagged reloading, Rifelry, Rifle Shooting
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Three steps toward reducing firearm violence and fatalities
Three steps toward reducing firearm violence and fatalities Proposals for gun control, for the most part, are ludicrous. Not because the intentions of the “gun control” advocates are unworthy. To the contrary: reducing the number of firearm homicides is an … Continue reading
North Country Tales
North Country Tales, my latest collection of essays, stories, poems, and tales about life in the North Country, is now published and available at independent book stores listed at indiebooks.com and through amazon (https://www.amazon.com/North-Country-Tales-Jerry-Johnson/dp/1983577154/)
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Dispatches from a Northern Town 