Apropos of nothing in particular, I am greatly encouraged that “instinctive shooting” works the same for me whether I shoot right- or lefthanded. Nice. . . as long as my right eye (dominant eye) remains good and my left eye stays pretty much in the same relation, between them, my binocular vision allows me to acquire my target well w/o focusing my sight on the. . . urm sights, just by focusing my eyes on my target and maintaining a proper grip alignment. It’s the latter that’s a bit more difficult for my lefthanded shooting. Just needs more drill. So, drill, baby, drill. *heh*
Yeh, Not Gonna Try Something Like This
The last time I moved a piano by myself was 32 years ago. Did it fairly often in my 20s and 30s, though (a sometime occupational hazard 😉 ). This (below)? A wee tad more than I’d want to attempt nowadays. It’s the knees, the back and between my ears. *heh*
*sigh* More Stuff for My Stuff
I just decided I need an electroplating kit to rehab the grip on my 1930s German Fireman’s Dagger. The knife has a blade that edges toward short sword length and (apparently—I have not yet disassembled the grip) seems to have a rat tail. The grip is composed of two parts: an unknown metal alloy with two plastic scales pinned to it. The chrome plating is almost entirely worn away, so. . . silverplate!
Drilling out the pins and removing the grip is a trivial operation, but the electroplating. . . yeh, with the right equipment and supplies, also fairly simple. So. . .
After that? Yeh, small repairs to the steel sheath and to then reblue it. Fun, eh?
Back burner. I have too many other projects in line ahead of this. 😉
Looking Forward Into 2025
Going into 2025, one sentence keeps echoing between my ears: Let hope be not dismayed. It’s not scriptural (and, frankly, I know not whence it comes), but it does remind me of Joshua 1:9: “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”