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Bert Higginbotha said:
The war of 1812 is over looked. 2/3 of all American soldiers deaths were Kentucky folks. The second war of independence is overlooked and the history books only are concerned with the burning of DC.
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I believe we lost EVERY land battle in that one - yet prevailed in every naval battle (birth of the legend of ol ironsides?)

Only time we fought Canada too i think - ?

Napoleon was raging around the same time so england had their hands full with "the little corporal"

:)

Korean war often described as "the forgoing war" -- we were VERY close to dropbox hydrogen bombs on Chinese forces (my dad was a B29 crew member whos plane was sent i theater to Japan i believe)

Eisenhower single handedly backed down several memories of his cabinet who insisted we drop the new weapon -
 
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CastleRubric said:
I believe we lost EVERY land battle in that one - yet prevailed in every naval battle (birth of the legend of ol ironsides?)

Only time we fought Canada too i think - ?
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- We won below New Orleans if that was land and not swamp. And technically it wasn't "in" the war since the peace treaty had already been agreed/signed.
- Canada as a country didn't exist at the time. Still under Brits.
 
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vhcat70 said:
- We won below New Orleans if that was land and not swamp. And technically it wasn't "in" the war since the peace treaty had already been agreed/signed.
- Canada as a country didn't exist at the time. Still under Brits.
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ah - yep
Good point about canada!

The NO thing was like the bell sounding in
boxing and one fighter throwing multiple haymakers right after right?

interesting "Diversity" within that fighting force we had too


fur trade angst factored in up around michigan right?
 
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warrior-cat said:
On the subject of ancestry, according to DNA testing I am 76.8% Scot Irish. With a last name that starts with Mc, who knew? ;)

Now on to the gun range yesterday. Daughter struggled to hit the target (10 yards out) until I noticed she was shooting high. I ask if she was shooting at the head of the silhouette on the target and she said yes. I told her to shoot center of mass because her shot was hitting high on the target above the head. While she was still hitting the target high, it was not off of the silhouette when she aimed center of mass. I then told her to adjust her aim to accommodate and she started hitting it around the mid-section level. Her shot groups can improve, but she at least was hitting it around the area she was aiming.

She was using a Taurus .22 cal pistol since it was her first time but later moved on to a Ruger .380 and then her mother's Taurus Millenium 9mm in which she shot better with a better shot group. Surprising since it had more kick than the earlier pistols. But she said she was beginning to feel more comfortable shooting and not as nervous as she was to start. In fact, she said she liked it and wants to go again soon. Yesssssssss!
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We were always taught center mass. As I have stated before, I have always been pretty average at most things. I reckon I'd beat the average person off the street, but among cops, I was an average shot. We had to qualify now and then, but not as much as you'd think.

However at Tan My, things were different while being the same. At the time, there was no GPS and we were a radar station between Hue and Quang Tri, near the DMZ. Without our radar, our ships and planes had no way to navigate, so we were pretty important. There were plenty of troops nearby who could give us backup, but we were immediate security for the station. All the officers on base were Coast Guard and knew squat about security, so an E-7 and myself were in charge of security. We had our own private firing range and there was no limit to it's use, weapons to use or ammo to use. You'd be shocked at how little use it got.
 
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berniecarbo said:
We were always taught center mass. As I have stated before, I have always been pretty average at most things. I reckon I'd beat the average person off the street, but among cops, I was an average shot. We had to qualify now and then, but not as much as you'd think.

However at Tan My, things were different while being the same. At the time, there was no GPS and we were a radar station between Hue and Quang Tri, near the DMZ. Without our radar, our ships and planes had no way to navigate, so we were pretty important. There were plenty of troops nearby who could give us backup, but we were immediate security for the station. All the officers on base were Coast Guard and knew squat about security, so an E-7 and myself were in charge of security. We had our own private firing range and there was no limit to it's use, weapons to use or ammo to use. You'd be shocked at how little use it got.
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I am better with rifles and automatic weapons than with pistols. While my shot group yesterday was decent, I would not have won any trophies. I did notice however the moment I shortened the time between shots my groupings were better. I learned that years ago when shooting rifles, don't aim for to long. Trust your ability to focus and align quickly and then, as soon as you see the target, fire away.

I also found that out when playing baseball/softball. When fielding the ball, after securing it in my hand, turn and look at the base/person you are throwing to and immediately let it go. The body has a natural ability to put the ball where it needs to be, so I trusted it.
 
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warrior-cat said:
I am better with rifles and automatic weapons than with pistols. While my shot group yesterday was decent, I would not have won any trophies. I did notice however the moment I shortened the time between shots my groupings were better. I learned that years ago when shooting rifles, don't aim for to long. Trust your ability to focus and align quickly and then, as soon as you see the target, fire away.

I also found that out when playing baseball/softball. When fielding the ball, after securing it in my hand, turn and look at the base/person you are throwing to and immediately let it go. The body has a natural ability to put the ball where it needs to be, so I trusted it.
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Yes, I was always better with what I call "point and shoot" weapons than aim and shoot. I had my first shotgun at 11 and didn't have a handgun till cop school. I loved an M-60 because you could point, start shooting and let the tracers or debris guide you to the target. I was good with it.

On fielding ground balls, baseball (then later softball) was my life. I used to practice ground balls by throwing golf balls at a rock walls. I figure I did about 5 million over a 3 year period as a young teen ager. To get rid of the ball quickly, I learned to catch the ball at an angle with my feet lining up with first base. That saved me the time of taking a little hop to line up my throw after the catch. I'd do a little mini flip of the ball from glove to throwing hand to save time. It took a lot of practice to be able to be able to do it. Years later I saw Ozzie Smith would sometime do the same thing.
 
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berniecarbo said:
On fielding ground balls, baseball (then later softball) was my life. I used to practice ground balls by throwing golf balls at a rock walls. I figure I did about 5 million over a 3 year period as a young teen ager. To get rid of the ball quickly, I learned to catch the ball at an angle with my feet lining up with first base. That saved me the time of taking a little hop to line up my throw after the catch. I'd do a little mini flip of the ball from glove to throwing hand to save time. It took a lot of practice to be able to be able to do it. Years later I saw Ozzie Smith would sometime do the same thing.
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You struck a sweet memory. When I was a boy we had a long building with a pitched roof that I used. It was similar to a tobacco barn you find in Kentucky. You could buy a rubber ball the same size as a baseball and it even had the 'stitches" like a real baseball. I would throw the ball on the roof at an angle and make it go high in the air. I would run under the ball and catch it. If I got it high enough I made the Willie Mays basket catch that was so popular in those days. I probably had to run 50' or 60' to catch it. I would do this for hours. It sharpened up my reflexes and I became a pretty good fielder.

Every kid in the 50's remembers "The Catch" . Willie Mays caught a Vic Wetz ball hit deep to center field with an over the shoulder "basket catch" All of us tried to copy that.

 
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Sawnee Cat said:
You struck a sweet memory. When I was a boy we had a long building with a pitched roof that I used. It was similar to a tobacco barn you find in Kentucky. You could buy a rubber ball the same size as a baseball and it even had the 'stitches" like a real baseball. I would throw the ball on the roof at an angle and make it go high in the air. I would run under the ball and catch it. If I got it high enough I made the Willie Mays basket catch that was so popular in those days. I probably had to run 50' or 60' to catch it. I would do this for hours. It sharpened up my reflexes and I became a pretty good fielder.

Every kid in the 50's remembers "The Catch" . Willie Mays caught a Vic Wetz ball hit deep to center field with an over the shoulder "basket catch" All of us tried to copy that.

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Yeah, I started out with rubber balls and tennis balls. They'd wear out way to quickly, plus the golf balls came at me harder. I was prepared for anything that anyone hit at me. Hard hit baseballs were a can of corn after golf balls.
 
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berniecarbo said:
Yeah, I started out with rubber balls and tennis balls. They'd wear out way to quickly, plus the golf balls came at me harder. I was prepared for anything that anyone hit at me. Hard hit baseballs were a can of corn after golf balls.
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Sir,

I found the same thing. I used golf balls. Just murderous speed/ quickness came from that practice habit.
 
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UK82 said:
We'll be on our way to Rupp in a few hours. Blue/White game tonight. Keep an eye out for me. I'll be the good looking blond guy wearing blue, lower level.

Alabama getting thumped by a mediocre Oklahoma. Didn't see that coming.
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Well, I got home...... I logged 15k steps on my fit bit and had to pour myself into my office chair in agony.....

BUT, I have a remedy...............

My Buddy that bought me some Japanese whiskey a couple Christmas's ago leaves for Florida in the morning. Last week or two ago he gave me a bottle (5th of spiced rum.)

I am nursing the first glass of spiced rum and coke on the rocks. A concoction I haven't had in at least several years. I plan to nurse another and very likely another before the game is through... I can see me now...

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Have a good game and GO CATS!!!
 
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berniecarbo said:
Yeah, I started out with rubber balls and tennis balls. They'd wear out way to quickly, plus the golf balls came at me harder. I was prepared for anything that anyone hit at me. Hard hit baseballs were a can of corn after golf balls.
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We had plenty of baseballs when I was a kid. We would bike over to Jack Russell Stadium where the Phillies Spring Trained and they would knock them over the wall by the dozens. We would scoop them up with a paper sack.

I had a foot locker full of them. Some of them like new since they were only hit a couple of times. The park was small so you would get a lot of foul balls too. Fun times.
 
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Sawnee Cat said:
We had plenty of baseballs when I was a kid. We would bike over to Jack Russell Stadium where the Phillies Spring Trained and they would knock them over the wall by the dozens. We would scoop them up with a paper sack.

I had a foot locker full of them. Some of them like new since they were only hit a couple of times. The park was small so you would get a lot of foul balls too. Fun times.
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I started in a one room school, but then they built a regular grade school a few miles away. After that, a bunch of us would ride our bikes to the school as it had a ball field. A couple of years later they formed a Khoury League and played games there. I preferred the pick up games as they lasted longer. You don't see pick up games anymore.
 
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Number 4 but this one'll do it.. I am as loose as goose grease... I feel good. Been a long while. I don't need this much but I needed it.

I am thankful... VERY thankful. I have ten close family members with one on the way. This Ole boy had nothing growing up, so where am I now. I am an eternity from where I come from and I am thankful. Just took some needed time off to get drunk. I am nicer drunk than sober so I am okay.

"Drinking don't muddle me none." -Crow (In the Comanchero's)

No matter the outcome, you all have a great evening.

I am finished posting. I am missing keys now. :rolleyes:
 
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berniecarbo said:
Yes, I was always better with what I call "point and shoot" weapons than aim and shoot. I had my first shotgun at 11 and didn't have a handgun till cop school. I loved an M-60 because you could point, start shooting and let the tracers or debris guide you to the target. I was good with it.

On fielding ground balls, baseball (then later softball) was my life. I used to practice ground balls by throwing golf balls at a rock walls. I figure I did about 5 million over a 3 year period as a young teen ager. To get rid of the ball quickly, I learned to catch the ball at an angle with my feet lining up with first base. That saved me the time of taking a little hop to line up my throw after the catch. I'd do a little mini flip of the ball from glove to throwing hand to save time. It took a lot of practice to be able to be able to do it. Years later I saw Ozzie Smith would sometime do the same thing.
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What saves time is using two fielding hands & thus minimize bobbles & immediately having the ball in your throwing hand. Also helps to field it near your throwing hand ear. Neither of those are always possible but thinking to try to make them true is right.
 
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vhcat70 said:
What saves time is using two fielding hands & thus minimize bobbles & immediately having the ball in your throwing hand. Also helps to field it near your throwing hand ear. Neither of those are always possible but thinking to try to make them true is right.
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The vast majority of the time, I got to the ball in time to line up the catch with my glove in line with my right shoulder. I'd use soft hands to let the glove give a little with my throwing hand near the glove and also giving. I'd give a gentle flip of the ball to my throwing hand instead of having to reach for the ball. I'm pretty average in most things, but at 37 years old with a bad leg and bad shoulder, a 25 year college coach told my team I was the best third basemen he had ever seen. I could play third base exceptionally well.
 
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Good Sunday Morning
60° at the present and we will reach 82° by this afternoon. Partly cloudy skies and 2% chance of rain. This is the driest time of year for us. So the weather is good.

But last nights game wasn't good. I expected the Cats would win that game so it is a disappointment. Overall the SEC did not look good with the exception of Tennessee. They came through looking good. Alabama got destroyed and Auburn blew it.

You have to hand it to Kansas and their shooters. At clutch time they step up and drilled the 3's that sealed the win. UK couldn't over come and fell short. I will say the refs were horrible and UK certainly did not get a favorable whistle. The Kansas game plan was to mug Oscar all night and take their chances with the poor outside shooting of UK'. It worked and Kansas gave us our 7th loss of the season. And it is still January.

Bill Self schooled Calipari on our home court and was in control most of the game after a shaky start. We needed that one bad to enhance our NCAA resume but it was not to be. Now we are back to the bubble. I pray we are not forced to win the SEC Tournament to get a bid because we know what Calipari thinks about the SEC Tournament. He sees it as a nuisance. Oh well, like I say I am disappointed so I will shut up before I say something I will regret.

Trust all have a great day and let's watch some football. Out of respect for most posters on the D League I will help you pull for the Bengals today.
 
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