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We are in the golden age of flashlights, that's for sure. I clicked on my old MagLite the other day and thought the batteries were old...nope, it is just the light is that dim compared to today's LED models.

An electric car might work in Boston, but I have to drive two hours to get to Civilization, and that is only if you count St. Louis as Civilization. And honestly, one should not do that. I stretched the definition of "Civilization" only because they host the closest Polo matches.

Still driving my 2013 Honda Civic Si. Was the wife's car first of course, but as the clock rolled on she got the new car. It has a 201 Horsepower engine tied to a six speed manual transmission and a limited slip differential. As it is just over 100,000 miles I looked at new cars again. Thanks...

Decades of carrying the 1911 made my switch to a Glock in the 90's a mental difficulty. Custom slide back then because you could not get a red dot slide from the factory. I later cut the 19 frame down to Glock 26 size to hide the gun easily in the summer in an inside the waistband holster. But...

Another vote for the permit for travel purposes. And yes, my tourist dollars ONLY go to states that honor my Missouri CCW license. When I retired I swore I would never fly commercial again! Driving means I not only have my vehicle when I get to my destination but also my 1911, without all the...

I still call it an Icebox any my wife, somewhat younger than I am always says "How old are you, really?".

That remains my favorite Rolex. Not sure if I will get into high end watches again, but if I do the Rolex GMT Master will be at the top of my list.

I will also say that selling stuff was not as hard as I thought it would be. I kept the ones I really used or family guns. But after a lifetime of collecting, I had a lot of stuff that had not been out of the safe in a long time. I also kept the nicest examples. So now I have much less quantity...

I think the carbine got a bad reputation. GI's tended to compare it with the 30-06 Garand...of course it came up short! Every other rifle used in the war did. But compare the carbine to the 1911, well, now you are on to something. Remember, the carbine was designed to be light to carry and easy...

Still a lot of fixing going on here in Missouri...as in "I am fixing to go to the store, you need anything?".

I used to wear a vintage Rolex GMT Master every day. I really liked the watch, but when Biden got elected my wife and I knew he was going to run the economy into the ditch. So we looked really hard at what we could do about it. Our only debt was the house, so we decided to run at that as hard as...

Jack Ruby's trigger finger was bitten so badly in a fight that doctors amputated it. So he adopted an odd grip on the revolver.

OK, I would trade either of my toy cars for that one!

Local gun shop had a nice little flat latch Smith and Wesson 34 snubby, also known as the 22/32 Kit gun. I have a four inch, but this is a two inch. Problem is I am going to hit some gun shops in St. Louis this weekend with a friend, and didn't want to get a delay this weekend for buying two...

Great choice! Here is what it will look like after being in the rotation for about 8 years...illumination still shining brightly!

To say nothing of the fact after buying the Backdraft Factory Built Cobra, I still could buy the Corvette I wanted in High School but could not afford. Since the Cobra does not have a top or windows or a heater or anything else that would slow it down, the Corvette became my High Speed GT car...

My old man is 85 and still goes to the gym three days a week. Retired to be a gentleman farmer at age 55. I think that is the real reason for his and my mom's good health!

That is cool! I am old so I still use a money clip...I would buy one of those in a heartbeat!

It was a real life "Ford vs Ferrari" for me. Ford wins again! I had a mid engine Lotus in the 80's. Never again!

Ground clearance is what gets me. Like many of you, the wife gets the new car and I get her cast off. So my daily driver is a 2013 Honda Civic Si with a six speed manual transmission and a limited slip diff. It is a snow cat...as long as my ground clearance holds up. I love driving in the snow...