Octopodial Chrome

I went to my first gun show today with my buddy Dean. Had a pretty good time; it’s an interesting bunch of folks who show up to such things. First time outside of church that I’ve felt out of place for having only a Van Dyke.

Wish I could have picked something up. I feel the need for a new firearm. Well, to be honest, it’s not need at all: I want a new firearm. A rifle, perhaps—my only rifle right now is a piddling .22 which hardly deserves the name. Something which I could go hunting with would be kinda cool. Not that I’m actually likely to go hunting—but if it’s possible then I could claim that the new rifle is useful, not just a really, really expensive collection-piece.

I saw on Sci-Fi Hi-Fi that Dan Sugalski has written a wonderful series of introductory articles on somewhat advanced subjects. I don’t agree with all he writes, but it’s well worth reading.