Welcome to E D Skinner's Website
Please follow (click) the links to his publications,
web posts, and
miscellaneous items.
Recent Additions
Desert Midwinter 2013, Day 3 of 4
Post
February 24, 2013
Post
February 24, 2013
There are two parts to this evening’s post: a lament and a quiz (below the mark).
Desert Midwinter 2013, Day 2 of 4
Post
February 23, 2013
Post
February 23, 2013
If the bullet – not the hole but “the bullet” – touches an inner line, the shooter gets the better score.
Desert Midwinter 2013, Day 1 of 4
Post
February 21, 2013
Post
February 21, 2013
In the first of the four days of the Conventional portion of the 2013 Desert Midwinter Competition in Phoenix Arizona, there were two relays on Thursday morning, International Center Fire and then Conventional Service Pistol.
Iron Sky (Movie Review)
Post
February 21, 2013
Post
February 21, 2013
It’s the movie, Iron Sky, and if you set your expectations correctly, you’ll enjoy it.
The Pistol Shooter’s Treasury
Post
February 20, 2013
Post
February 20, 2013
It is better than shooting because, if you’re shooting wrong, you’ll spend years figuring it out on your own, if ever.
Unexpected Pleasures
Post
February 17, 2013
Post
February 17, 2013
I went to the range Friday afternoon to both get some trigger practice and also to test the loads in the brass that had been though the push-through resizer.
Stop Picking Your Nose!
Post
February 16, 2013
Post
February 16, 2013
“Analog computers,” he went on, “are faster, more reliable and have some practical uses besides accounting such as cannon trajectory calculations for battleships.
Fatal Cascade
Post
February 15, 2013
Post
February 15, 2013
His manifesto presents his view, of course, but only after events had driven him to extreme acts.