Nuru International

I recently attended a tech conference in Florida. During the conference, I was introduced to a unique organization - Nuru International. Nuru works to end extreme poverty. Their goal is simple - ending poverty will reduce evil (terrorism, wars). It's a nobel goal, and one they may be able to achieve. They're on my "watch list" now....I'll be interested to see how this works out, and maybe figure out how I can help them.

Guy with gun in Linton, IN

Illinois citizen with gun walks into Casey's General Store. Nothing happens. Thank you Indiana for honoring my Pennsylvania CCW permit.

4-H Shooting Sports Training

I spent the weekend at the Illinois 4-H Shooting Sports training at Monticello. This is the second training I've attended. I went back in 2010 for rifle, and this weekend I was there for "coordinator". While rifle instructing is something I like to do, coordinator training is something I just needed to have in case we ever need someone else to fill in for our county. In some ways it was like death by powerpoint. In other ways, it was great to share with other counties and discuss ideas. The BEST part of the weekend was getting to try archery and shotgun as a student. Archery was more fun that I ever thought it would be. Shotgun, shooting clays, was HARDER than I ever thought it would be. Oh Honey Dearest, we may need to invest in some more firearms.... :-)