Happy Blogiversary to Us II

 17 years is a long time. Not just for a blog, but in a lifetime. 

 In 2008, my youngest was at Parris Island becoming a Marine. 

All my children were adults and healthy.

My parents were about to retire and were still doing well.

I was shooting enough that I had started reloading. That didn't save me any money but it did allow more time at the range.

I had started a martial art and had no idea if I was going to be able or willing to get very far.

I was working in I.T. , still mid-career.

I blogged about all these things, as well as about politics, the economy,  world events, and anything that caught my attention. {SQUIRREL!!!}

 Borepatch  and I had our first contact within a month, a comment  I left telling him to flee Massachusetts at the end of a long rant of a post he had made.

We joined our blogs along the way.

Now it's 2025. There have a lot of changes and losses along the way. But here we stand. 

I grew up in a great time in a great country and I have had an amazing journey. And I still have hope.

Thanks to all of you have been our readers and commenters over the years.