February's Fabulous Fixations and Frivolities.

[hpg]

You guys aren't normal. you know that? right?

[MW surveyor]

You guys aren't normal. you know that? right?

If you are on this forum.............you probably aren't normal either

[Bawanna]

Define normal. I don't have time to look it up, I get tripped up on the gun buying forms when they ask if I'm mentally defective. Is that a trick question?

Now I gotta think of a gift for a 17 year old. Hmmmm, this could be tough.

Can't believe they let younguns that young buy hog legs down in jawja.

[hpg]

MW, you may have a point...........

[tv_racin_fan]

I am normal... it is everyone else that is wierd.

[Tinman507]

What to get a 17 Year Old

Here's a possible gift suggestion for O'Dell's 17th Birthday.

Happy Birthday O'Dell

[JFootin]

Speaking of normal and wierd, my thoughts stray in some interresting directions. I have always been frustrated by our wierd calendar, with 30 and 31 day months interspersed randomly so that it is very hard to keep it straight in my mind. And, of course, we have the truncated month of February, which was chosen at random to carry the leap day every four years. Most of us know the history, but here it is briefly:

Basically Caesar Augustus stole a day for his month. - In the year 3961 AM, which we call 46 BC, Julius Caesar standardized the civil calendar of the Roman Empire so that it had twelve months with 30 days each. An extra 5 days were spread out among the months to keep the calendar in line with the seasons. Before then, the date depended on observations of the sun and the moon. He also introduced the concept of the leap day, which adds a day to February every four years. The month of Quintilis was renamed 'July' to honor him for this calendar reform. Later, Caesar Augustus made a minor calendar reform. Under Julius Caesar's calendar, leap day came in the middle of the month and had the same date as the day before. Caesar Augustus moved the leap day to the end of the month and gave it its own date. February was an unpopular month, because it contained an unpleasant religious observance, so he moved one day from February to the month of Sextilis, which was renamed 'August' in his honor, and now had the same number of days as Julius' month, July. Thus, February was left short.

So, I decided to play around and see if I could come up with something that makes more sense. Here it is:



Let me point out a few of the sensible attributes of this calendar:

1. All months are 30 or 31 days.
2. The months alternate evenly between 30 and 31 day months starting with January at 30, February at 31, March at 30, etc., with December being the exception at 30 days, growing to 31 in leap years.
3. The quarters are also more uniform, being 91 or 92 days in length.
4. The leap day is added so sensibly at the end of the year.

Now, is that a more sensible calendar, or what?

[LaP]

Why do Drive Thru ATM machines have braille markings on the keyboard?

[ltxi]

Just like my magazine subscriptions. January isn't over and February new edition is already here. Bring on February's firearm forum fervor.

I think I just spit on my screen reading that.

Bawanna doesn't want to get beat up for dereliction again and he has trouble with timing the first of the month. Time moves really fast at his age. So, better early than late and kudos to him for finally figuring that out.

[jeepster09]

Needs some new grips......but hey it was cheap! How about it Bawana

[OldLincoln]

Now that's one seriously ugly looking gun. Don't want to think what the person holding it looked like!

[Bawanna]

I'd say a liberal (dang I said liberal) coat of gunkote might be in order as well.

And itxi, you nailed it pal. Time just leaves me all the time. I'm thinking of tossing my watch. Just moves too dang fast for me.

[Bawanna]

Just returned from a disappointing trip to my wood candy store. Granted I haven't been there in like 3 or 4 years but I came home empty.

Couple nice pieces of rosewood but not near the inventory of all the other exotic woods they used to have. I'm kind of sad. I planned to get some pink koa for all things Jocko even though he's kind of new. I still have lots of wood but was hoping for some highly figured and different stuff.
Sometimes different is good. Right? Please tell me I'm right. Once.

[ltxi]

Now that's one seriously ugly looking gun. Don't want to think what the person holding it looked like!

Hey, hey!! Be kind! And I only charged him $20 + FedEx overnight + FFL fees for it.

[wyntrout]

Dang! A Block doorstop! Or is it just an ugly paperweight. IS IT LOADED??

Wynn