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Obit watch: March 3, 2021.

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2021

Margaret Maron, noted mystery writer. She actually passed away on February 23rd, but the paper of record didn’t get around to mentioning it until yesterday. The Rap Sheet has a nice tribute.

Bunny Wailer, of the Wailers.

Vernon Jordan.

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“What you gonna do when you get out of jail?…” part 337

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2021

So the governor reopened Texas:

Abbott announced a new executive order effective next Wednesday that will allow any business to open at 100% capacity if they choose to. Saying that statewide mandates are “no longer necessary,” he also announced the end of the mandatory mask mandate effective March 10.

Does this mean that we are out of jail? In my opinion, not yet.

  • This doesn’t take effect until next week.
  • I’m still a little concerned that we’ll see a surge after this goes into effect, and we will all end up back in solitary confinement.
  • I want to see how far I can take this: maybe up to 365 entries?
  • While the state has repealed the mask mandate, individual businesses can still require masks. Perhaps when I see more businesses dropping the mask requirement…
  • Finally, I’ll consider myself out of jail when I get my Chinese rabies shot. I’ve been trying: I actually spent an hour last night on the Austin Public Health website trying to book an appointment, with no luck. There was about a 10:1 ratio of people waiting online to actual appointments.

In the meantime, it’s been two weeks since our last round of random gun crankery, so why not take another spin at the wheel? Especially since this came up recently and is relevant to my interests: Jerry Miculek demonstrates his technique for speed reloading a revolver with moon clips.

Bonus #1: “Taking A Break From The B S Of Life” from Blackie Thomas.

“A lot of you probably started out with one of these Red Ryder BB guns too.” (raises hand) Still have it, too.

Bonus #2: I haven’t run across Target Suite previously, but I wanted to link this video of him discussing the Ruger Single Six he picked up at a pawn shop.

I own a Single Six with both the .22 LR and .22 Magnum cylinders, and I think it is a pure fun gun to shoot. I’m actively looking for a second one at a reasonable price for something I have in mind. I might have to start visiting more pawn shops.

Bonus #3: “Using a Sling”, from our friends at the Army Marksmanship Unit.

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