Ranger bowling

My Collection

About nine months ago, or so, I brought a small coffee pot into work. I really enjoy a nice, hot cup of coffee in the morning. Since I started doing this, I always buy Kona coffee and it has this nice brass clip to keep the coffee bag closed. I never threw away the clip because I thought it might be useful for something. I haven't found a use and I haven't thrown out a clip and now I have this nice little collection of clips going. An obsession has been born!

This isn't my first foray into obsessive collecting. You see, in my last job I removed A LOT of staples. One day I thought to myself, "I wonder just how many staples I remove in a day?" So, I kept them all in a little pile. At the end of the day, I was surprised how many there were. Which made my little mind wonder, "How many staples do I remove in a week?" So, I piled them up for a week, which led to a month, which led to the entire time I worked there. In fact, when I left, my replacement (Mom) inherited the task. I had started keeping them in an empty tissue box. By the time I left, I had about half-filled the tissue box.

Which leads back to the topic of this post. I wonder how many clips I'll collect in my time at this job? How much coffee will I have consumed? Such silly things occupy my mind........

A new paint job for my home away from home.

Explanation

I found this video which will explain way better than I have what the Javelin weapon is that Ranger has been learning:



He was the top student is his class and was able to live fire the weapon last week. He said a friend recorded the event and should email it to me or he'll post it on YouTube.
Once I have access to that, I'll post here for you too.
Here's a live fire video:

Update on "My List"

So, some time ago, I posted this list of things I wanted to do in Alaska. So far, here's my progress:

1. Go Panning for Gold
2. Go Camping & Salmon Fishing
3. Drive Through Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel to Whittier, AK
4. See the Northern Lights
5. See the Start of the Iditarod
6. Go to Denali National Park
7. See Glaciers
8. See Moose, Goats, Bald Eagles
9. See the Pipeline

I guess I've got a good start but time flies. I need to start making plans to complete this list.

Are any of you coming to visit? I'd love to do some of these things with family and/or friends!

Office window with a rare sunbeam

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