tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post597313806746323485..comments2024-02-28T20:56:23.768-06:00Comments on Sipsey Street Irregulars: Remembrance and RegretDutchman6http://www.blogger.com/profile/09935420042995679958noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-28930244837784531192012-10-28T15:31:45.893-05:002012-10-28T15:31:45.893-05:00"Mike,
When is the next Appleseed shoot and w..."Mike,<br />When is the next Appleseed shoot and where? I would love to take my wife to one."<br /><br />www.appleseedinfo.orgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-71026440419834301022012-10-28T13:31:03.174-05:002012-10-28T13:31:03.174-05:00Lever action pump Winchester?
Who wrote this - Hi...Lever action pump Winchester?<br /><br />Who wrote this - Hillary?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-69775993744792743552012-10-27T13:05:24.603-05:002012-10-27T13:05:24.603-05:00Taught the wife and kids to shoot. Took them all f...Taught the wife and kids to shoot. Took them all fishing. Dined in the chow hall with my son, who still remembers it, and took him offshore fishing. Gave him lessons in fieldcraft and he loved it.<br /><br />Once he is at his permanent duty station in the Corps, he and I are going on a guided moose and bear hunt.<br /><br />Hold them close and love them fiercely for they fly the nest all too soon.<br /><br />Gunny Ghttp://www.theantiliberalzone.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-24173863853749095972012-10-27T12:24:10.872-05:002012-10-27T12:24:10.872-05:00I was a PMI (Primary Marksmanship Instructor)in th...I was a PMI (Primary Marksmanship Instructor)in the Marine Corps and shot Rifle and Pistol teams. <br />I have taught two nephews and a few of my nieces to shoot. One nephew though he knew how to shoot. After a little work and teaching the basics, he could hit the brass end of a 12 Ga shell from 100 yards almost every time. <br />The nieces I taught can out shoot most Marines with a pistol. They all carry .45s. <br />The other nephew's mother whines and cries when I work with him, because she is a liberal, and doesn't want her baby to be taught how to kill. He still sneaks down to the farm to shoot and hunt. Heffermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07569579228918504785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-23572674180153392642012-10-27T12:20:05.815-05:002012-10-27T12:20:05.815-05:00Better late than never, Mike, and there IS time to...Better late than never, Mike, and there IS time to make it clear what your feelings are. Memories always start in the NOW, and you never leave the now till you're dead. So, take your NOW and live it - with them. And the comment about your grandkids is relevant, too. Do what you know to do. It always works out in the end.T. Holmesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-34166932682143798092012-10-27T11:35:31.501-05:002012-10-27T11:35:31.501-05:00Mike, this is an excellent column. My Dad taught ...Mike, this is an excellent column. My Dad taught me to shoot with his old Savage pump .22 which he had fitted with peep sights. This was one year before he died (I was only 10) and I remember him as a good teacher and excellent shot. You never know how you will influence your kids, but I believe yours has every reason to be proud of you, hunter or not.Roger Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-10268256390149094562012-10-27T08:48:59.033-05:002012-10-27T08:48:59.033-05:00We all get dreamy on occasion Mike. We can all lo...We all get dreamy on occasion Mike. We can all look back and wish we had done things differently. I lost a farm and my marriage chasing liberty and other things. My children were split up like so much chattel and I cannot be in the same room with my ex. I have few regrets... my children know and have no doubts that I love them unconditionally as much as anyone can. They know, and respect me for what I have done ... it is all I could ask.Dakotahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02261415021692766579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-75382962451945597672012-10-27T08:42:54.237-05:002012-10-27T08:42:54.237-05:00My father was seldom around--he worked 15-18 hours...My father was seldom around--he worked 15-18 hours a day. But working for the Voice of America in DC in the 50's, 60's and 70's whenever he was with us he told us about the most interesting people he met at work. <br /><br />Sometimes he brought the individuals home with him. One time we had a Chinese dissident sitting right in the living room. I had no idea what they were talking about but we were always welcome to join in.<br /><br />My father was from Ukraine and was a gregarious, happy person--that's what I remember the most. So I never faulted him for not spending more time with us--in fact we all are quite spirited and independent because we had to be responsible early on.<br /><br />As a parent in my 20's and 30's I made plenty of mistakes-who doesn't? but love transcends time and space and in the end grown-up kids get it. Life isn't about being perfect, it's about being a better person tomorrow than I was today. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-36751886074900242522012-10-27T08:13:17.322-05:002012-10-27T08:13:17.322-05:00I don't know how many of us ever get to be the...I don't know how many of us ever get to be the father we wish we were, but I imagine the number may be small.AJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-38313300233257718352012-10-27T08:12:47.249-05:002012-10-27T08:12:47.249-05:00As for me, I'm glad you are who you are.
Warr...As for me, I'm glad you are who you are.<br /><br />WarriorClass IIIWarriorClass IIInoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-51731178478136913772012-10-27T07:28:37.010-05:002012-10-27T07:28:37.010-05:00Parents are seldom truly able to spend as much qua...Parents are seldom truly able to spend as much quality time with their children as they should, let alone want to. That's why there are grandparents. Make that special effort for the grandchildren.<br /><br />My grandparents were all dead when I was born, but my mother knew how important this was and promptly found good friends who would "adopt" us as their grandchildren. And so we grew and prospered. We never went hunting, unfortunately, but we had a wealth of other character building experiences.<br /><br />If you (anyone) don't have any grandchildren... and even if you do, find some child or two without a good role model and make the offer. Take them hunting. It's never too late to start.MamaLibertyhttp://www.thepriceofliberty.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-59071082393429036852012-10-27T00:11:01.431-05:002012-10-27T00:11:01.431-05:00Well... I still have lots of time with my young on...Well... I still have lots of time with my young ones, but this reminds me to let them get out with grandpa too. He has had his hand introducing the oldest to fishing... Hope he is still kicking around enough for taking some trips hunting with both of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-32860876689891261722012-10-27T00:09:13.279-05:002012-10-27T00:09:13.279-05:00this blog post brought tears to my eyes. if your o...this blog post brought tears to my eyes. if your offspring haven't already forgiven you whatever was lacking in their childhood due to your fight for their freedom, I'm betting they will in a few years.John Otis Comeauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02522276769585322025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-85983709530945168382012-10-26T23:17:03.217-05:002012-10-26T23:17:03.217-05:00Well I started shooting when i was 5(five) years o...Well I started shooting when i was 5(five) years old. A .410 shotgun ,I hit the target too. My dad and his buddies at the VFW trained my brother and I(WW2 combat vets all) We went hunting every weekend. Dady would take us to turky shoots ,tell us to miss in the first rounds. Bet on us hevely. then tell us to win or he'd kick the liveing shit out of us. We ALLWAYS won. I missed ONCE and had bruses for two weeks. My brother and I got so good that we did trick shots,lighting matches ,shooting the fire off cigeretts. My dad liked to take the Colt woodsman when we went duck hunting and have me wing shoot ducks while he and his buddies (ww2 vets all) would get drunk and make bets.Knowing I'd get my ass kicked if i missed and cost dad money.( he beat the liveing shit out of us dayly) I never did. YEH Man, huntin' with the old man. Sometimes Mike Its better to have "missed" the fun parts.--- Hang In Mike Shit Happens in life we got no control over. Every day you fight back is a victory.Take the pain; fight back,never ever give in. You want to teach the kids somthin' show 'em what tough looks like. When yer gone have 'em say that the reaper had to beat you with a fence poast to get you in the ground. When your grand babies brag on you 20 years after your gone ;you got it right. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-18193194495465520172012-10-26T22:25:42.090-05:002012-10-26T22:25:42.090-05:00that brought me to tears, Mike. thank you. I'l...that brought me to tears, Mike. thank you. I'll bet your kids are damned proud of their Dad, and if they aren't now, they will be someday.John Otis Comeauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02522276769585322025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-62140113114167260732012-10-26T22:06:49.143-05:002012-10-26T22:06:49.143-05:00Mike,
When is the next Appleseed shoot and where? ...Mike,<br />When is the next Appleseed shoot and where? I would love to take my wife to one.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13443937435430440810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-80613524868973978262012-10-26T21:57:14.398-05:002012-10-26T21:57:14.398-05:00Ah, Mike.
As has been said above, we all have regr...Ah, Mike.<br />As has been said above, we all have regrets as parents. We all do the best we can, the best that we know how to do at the time. When we're young & stupid, we think we have all the time in the world to make up for lost time. Until something, usually death, slaps us upside the face & causes us to really look, really see what is all around us & who is living in the house with us.<br />Now we are doing the things we wish we'd done with our kids but it's with our grandkids now.<br />Thank God for His mercy!<br /><br />sunnyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-54131469494037214222012-10-26T20:59:29.488-05:002012-10-26T20:59:29.488-05:00Mike;
We all live with regrets of shoulda, woulda...Mike;<br /> We all live with regrets of shoulda, woulda, coulda and so on but dont sell yourself short.<br /> You have accomplished more than anyone in this nation in securing their liberty even if only for a short while longer. <br /> That is worth something to them and us all.<br />Thank You.<br />Keep the faith.<br /> Yank lllAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-27072362880892104872012-10-26T20:54:41.630-05:002012-10-26T20:54:41.630-05:00Thanks for the reminder to keep trying harder with...Thanks for the reminder to keep trying harder with my own two.<br /><br />Baby girl is a southpaw though so teaching her to shoot is going to be interesting (and a convenient excuse to add to the collection in the future:) ).<br /><br />Don't be too hard on yourself. The one child of yours I have met seems to have turned out alright (even if she does want to be a lawyer).<br /><br />Drink water and press on because the war for liberty we fight is likely to continue until I am a grandfather and then some.Scott Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-45921795068406201032012-10-26T20:35:09.965-05:002012-10-26T20:35:09.965-05:00I never did take her hunting, but I did take her s...I never did take her hunting, but I did take her shooting.<br />And she was an active shooter until she died, at age 12.<br />I'm glad I did it.<br /><br />gfaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-26210954358234839412012-10-26T18:28:32.014-05:002012-10-26T18:28:32.014-05:00Have you ever read Robert Ruark's classic The ...Have you ever read Robert Ruark's classic <i>The Old Man and the Boy,</i> Mike? If you haven't, I highly recommend it.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11402651457453813639noreply@blogger.com