BigK

  I work at a company that makes wellness software. If I participate, I can earn up to $1000 extra dollars in my HSA and get steeply discounted health insurance. So, I kind of had to pick a step tracker that integrates to their software. I picked the Jawbone over the FitBit or the others, but also would be interested in a G-Shock if it worked with both my work's apps and MyFitnessPal.   You hit the nail on the head about the low carb diet (I did Keto). I found myself plateauing after 3 months and realized that when I was too lazy to cook a good meal I was eating junk like pork rinds and sugar free jello for supper because it was easy. I'm taking a 3 month break to do a traditional low fat low calorie diet then I'll go back and forth til I hit my goal. I'm loving being able to eat fruit and oatmeal again, but still plan to avoid rice, potatoes, and bread from now on.   Those charts are ridiculous, IMO. I'm a shade under 6' tall and most charts say I need to be 165#. There's no freaking way I want to be that skinny. So, I'm shooting for 215#.

  Best of luck to you. I like your strategy. I'm using MyFitnessPal as well. Great app! I love how if you're at a restaurant it can even use GPS to guess where you are and show you the menu. That makes it even easier to log the food you eat. The popularity of the app helps too. That's how the food database is able to have hundreds of thousands of foods from every restaurant.   Best of all it integrates seamlessly with my Jawbone UP24's software. They share data both ways, so that not only does the step tracker update the calorie tracker to adjust your available calories based on activity, but the tracker software I use can also score my eating habits, sleeping habits, and exercise habits to give me the big pic of how I'm doing.   I combined the 2 with a very very low carb diet for the last 3 months and lost 50# with almost no effort.

I've always wanted a Jeep, but this is the 2nd account of bad initial quality I've heard recently. I think I'm officially skeered-off.

  I think the key to whether it's a straw purchase revolves around whether the d-bags who supplied the money ever actually took possession of the guns. If they took ownership, I agree, it was a straw purchase. If they just gave away money for someone to buy a gun just to have it destroyed, I don't think it qualifies as a straw purchase.   Either way, I don't want the issue pressed. IMO, the gov't shouldn't have the right to regulate firearm purchases anyway. So, as much as I hate anti-gunners, I still don't want BS laws used against ANYONE.

Nice!   You're a lucky man.

  post a pic, curious to see how ya did it

  That will likely work for a small of the back sheath, like the one above, but that's the only position where the stiff sheath (due to blade inside) would not encounter a curved part of your body. You might be surprised how even a slight curve, like at your 4:00 position, makes it impossible for more than one loop for the belt to pass through. You usually end up with a single spot on the sheath where you can put a loop, so it has to be very strong.

Naturally, it doesn't really matter how it went down. I was just being overly curious. Tragic event.   Makes me glad I have the kind of job where the most dangerous thing that I encounter at work is taking the last cup of coffee in the break room and the next person in line getting mad because they have to wait for one to brew.

Horizontal sheaths require a lot more design and work than a vertical one. I assume that's why they are more expensive and fewer companies make them. Using leather as an example, a simple vertical leather sheath can be made from a single piece of leather, adding only a welt. Even without the extra bells and whistles, a horizontal one like this, requires 3 or 4 times the labor. I spent nearly 35 hours on this one. I've tried horizontal Kydex holsters, but they are hard to design to be comfy, because you can't integrate the belt attachment with the body of the sheath. It has to be much beefier, so it has to be attached to the sheath differently. About the only really good way to make one is to add a Tek-Lok attachment and even then you have to design the sheath in a way that the Tek-Lok has a flat area to attach. All-in-all, I'm just saying, I love horizontal sheaths, but they are a pain in the ass to make and almost unaffordable to buy. Edit: I hope somebody does share an affordable source for well-made horizontal kydex sheaths. I'd rather buy one than to make one.

I try not to jump to conclusions after the kind of poor reporting MSN does, so help me understand:   Was the unresponsive person the one who later fired shots? Did the responders identify themselves or did the the shooter assume they were burglars? Was the person shooting maliciously or had mental/emotional issues?   Regardless of the missing facts I'm just curious about, I hate to hear stories like this. First responders of any kind have a tough enough job as it is when they AREN'T getting shot at. 

There was a watch?

After using this a couple of weeks I've decided it ain't too bad. When I bring the handle up, I just push the flipper with my middle finger. I don't even have to take my hand off the handle at all and I don't have to reach between the handle and press body to remove the case. I'm sure there's a better idea, but for this cheap lil press, it'll work fine.

  I've ordered from AIM a lot, had really good luck with the quality for the price, but it's hard to catch stuff in stock there for sure.   I seldom have to resort to Brownell's prices, but I like knowing I can get what I need there, if I'm willing to pay that much. :D

  I just ordered a bunch of small parts and noticed a couple of items were sold out. Nonetheless, there was at least 3 options for every part I needed that weren't sold out. Try Primary Arms.

Seemed like too many holes in that boat to be anything but automatic gunfire. Since it's CA, nobody has more than 10 rounds in their magazines, right? So,it must've been the gov't that sank shot up the boat. Has it been long enough for organized harriers to band together?

  My experience with cats has been more like AtomicRooster. So, the last thing I'd want is a cat that was not only a butthole, but was capable of taking me out whenever it wanted.

  Interesting train of thought. I don't buy into the hair theory,but the rest is very rational.

  Awesome news!!

    Leaves very little room to speculate about the feelings he has about BHO, huh?

  Unless I actually pulled him over because he was DUI, I would do the same. I'd assume that, since it's still cold in MT, he was just trying to stay warm and would have helped him out. It never would have gotten to the point of listening to stories about sleeping pills and stuff and none of you would have heard about this story.   Nonetheless, I get why someone would feel otherwise. I'd make DUI penalties way worse if it were up to me, but only MOVING VIOLATIONS.

I got an email from them vaguely mentioning a storewide sale this weekend. Turns out the sale is gold prices for retail customers and elite prices for members.   I was VERY excited to see 7-9 oz double shoulders on sale for $45.99 retail / $39.99 members. They had 3 stacks of them that were about 3 feet high when I was there Friday. I may go back today and get more.   That's super cheap, in case anyone is considering giving leatherwork a try. To put it in perspective, I can probably make $500 worth of sheaths/holsters out of a double shoulder.

  FYI...this weekend Tandy on Harding Pl has 7-9 oz double shoulders for $39.99-$45.99. hey had hundreds of them in stock. I may go back and grab some more. That's as cheap as I've bought leather in a LONG time.

What I took from the video was summed up nearly 1500 yrs ago...   “If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle. ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

Negan doesn't know Rick or his crew well enough to choose someone just valuable enough to send the right message without being so valuable that the group will never be right without them. 

  I agree 100%...but, I still feel the same way about people who buy Glocks.