Happy August, folks. Finally got around to addressing the blog, publishing some long lost comments and such. It seems like a few folks have hung up their keyboards lately. (JR, Hermit? You guys out there?) I'm trying not to be one of them. I still want to keep this a topical blog, rather than a baby blog. No surprise, but that's where the bulk of my time has gone of late.

I realize I'm coming late to the discussion on folks open carrying their guns to town hall meetings & Obamacare protests, but since Bill Maher had his panties in a twist about it as recently as last night, I guess I'm not too far behind the curve. Y'all did catch the MSNBC hatchet job about racist guns owners, right? Anyway, I think armed protest is a good thing - that whole government fearing the people concept is a winner in my book.

Speaking of, how about Obamacare? If we socialize medicine here, where with the Canadians go for healthcare?

A neighbor recently acquired an M35, which looks pretty bad-ass. I've got absolutely no use for one, let alone any place to park it, but it does make me yearn slightly for a 10-ton truck. Maybe one day if I buy the dream ranch.

Lastly, I hope to start a tax stamp collection in the near future. I've got an unused AR-15 lower sitting around that is going to be my first SBR, and I'm trying to decide on caliber. I saw an 11" AR57 upper on sale recently that got me thinking that was a pretty slick setup. However, the more I read about the caliber, the less impressed I am. My thinking now is that I'd rather start with a 10.5" upper in 5.56, since that won't require any additional magazine or ammo stockpiling on my part. Any thoughts?