Aristo! Aristo! A la lanterne!: Sunday... randomosity (and a camcorder bleg)

Sunday, February 28, 2010

Sunday... randomosity (and a camcorder bleg)

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Random thoughts on a brilliant Sunday morning....

I woke this morning, earlier than I wished, with brain in gear. It does that, perhaps too often, and not always usefully. This mornings critical mental discovery? "If I'm going to be checking out Blackhawk, and shooting there, I should take a video camera". I blame it on a low blood coffee level, and shootiness on the brain. Perhaps a few hours of trigger time on the range today will help.... (g). (instant update, no waiting: Middle son just communicated... and a noon meet-up today at SLCFSA is likely to happen. Most kewl, as he has a few new shooty toys I can oogle)

While on the topic of shootiness... over on Carteach0 I have a few posts up regarding the Lasermax guide rod laser, and another post coming with a holster review. Perhaps today will be a good chance to shoot in the G-30 with the laser, and evaluate it. The weather guesser suggests cloudy conditions, and possible even snow flurries.... so.........

So... this morning involves relaxing before a crackling fire, with coffee in hand, researching digital camcorders on-line. Thus... the bleg. Can anyone suggest a very reasonable digital camcorder? So far, the Canon FS200 is looking about right..... thoughts?

Shortly I'll gather gear for a range trip, and meet up with #2 heir. This evening, we travel to #1 heir's home for his infamous Chicken Enchiladas. All in all... it's going to be a fine, fine day.

Ya'll take care now, Ya hear?

1 comment:

Rev. Paul said...: I use a JVC Everio with a 30GB hard drive. At standard settings, it offers over 12 hours of recording time. Has lots of good features & a 32X zoom. Easy to use (point & shoot simplicity) and downloads easily to a PC. Mine's about 3 years old, and newer models have even more features.; February 28, 2010 at 2:28 PM

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"Do not confuse "duty" with what other people expect of you; they are utterly different. Duty is a debt you owe to yourself to fulfill obligations you have assumed voluntarily. Paying that debt can entail anything from years of patient work to instant willingness to die. Difficult it may be, but the reward is self-respect.

But there is no reward at all for doing what other people expect of you, and to do so is not merely difficult, but impossible. It is easier to deal with a footpad than it is with the leech who wants "just a few minutes of your time, please — this won't take long." Time is your total capital, and the minutes of your life are painfully few. If you allow yourself to fall into the vice of agreeing to such requests, they quickly snowball to the point where these parasites will use up 100 percent of your time — and squawk for more!
So learn to say No — and to be rude about it when necessary.
Otherwise you will not have time to carry out your duty, or to do your own work, and certainly no time for love and happiness. The termites will nibble away your life and leave none of it for you.

(This rule does not mean that you must not do a favor for a friend, or even a stranger. But let the choice be yours. Don't do it because it is "expected" of you.)"