Month: April 2009
Back to Old Lenses
I got my eyes checked a few weeks ago. Turns out my eyes have gotten a little bit worse. Last pair of frames I got from Lenscrafters. This time I decided to go with the optometrist’s optical shop. Took ten days for the new frames and lenses to arrive. A few hours after putting them on I realized that I wasn’t seeing right. The left eye is crystal clear, but the right eye is still fuzzy. The sunglasses I got for the old frames are better, but I still don’t see 20/20 with them. I called back the optometrist and told them I think something is wrong with my prescription, and they gave me the expected “It might take a week to get used to the new prescription” mantra. Adjusting to a stronger prescription I can understand, but I should see clearly from the get go.
So I stuck with it until last night at Silhouette, when I realized the animals were all completely fuzzed out, even compared to my old lenses. I didn’t really notice how bad it was until I was looking down at the animals. Called up the optometrist again today, and told them I still couldn’t see straight. They scheduled me to come back next Thursday. Meanwhile I have to shoot a match Sunday.
So screw it. I took the sunglasses lenses out of my old frames and put my old lenses back in. If I had gone to Lenscrafters, I’d have been able to work all this out in a few hours. It’s going to be weeks before I’m seeing properly again, and considering I’m already out close to 400 dollars, I’m not exactly happy.
Are You Going to the Blog Bash?
The time is fast approaching for NRA’s Annual Meeting. This year it’ll be held in Phoenix. Once again, Bitter is organizing a Second Amendment Blog Bash for bloggers and readers alike surrounding the Annual Meeting. Take a look at our schedule of activities. We had a blast at last year’s event, so I hope people will register and come out.
Specter Turning up the Sleaze
He’s demanding Pat Toomey turns over membership lists for Club for Growth, because pretty clearly “Given the Wall Street background of your members, it seems clear that many of them would have received TARP monies.”
I hope Toomey tells Specter where he can stick his request.
I Guess They Come in Fours Now
Accuracy vs. Wind Tolerance
Joe Huffman looks at the issue, which is important in long range shooting. Joe writes ballistic software for fun and profit, so he’s the blogosphere resident expert on exterior ballistics.
Behind the Media Cycle
Paul Helmke should really work on getting his blog posts up before they come pre-debunked.
Court Upholds Lancaster Discharge Ordinance
Looks like the courts are giving this the OK. We covered this issue previously here. Apparently the ordinance does have exceptions for self-defense and other activities. I should note that whether Mr. Swinton acted in self-defense or not is a question of fact, rather than of law, and is something for a jury to decide at trial.
What the judge here is saying is that, as a matter of law, the ordinance is in accordance with state law. Pennsylvania’s preemption statute does not explicitly prohibit the regulation of firearms discharge. Obviously state law has to preempt some aspects of firearms discharge, otherwise what’s to stop cities from making the discharge of a firearm unlawful under any circumstance?
Straining the Air Force
Glenn Reynolds reports that the US Air Force is having some difficulty moving Obama around with his gigantic entourage.
The large delegation traveling with the president in Europe required moving several transports, including jumbo C-5s and C-17s, from sorties ferrying supplies to Afghanistan to European bases for the presidential visit, said two military officials familiar with the issue.
Just to be clear, that a few of these, and a few of these. How much luggage are these 500 people taking?
Earmark for Remington
The New York State legislature is going to give Remington Arms 2 million dollars to keep them in New York.
In an attempt to show county commitment to keeping the Remington Arms plant in the village of Ilion, the Legislature on Wednesday authorized spending up to $2 million for future equipment purchases by the firearms manufacturer. The budgetary impact of the amount serves as sufficient proof of legislator loyalty.
You know, maybe if it wasn’t for the constant political risk to their business from both anti-gun politicians and New York State’s awful business climate, they wouldn’t have to bribe companies to stay.