I just finished this account of the Houston Astros’ sign-stealing scandal, written by the reporter who broke the story with Ken Rosenthal. I appreciated that the author spent time dissecting the Astros’ diseased organizational culture, which started at the top with owner Jim Crane and GM Jeff...
This is a well-written account of the events leading to and the effects of Gen. Pershing’s 1916-17 expedition into Mexico. I had only the sparsest knowledge of that conflict, and I was surprised to know that I have been to some of the places on this side of the border that Pancho Villa raided.
I picked this up after reading a review of Heller’s new novel in the local paper. Heller borrows a lot of his style from Cormac McCarthy, but that isn’t necessarily a bad thing, and this was a compelling read. Good outdoorsy descriptions and good characters.
I have aperture sights on my M1 carbine as well as my old sporterized Carcano and Steyr rifles. I like them much better than regular notch sights, but as with any iron sights, you give up about 10-15 minutes of shooting light compared with a scope.
Who’s watching game 7 tonight?? It’s been a lot of frantic back and forth with three pretty goals (so far). Still hoping the Oilers can win the Cup for my Canadian friends, but I probably just jinxed them.
This was an interesting history of pirates with a little sociological discussion thrown in about why contemporary audiences find pirates thrilling and entertaining.
This one was a little disappointing. I was hoping for more detail about how Carson outfitted his expeditions, the gear he used, the obstacles he overcame … but this was a dry retelling of the less interesting parts of his life.
I’m in Texas, and I’ve encountered enough rattlers and copperheads that I don’t venture out without steel-toed boots and snake gaiters. You definitely want gaiters specifically rated against snakebite.
I think that whole thing about “most bites are on the upper body” comes from people trying to...
I lived in Des Moines for five years. I don’t have any hunting recommendations but I do recommend the loose meat sandwiches at Maid-Rite and the tenderloin sandwich at the Machine Shed. Also the Iowa chop pork chops on the grill.
Dallas fans, talk to me about the Jamie Benn hit on Devon Toews. I can’t stand the Avalanche but Benn is looking more and more like a cheap shot artist. I’m amazed there was no penalty on what was a clear shot to the head.
This is my Jeep Patriot with the FD-II 4x4 package. It’s Trail Rated but has more storage space and gets better gas mileage than the Wrangler. It makes a great hunting rig, but unfortunately Jeep stopped making the Patriot in 2017 and didn’t replace it with anything as good.
Sandinista!
You guys are young, naming the bands my kids listened to. I was more of an Iggy-Sex Pistols-Clash-Pogues kind of guy. To me, Green Day is a “new” band.