3 Inexplicable Things

3 Disappearances

July 28, 2023 Kim du Toit 3 Inexplicable Things

Haven’t seen much of them lately:

Kathy Griffin
Carrot Top
Rupert Grint

Not that their disappearance is necessarily A Bad Thing, of course, but if you can spot the commonality, we have to ask: coincidence… or conspiracy?

3 Honest Questions

July 17, 2023 Kim du Toit 3 Inexplicable Things

Okay, here are three things in the current Zeitgeist that I need answers to.

Am I the only one who gets the creeps every time I see this little fegeleh‘s pic?

If the Stupidest Person In Congress (that would be Sheila Jackson-Lee of Texas) has admitted that she wouldn’t be where she is without affirmative action, does that not condemn the whole policy right there?

Am I the only one who can’t watch a video of Biden mumbling, stumbling, stammering his way through a public appearance and making an absolute fool of himself? I mean, I actually cringe at the spectacle and have to turn it off.

Feel free to voice your thoughts in Comments.

3 Headlines I Should Deplore

July 11, 2023 Kim du Toit 3 Inexplicable Things

…but don’t.

…the last because it’s going to give me endless opportunities for satire and mockery.

Feel free to add your own “Aw shucks, that’s too bad” headlines in Comments.

I Had A Dream

April 20, 2023 Kim du Toit 3 Inexplicable Things, Gratuitous Gun Pics

…but it wasn’t anything like Martin Luther King’s, or ABBA’s dream, nor about Joe Hill (no link because Commies), and sadly, it wasn’t about Cass Elliott.

No, I dreamed that a wealthy Reader (who looked a lot like Ginger Baker, FFS) offered to buy me three guns, with the caveat that they couldn’t be guns I’d owned before, nor any old guns at all — they could only be new guns.

At least it wasn’t cars, because then I’d have been in real trouble.

Anyway, I woke up without having made any choices, but the dream has kinda stuck with me all day. And being prevented from getting a gun that I’ve owned before makes the list really short, because… well, you know.

So after some considerable thought, here they are, the top 3 guns I’d like to receive as a gift:

1 – Dan Wesson Valor (.45 ACP)

Some may consider this a cheat (because the 1911 is old, and I’ve owned several in the past); in my defense, however, I’ve never owned a pocket 1911, nor anything made by Dan Wesson. But I’d love to, and this one makes my bang-switch-actuator itch. Badly.

2 – Ruger No. 1-S Medium (9.3x62mm)

Never owned a No. 1, nor any rifle in the venerable 9.3x62mm. I would even consider going on an(other) African hunt (but with Doc Russia and Mr. Free Market) if I could take one of these.

3 – A.H. Fox FE 20ga (as made new by Connecticut Shotgun Mfg. Company)

This beauty ticks all the Kim Boxes (side-by-side, double trigger, straight stock, 30″ barrels) and if the Dan Wesson was disqualified because rules, I’d just get a matched pair. And then I’d head off to join Mr. FM in Dorset later in the year, you betcha…