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Heh... I already am harder on him because he's the older one. The younger one's fire is likely due at least in part to "little brother syndrome" as well. He works hard to keep up with big brother in addition to being small for his age. I think sports are important for kids, particularly boys. Mine are both fairly competitive, but their reactions to failure are very different. The older one needs lots of positive reinforcement. I'll admit to that requiring effort on my part as my upbringing was that success was both the expectation and it's own reward, and there was always "room for improvement". I try to channel Mr. Miyagi or Yoda and give them the "do or do not, there is no try" speech when it comes to sports. It you want to sign up, fine. But if you're in, you're in to the end. No whining and no quitting. Even if you stink at it now, hard work and perseverance will get you there. Trying to spin that in a positive light isn't always easy for me. To one of @Hozzie 's points ... some people have an innate ability to stay calm while others are prone to panic or condition black. My m-i-l and my wife to a (thankfully) lesser degree are the latter and it drives me crazy. Sometimes I feel like I have to under-react to situations to compensate for their over-reaction.

I've gotten my kids both slip-joint and liner-lock pocket knives. Neither are anything exotic. They like the slip-joint knives but the scouts require locking blades.

I'd recommend watching it in segments. It's a lot to process in 2 straight hours, hence no questions from the audience at the end. I watched it in 4 roughly 30 min segments over about 8 hrs. The breaks give you time to think. And I'll add, I'm not sure one can "develop" his mind set. Either you're born with it, or not. Perhaps it's in there and you just haven't found it yet, but it's got to be in there already. I say that because I see it in my boys. One is a fighter. He gets intense and "in" the moment. It's in there, and I suspect the work will be to teach him to use it. The other just isn't a fighter. His first instinct is to deflect, distract, disengage. That's not meant to be negative in any way, it's just his personality.

I have one of these, it's been great. https://www.amazon.com/ThruNite-Ti3-Max120-Lumens-Flashlight/dp/B00LUO028U I've also had good luck with the Defiant brand lights from Home Depot.

Wow. He's... intense. Very interesting and informative. Thanks.

Never a good day when the magic smoke escapes.

Good ole Lucas, the prince of darkness. I'd take it. It would be great for taking the kids to/from school.

Prayers for you Doug and the surgical team. Dad had triple bypass a while back. Good as it may be for you, try not to laugh too much. And whatever you do, don't sneeze. Heal up fast.

Jump in, get involved, be the bad guy. Not to be too critical, but mom isn't getting the message across. Hopefully they'll both thank you later.

The area is reasonably shooter friendly as long as you own the property and your neighbors don't mind the noise. There are very active pistol shooting leagues at ORSA. http://orsaonline.org/index.asp Getting an invite for a membership shouldn't be an issue. Gun shows? Meh. Only if you like paying way too much to walk around looking at the same overpriced stuff, most of which has little to do with guns. The classifieds here on the other hand, will bankrupt you if you're not careful.

Right. Cameras are great at detecting things. Preventing them in the first place is far better.

Sorry, first thing that came to mind. Seriously though... ... this x1000. It could get ugly fast. You've still got time to get your arms around this, security cameras can wait.

Welcome back.

Somewhat hard to believe a glass makes a difference, but it does. And I'm trying to be a proper whisky snob.

Haven't seen barrel proof. Their small batch is my favorite.

Negative. The least it could do is snow if it's going to be this cold for this long. And it's cold enough that we'd actually get real snow, instead of the usual icy, slushy disaster.

I'd call that either a loading tray or a clip. Kind of a clip/belt fed hybrid.

I saw pics of Bald River Falls from yesterday where it was nearly frozen solid. Water was running down the ice but there was no "falls" in the expected sense.

That was bad. This is better. You're welcome.

Howdy from murvul. I'd like to find somewhere to shoot nearby as well, but it would seem that if you don't own the property or aren't part of the club, you're sol.

Yep. The listed portion of the additional fee goes to whatever organization the plate is associated with.

Fail. If you're gonna bring the cold, the least you could do is bring some snow to play in too.

Howdy.

Cool. I'd thought that tables, desks, etc. made from salvaged milsurp crates would be cool.

Got this for Christmas, it's quite good. Smooth with a mild flavor. Nice on the rocks.