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Saturday, February 4, 2012

Random thoughts.. Brought to you by Kindle

So the Kindle is a blessing and a curse. I am jumping between books, something I rarely did with dead tree media. One is from a former president of the company I worked for, one is the history of the Glock, another is a classic by Jeff Cooper, and one is by Mas Ayoob. 

"You are no more armed because you are wearing a pistol than you are a musician because you own a guitar." - Jeff Cooper. How true. So many think they can sit through the class, take the written test, shoot 40 rounds and call it a done deal. Sorry, it does not work like that. A pistol on one's person is not a talisman that wards off evil in and of itself.

Situational awareness DOES have a plus: " ...when you're actively looking for thorns in the bush, you can't help but smell the roses". -Mas Ayoob

I'm not ADD, but this Kindle thing might make me qualify! 
Posted by Keads at 7:00 PM
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4 comments:

  1. 45erFebruary 4, 2012 at 7:40 PM

    That quote by Jeff Cooper is so true. I need to have a sign with that quote made for my range.

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  2. drjimFebruary 4, 2012 at 8:43 PM

    I'm reminded of how true that is every time I miss one than one month practicing at the range.
    Takes me two magazines just to get back to where I was.

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  3. BrookeFebruary 5, 2012 at 6:29 AM

    I love reading stuff by Ayoob.

    You just need more Kindle discipline. ;)

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  4. Old NFOFebruary 5, 2012 at 6:46 AM

    Good point(s), and I'm currently reading the Glock book, Reagan Diaries, and a SF book...LOL

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