I'm not always happy and never believe people who say they are; life is full of ups and downs and it's impossible to be constantly happy in my opinion but I'm happy right now and that's good enough. I'm happy because it's a long weekend, Monday is a day off, and that's glorious.
I've got plans and have planned time for nothing...I mean, 'planned nothingness' - try it yourself, it's fucken awesome - which means I've planned in some time to do whatever happens in that moment and I'm looking forward to it. One of my fixed plans was to go to the gun range and that happened this morning. I'm writing this after having been there, talked shit with some people, sent three hundred rounds downrange in run-and-gun-(controlled)-mayhem, come home, had lunch, cleaned my handguns and had a cup of tea; I'm feeling rather satisfied.
I brought my girl to the range today, something she doesn't usually do, and it was nice to have her there.
She's way more popular than I am at the range, something to do with her being sexy and a really nice person, and she handles it well. It's actually funny, people act differently when she's there; some pull back and go quiet, some try to show off and the real cunts try to hit on her...She knows what's up though and handles herself well.
What I find hilarious is those who feel like they have to treat her like a firearms novice which, of course because she's my gal, she is certainly not.
I've taught her how to shoot at long range, because long range shooting is what I'm super-good at doing, and she can put rounds on targets all day long at 1,000 metres, (1093.61 yards) with my long guns; I've also taught her how to operate handguns (including running and gunning) at an above average level. I love handgun shooting and am good at it but I prefer long range rifle shooting as does she however she operates with a handgun very well and is easy to teach - most women are actually, they have less of an ego than the men so listen more intently.
Occasionally she'll come to the range and some who may not know her proficiency with firearms seem to feel the need to instruct her which she accepts because she's polite...then she straps on her holster rig and starts running and gunning and those poor fuckers are like, what the fuck!
Today she had a shoot on the village range which is a building complex set up like a little 'town' in which we run and gun, kick doors and all...the military call it a 'kill box' - a three-dimensional shooting range. She was a little rusty because she doesn't shoot weekly like I do and does not have the training I have but she was awesome to watch; what's more, she loved it and I really enjoyed her being there and that she got to shoot a little - some 200 rounds - it's really a nice stress reliever.
Going to the range is always enjoyable but going with my partner along as well is much better.
Sometimes she comes to support me in competitions, (she reloads my magazines, makes sure I'm hydrated and fed and wrangles my equipment and cheers me on or consoles me when I fuck up), and sometimes she shoots like she did today; either way it's good to have her there and it was a nice start to the weekend.
When we got home she offered to help clean the guns, something she hates so passionately - hates the smell of the solvent which I understand because it stays on the hands for a long time - but I said I'd do it. The cool thing is that she offered though, and the cooler thing is that she actually knows how to do it...she's a keeper.
Firearms are an enigma to most people but to me they are simply a tool. I don't love them, they perform a job just like any tool does, but having them comes with responsibility and that's why I have taken the time to train my partner in their safe operation and how to care for them.
It's funny to me that people pre-judge her as someone who is clueless which I guess happens due to the way she looks, but it's funnier when she comes along and out-shoots them at the range...That makes me happy and proud and being happy makes me happier.
So...what makes you happy? Feel free to comment if you want to and if you don't want to then do not...whatever makes you happy.
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Lol, us men can be quite funny at times. I would have loved to have seen those surprised expressions when your missus knocked their socks off.
It reminds me of when a friend of a friend wanted to teach my son how to box. He held those mittens up and my son almost sent him on his arse with the first combo. The look on his face was priceless 🤣
Yeah man, we're strange creatures indeed.
It's hilarious to stand back and watch them circle around her, I mean those who don't know who she is because those who do are more respectful of her (and me). But when they start instructing her...she flicks a glance over to me and rolls her eyes at times, but tolerates it. She lets her shooting speak for her and it says a lot.
The boxing thing you mention...I've seen similar as well and it's bloody hilarious...that expression of, dah, what the hell? Funny indeed.
Thanks for commenting, have a good weekend.
Hello friend, how are you?
I begin to understand a little the idea of enjoying shooting, but I confess that it scares me, I still do not visualize myself with a gun in my hand, although, if it is to defend myself I would not hesitate to pull the trigger without thinking twice, paradoxical isn't it?
Something that has given me a lot of satisfaction in recent years is cooking for the family and having them eat it all, I love that, I think they would eat it anyway if it's not too good (haha), they eat anything I prepare for them.
I enjoy traveling with the family and with some of my work colleagues to the fullest, it's a pity that most of them have left, maybe others will come, yes, maybe.
And planting bonsais, how strange, I had forgotten that, it is super relaxing and rewarding to watch every day how your plants evolve and transform into what you want them to be.
You are happy with so little sometimes, and yes, it is true, we are not always happy even if we try to mask it.
Being proud of our partners is important and gives us security for life. Doing things together is the essence of harmony.
Nice to greet you again.
Hello there, I'm good...might have a snooze soon and that makes me happy! Lol.
I know people (who don't know about firearms) can be afraid of guns but once one knows how to use them (safely and responsibly) the fear tends to dissipate. It's like anything, skydiving for instance, scary until one is proficient at it right?
The problem with firearms isn't the firearm, it's the person using it (if not doing it correctly or unlawfully) and people who are not trained should never try to operate them, that's when accidents happen and accidents with firearms often mean people get shot.
I like those things you mention that make you happy...I like those too although the cooking thing...I'm better at eating than cooking. Lol.
I also like travelling and nature and all so I relate to you completely.
Well, I'd rather learn how to use a gun than jump out of a parachute, for God's sake man, if I don't pass that test, I'd get a patatum and go to the cemetery...haha.
As for food, I can send you a recipe to make between the two of you a congris (rice with black beans) that raises the dead....jajaja...of course it goes with some fried pork dumplings and some fried ripe plantains.... yes, it has a bit of fat but once a year it doesn't hurt.😂
Have a nice weekend until Monday, (I'm so envious 😄).
Having a woman like her by your side is truly amazing. What's even more impressive is her unwavering support for you, whether she shares your hobby or not. The important thing is she knows you love it, and she stands by you no matter what. It's funny when some men question what a girl is doing in such a place, only to be stunned by her abilities. Watching their reactions is always priceless. People often forget that women can do almost anything. She's definitely a keeper. You go, girl! Best regards to your amazing partner!
Thank you and I agree with both statements, I'm very fortunate that she's a very capable person in her own right and that she's supportive of me which I never take for granted.
On the other thing, yeah for sure, it's so great when she (or any woman) surprises someone who expects not to be. They be like, huh? Most often with a dumb expression as well.
Thanks for commenting, I see your votes on my posts and I don't take it for granted. Have a nice weekend.
You're welcome. Yeah, quality content is hard to find, but your writing is interesting. Reading is more important than just voting. Thanks for your comments and votes too. Have a nice day!
Thank you, I appreciate you saying so. I try to keep it real you know? Just add some personality without divulging my entire life. Thanks for reading and no worries on the comments and votes, you're a cool person and I appreciate that.
Thank you! 😊 For me, it's quality over quantity, or should I say, less is more. I just need to add to your previous post that something similar happened yesterday. A woman arrived with an old Ferrari, and all the men were so surprised to see a woman owning such a car. 😂 I’m curious if any men will comment on my article, because apparently women and cars doesn’t go together 😂 I wish u a great Sunday
There's so many (perceived) stereotypes as far as women go and you've mentioned another. Men can be idiots sometimes...I'm one so I should know. 😜
Hja women also, but men are winning competition in being idiot 😂 Good man or woman is hard to find, but if you do, you’ve won a lottery 💪
Hi Galen, one of the things that make me happy is to see people I appreciate happy, it also makes me happy to see how people I appreciate progress in life, and that is happening with a Hive channel now and that makes me happy. And it makes me very happy my 20 minutes of siesta every day, now that it's not too hot or too cold, I lie in bed, with the window open and relax. I hope your long weekend continues to make me a little happier.
Regards
Well then, that's a whole lot of happy and that happiness makes me happy, and knowing you're happy makes me happy an that means we're both happy which is something to be happy about. 😊
😆 Enjoy this long weekend, best wishes and best regards
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This is my 'be happy' morning today :)
Coffee, strawberries and yoghurt in the outdoors? Yep, I'd be happy and content with that too!
Have a great weekend.
Indeed. Most people, by way of greeting, ask how you are and most people respond with "I am good".
It is such a go-to response, a reflexive sociological gesture. "Hi, how are you?" and "Good, how are you?" and "I'm good thanks."
Good manners and 99% of the time its a crock of shit.
Dig deeper. Have a conversation. Things are NOT fine. People become real people to their friends and family or even to people who have more than 30 seconds of interaction to spend with a stranger. But its good... its good to see that other people are HUMAN.
You and your missus sound amazing on the range. Sounds like you guys really know and love what you are doing there.
I agree, it's a cursory reply and one that is common and which I also give. I guess I don't like to burden others and sometimes that can happen if people are forthright. Having said that, it can often be healthy to share the burden, to vent or pour out one's troubles, something men (in particular) are not good at, hence concepts like the R U OK things we have here. https://www.ruok.org.au/
It's rare my partner comes to the range, we shoot elsewhere together privately which is where most of her training has taken place but sometimes she comes and unleashes on the poor unsuspecting fuckers who think girls can't shoot. It's hilarious.
LOL. I think that in this day and age, it is foolish to underestimate any woman doing any sort of activity.
Usually that just turns out to be embarrassing.
Remember that saying, anything a man can do a woman can do better? What a load of fucken bullshit.
Having said that, I know so many capable women, some I work with, some are relatives or friends, adversaries, randoms and others...one is my partner who is one of the most capable and special women I know. So maybe they can't do anything or everything better than a man, but they're worth celebrating right?
The saying I like is: Only the Sith deal in absolutes.
At the gun range I am sure that there are far more men than there are women. There are also probably far more competent men than there are women. Probably but not necessarily.
Generally speaking, it is foolish look at that fact and then get confused by thinking that there arent any women who are better than some men at the gun range.
Because those are two sets of information that are different. People get confused by averages and individuals.
And it goes vice versa. There are some things that women are generally better at then men, but that does not mean that there aren't men who are also good at that thing. To underestimate individuals because of group averages is stupid.
I'd be a good Sith I reckon. Seriously.
Maybe I actually am and will do a post on it someday. 😶
LOL. You are going to need to define that.
I know Sith look cool, but I don't think they are a balanced in the head sort...
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What makes me happy is to see people around me happy. And happiness is indeed a perennial state when you are content with your life and who you are. Life of course is full of challenges and in those moments it's not that we stop being happy, we are simply experiencing other feelings that lead us to think about what we do, how we do it, to give things their proper value and to challenge ourselves to be better. But if you are fucking happy because you are you, genuinely you, that happiness will always be with you.
How nice that this shooting and being with your girl on a shooting range and seeing how good she is, ((( even better than you...))) 🤣 makes you happy.
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Yeah, well said and nothing to add there as you've nailed it. The sad thing is most people aren't as genuine* them* as they think it should be.. so many external influences that cause a person to act differently and delude themselves.
She's pretty good on the range, I've spent a lot of time making sure she knows what's up and she shoots at a pretty high level. She can strip the guns, clean them and put them back together, troubleshoot them quickly when jams and feed issues happen, is super safe at the range and elsewhere and generally comfortable. She (unfortunately) allows her skills to diminish through lack of practice/range time (shooting skills are perishable) but is whi into find them again and that's what counts.
You don't have to live so long before you realize life isn't happy all the time, but you still need to do what you can in your own life to get as much happiness out of it you can.
That's too cute about how the others act at the range when your girl is there. I suppose others may try to be helpful because possibly they don't know any women that would be proficient in all that. I bet that is amazingly entertaining, except for the parts where "those wankers" try to hit on her. How RUDE !
I'm glad she is cool and handles other's shannanigans well. Most good looking women that are not too full of themselves know how to handle such things, because they've been exposed all their lives.
Oops ! I had to come back because I forgot to say that a lot of things make me happy. I've been playing in paint and all kind of papers all last night and part of today. Painty fingers, that's what is making me happy right now.
Wankers indeed, mostly harmless though.
It's funny to watch sometimes but she feels a little uncomfortable which is why she limits the time she's there and stays pretty close to me. I like it when she out-shoots them though, she operates at a good level because I've taught her how to and it often surprises them.
She doesn't like the attention, and gets sick of all the dumb comments people say that they think are clever and endearing; she hates that the most. Still, she comes along now and then, stays fairly close to me and my cadre and I appreciate her being there.
I guess not a lot of women shoot guns, so it is always going to shock those who don't know her when she suddenly shows how good she is. It's nice that you and your partner enjoy doing these things together.
For me, eating really good food always makes me happy. I'm not a picky eater, and eat almost anything. But I do have my favorites like Ramen. So when I can eat those, it's always going to be a good day.
Loads of them do here, probably 30% of shooters are female at least, but the stigma that girls can't shoot still exists. It's weird because girls are very good students and quite easy to train in firearms.
Food...yep, that's something that makes me happy...I need some right now actually.
The fact that both my mother and our neighbour are still alive. My art. Good food. Wins of my favorite basketball club. computer(Hive, gaming, anime).
Yep, good things to cite.
My parents are both deceased but they both left me with valuable lessons and that makes me happy. Good food...well yeah for sure, and art...my dad made his living as an artist and while I'm not good at it myself I have an appreciation of it which makes me happy. As for computer games, I've got no fucken interest in computer games but back in the day did some good missions on Ghost Recon and that made me happy at the time...then I grew up.
She really teaches a lesson to those who want to teach her to shoot! Very well done! I'd love to see their faces hahahahaha
It's so nice when the one we love accompanies us and shares part of our life, that's great and it feels so good.
Well I think it's not a secret, art makes me happy, but for example it makes me happy to cook, for me and the ones I love, to organize delicious and special dinners. In short it makes me happy to create!
Art and food...two of my favourite things...although I like food more than art. Just saying.
I love Argentinean empanadas with homemade dough.... still haven't tasted mate... bad job!🤣
What makes me glad is spending time with my circle of relatives and friends, enjoying an awesome e book or movie, and journeying to discover new places.
It also makes me happy to assist others and notice how my moves have a high quality impact on their lives.
In short, happiness for me is locating pleasure in the little things in life and sharing unique moments with the people I love.
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I like those things you mention also, they're very important to me as well. Those little things are often more easily done more often and when one does so life tends to be pretty good. There's no point waiting out for the big things, it's best to do the little things all the time right?
My wife wants to go to the range sometime. I need to get with my friend to work out a time. I have a couple of guys who are my go-to's for all things firearm and I wouldn't go to the range without either of them. I'm glad you can share that time with your lady!
She doesn't come often, we shoot elsewhere together, but she comes from time to time and I like it when she comes along; today was fun and i felt pretty proud of how she operated on the several courses of fire she shot.
I think doing one of those run and gun courses would be fun. My wife has never shot a gun. She is a city girl but she thinks it would be a good stress reliever. Something she can focus on 100% and let all the other stuff cluttering up her head go.
It's a lot of fun, very intense and takes work...it's dangerous too, so safety is paramount. Here, one must do courses for holster qualification before one is permitted to operated with one. My club is a military club and fuckassery is not tolerated.
That makes a lot of sense.
You sound like my counselor! Seriously. She has asked me that multiple times over the last few months. And hell, I still don't know.
I can definitely say that Getting Oot and Doing Things with the people you're close to, however, is certainly a large step in that direction! I think I get the same pleasure from archery as you do shooting. I really need to break out the bow again. You're a good inspiration!
Archery is legit. Mate, I think you need to get it done, go twang some bows like Robin Hood. Make it happen please, I feel there'll be some positive effects.
Your partner definitely sounds like a keeper. And though blurred I definitely see how her sexiness would be causing a bit of a bit of a raucous on the range.
What makes me happy is when my hubby is happy.
Of course, there are other things but this one is on the top.
She's a good sort and a definite keeper. I'm not sure why she tolerates me but she does and I'm grateful.
As with you, she is happy when I'm happy and I try to make her happy which makes me happy which in turn makes her happy.
That's a lot of happiness huh? Lol.
Lol, I can imagine those "experienced" dudes feeling they need to show a lady around a gun. I bet their faces are a picture 🤣🤣
Idiots mostly. It's always happened and annoys me to a certain extent as it actually keeps her away from the range.
She doesn't like the attention at all and would rather not be there than get it. However, there's some satisfaction when she blasts out 50 rounds while door-kicking and running about on a shooting stage inside of 20 seconds and there's some sheepish looks around the place from those who thought it wise to show off in front her her. She doesn't entertain that sort of nutbaggery, hates it and tends to stay close to me and my cadre of close friends.
It's interesting to see how fucken weird some men can be you know? Helps me understand how it must be for a woman, how they must feel most if the time. Sad really.
Oh man, I totally get that. I hate it when I see guys act that way. You realise how many are actual fucking weirdos
Yep, so many of those. It's sad really as it sort of reflects on all men. How the human species managed to evolve over millions of years is beyond me...or should I say, devolve.
What makes me happy is having no plans for the day. I can take a good book and read it in a beautiful place. I can talk with my son about topics that interest him. I can do a lot of nice things that I didn't even think about in the morning.
That's certainly something to be happy about indeed!
Haha...that driving looks familiar!