Saint Louis

I just checked into the hotel and took this photo out my window.

Pistol Packin' Janella

Jan had the day off yesterday, so we took the opportunity to finally have her learn to shoot the gun that I bought her for Christmas 2005. I was living in California (building houses) back then and bought it for her for home protection. We never got around to getting to the shooting range until yesterday. Jan did a great job. This photo is of her first target. Before we left she was even better.

FYI, for the purpose of the photo, there's no clip in the gun and the 'bolt' is locked back. We are VERY safety conscious about guns.

Amazing Photo

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Amazing photo

This photo is the perfect example of Jan's worst nightmare. She's terrified of the thought of a tornado. I, on the other hand greatly enjoy all things extreme in the weather world.

It's from the New York Times. Caption below.

When the weather turned violent and stormy on Tuesday evening, Lori Mehmen, who lives in the small farming town of Orchard in northeastern Iowa, looked out her front door and saw a funnel cloud bearing down — and evidently had the presence of mind to grab her digital camera and capture this shot before taking cover.