Saint Patrick’s Day 2019 was different than previous years for me. I don’t normally celebrate St. Patty’s Day too heavily, as I consider it to be an “amateur drinking holiday.” That’s not to say that I consider myself a professional drinker, but to say that St. Patrick’s Day typically serves as an excuse for peopleContinueContinue reading “The Adventures of Quickstride and Shambler: St. Patrick’s Day”
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New & Improved?
After a lot of deliberation, and even more procrastination, I have decided to open up this new blog, and to terminate the old blog. The new blog, norsemancreative.com, will have all the old posts that the Happiness is a Shotgun and a Book blog had, so no losses there. The Shotgun and a Book blog,ContinueContinue reading “New & Improved?”
Check Your Hubris at the Door: Cat’s Away
If the Lieutenant knew anything, the low murmurs that emanated from the other side of the cubicle farm would have worried him. The Lieutenant did not know anything, however, so he remained blissfully unaware of his surroundings as he worked his way through the paperwork on his desk. The Lieutenant had only been at thisContinueContinue reading “Check Your Hubris at the Door: Cat’s Away”
2016 Hunting Chapter 2: Farmegeddon
The following weekend hunt ended up being one of the more eventful weekends out at the hunting ranch. Coined “Farmageddon,” the hunting party ended up shooting only one very small deer. But we did harvest a few other animals. Most notable among them was an Auodad, which is one of the many African exotic animalsContinueContinue reading “2016 Hunting Chapter 2: Farmegeddon”
2016 Texas Deer Hunting, Chapter 1
If we are being completely honest, “Deer Hunting” doesn’t quite adequately describe the hunting efforts this year, as although deer were the primary target of my hunting excursions, this season brought new game animal opportunities outside of just deer that I had not really anticipated. As I previously wrote, I tried my hand at archeryContinueContinue reading “2016 Texas Deer Hunting, Chapter 1”