Neanderpundit

At the end of the day. Sort of a marker meal, really. But I also discovered (Because I eat the yogurt plain) that it is improved by a splash of vanilla extract.

I have also discovered that the bottle containing the vanilla extract and the bottle containing the Liquid Smoke are remarkably similar.

I had to move around my emergency kit some last weekend (the truck version) and came across my emergency flashlight. I store it without batteries and have a fresh unopened set of batteries and the flashlight in an old sock, together.

Now, I love my Maglites. I love my little LED lights. I love my Surefire. That said, when I think “Flashlight” this is the image that comes to mind. .

The Brightstar is the quintessentail “original” Flashlight and they are as durable as a brick. They’re all plastic on the outside, which means they can be used inside electrical cabinets (Some older models had metal screws holding the switch on but I think that is now gone on all models) and a three D cell version costs $11 something. They are designed for industrial use- the light wands you see cops using and most airport ground people are usually brightstars. No, it doesn’t have high technology ultra super bright bulbs or whatever, but they work for about 19 hours before needing battery replacement.

Brightstar has moved up to some fancier models and they certainly do compete with the higher end flashlights in many arenas, but the original, ubiquitous BrightStar, still the familiar black and yellow, still damned near indestructible, is still Made in the USA. At $12, I find myself wondering why I don’t have a few more of these. Cross posted at ‘Made in America”

Our shooting club has had some issues with it’s leadership for several years now, and this has recently become an issue front and center with our membership. The concern has been that there needs to be more transparency, and this has motivated a large number of members to become involved, for the first time in a long time.

So last night we had our annual election. I was heartened by the amount of our membership that showed- the vote tally was on the order of 45% of the membership.

I was enlisted by one of the officers to assist in tallying the vote, and it was a sweep- the new list of officers were elected by an overwhelming margin, and they officially take office on the first of April.

may G-d have mercy on our souls. This is the first time I have ever become involved in any politicking of any kind and it is not to my liking at all. I like and respect all of these guys and to have had to take sides against them has not been enjoyable. But now we have this, and we have to do something with it.