Utah’s love-hate relationship with alcohol:

So far, I’ve learned:
- A fifth of Smirnoff Vanilla Vodka and a six-pack of Guinness Extra Stout cost the same price.
- The only alcohol available at the grocery store is beer, and only if it’s 4% or less.
- They do, however, sell a microbrew called “Polygamy Porter,” with the slogan “Why have just one?” - it’s pretty good, too! (This is only funny to people who know anything about Mormonism… But the microbrews come in a case of 12 called the “Quorum of Twelve.” Bwahaha.)

Photography/modeling:

Yesterday Kelly, the three kids, and I went all over hell’s half acre doing photo shoots. Theoretically we’ll be doing more of the same today. I was really happy with how they turned out - here are the three that have been proofed so far:

Horses:

I’m trying to befriend one of the fillies they have here at the house; she’ll be up for sale sooner or later and I’m considering the logistics of acquiring her… or a horse in general. Unfortunately, she doesn’t like any of the treats I’ve offered up, and otherwise thinks I should stay out of her bubble.

Now for the important stuff - GUNS!

I need more time with my pistols. A lot more time with my pistols. I went out with my cousin’s husband and their nine year old daughter - the accompanying arsenal was as follows:
- BB gun :)
- Ruger 10/22
- Some fashion of .223, I didn’t look too closely
- Springfield XD-40 Sub-Compact
- Kel-Tec P3AT
- Beretta 92
I fired all but the .223. My after-action conclusions are a) I want a 10/22, because they’re just too much fun, b) I need more time with my pistols… a lot more time, and c) I shot approximately twice as well with the 9mm than I did with my .40. What does the last one mean to me? I need to get my ass to the range more and put in more time with my .40, as well as improve my sighting. I have been hitting consistently low, so after modifying my sight a little bit I started to hit a little too high - but better. It’s going to require some fine-tuning. Now, as much as I like .40 as a home/self-defense round, I can definitely understand the draw towards 9mm for competition shooting.

However, this is me we’re talking about, and I think pistol comps will come long after rifle comps. :)