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Monday, September 10, 2012

AAR- The Cornered Cat

A abbreviated report however. A Girl and Her Gun hosts a two day class with Kathy Jackson. Kathy is well known to me because of three things, her book, Website, and being the Editor of the USCCA magazine. I actually had a letter published in that periodical.

So, I head north to Culpeper VA. I felt really safe in that town this weekend as Kathy and Todd Green were running classes on both ends of this town! 

The first day was covering the basics again. You cannot do that enough in my opinion. I was looking forward to the next day. As someone said to me before: "If you want to hear God laugh, tell him your plans". 

Well the day before I head out I go to the Dentist to tell him about a toothache.  A quick X-ray and ta da!  An abscess on my upper left rear molar (for those playing the home version of the game American Dental Association coding tooth #15).  I guarantee that if I am found by some CSI people I will be readily identifiable. "As you can see here, this person has spent a great deal of time at the Dentist. I suspect he funded at least three of their children's tuition in college."

So a quick Pulpal Debridement, a few prescriptions and I am on my way. The first day of the class? No big deal. Sunday however showed the folly of my ways. I am allergic to grass. I spent all day Saturday running around on it. I had also started the mega dose of Penicillin VK with the attendant uh, gastronomical issues. So my load out looked sorta like this. 











Sunday broke. I left the Hydrocodone at the house. I felt like warmed over death. It would not benefit me nor my fellow students if I showed up feeling like I did. I missed out on the second day of class, seeing my friend Murphy's Law, and spending more time with A Girl and Her gun.

I feel bad about this. I know that the warning on the bottle of the pain med says not to operate heavy machinery.

These are not heavy machines in the classical sense. Yet they are just that. 


 














These Pistols are what I brought to class. I hate I did not get to stretch them out.

17 comments:

  1. As John Lennon said, "Life is what happens while you're busy making other plans." I hope you're feeling better now.

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    1. Thanks Shepard. I went to work today. It's still there but manageable.

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  2. Well I guess that you'll just have to come back in two weeks. Bring those guns. We'll vindicate them.

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    1. I will Murph! M1 Garand and maybe some other toys too.

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  3. Ouch!
    Praying that the follow up root canal goes ok.

    Be careful mixing antihistamine allergy meds and prescription pain meds.

    Antibiotics can cause diarrhea; hydrocodone causes constipation. Hope you can find a balance that isn't too uncomfortable.

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    1. Thanks Mrs. S.! Applied chemistry to be sure.

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  4. It was nice meeting you, even if for such a short time. Hopefully we will be able to meet up another time. If you ever get up to see A Girl again, I would like to join up also.

    :-)

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    1. It was great meeting you too! I will be back to Culpeper I am sure. I will let A Girl know and lets go shoot!

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  5. It was nice to meet you, even if for just a day!

    Hopefully you will be able to come up to Virginia again sometime.

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  6. Hated that you were not feeling well. You looked like you were in pain. Although way too short, I did enjoy finally meeting you and MSgt B will be jealous you escaped without an AGirl hug...he always gets stuck:)

    Feel better.

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    1. What?!?! I missed out on a patented AGirl hug?!?!? No the pleasure was mine! I will be back to see you again. I LOVE me some Central VA. Too bad its too close to that uh, DC thing, LOL!

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  7. Sorry to hear your weekend was cut short... Sounds like a great time while you were there...

    Dann in Ohio

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  8. Safety IS job one! Good call Sir.

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  9. Take it easy and recoup! All the best to you!

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