Plan9

In an effort to make myself a better person through the blunt force application of humility, I occasionally log onto the various gun forums I frequent and read my ancient posts. Some of the shit that I used to say, do and believe was incredibly stupid. It came from my limited knowledge base at the time, the handful of experiences with the small set of tools I had on hand, the few people I associated with and the level of education provided by the the military (*gag*) and my own screwin'-round. Every year that goes by I immerse myself in more and more in the general education, specialty-area electives and philosophy of those who know what they're doing. Sure, it's expensive (like golf) and tedious (like golf and masturbating) but I love it. It's my sport. Each year represents a huge step of growth. I think the most rewarding part of the process is looking back to see where I came from in comparison to where I'm at now. I have to be able to laugh at myself, right? After looking at That Certain Site, I'm cackling so hard I can't friggin' breathe. What a dummy.

And when I say that "I'm not a genius" (an asinine tagline, yes) I'm actually being quite sincere. An example of my dumbassery, including that which pertains to arena of carrying and using firearms, surfaces every single day. I'm trying to drink from the fire hose of knowledge with a curly straw. I figure by the time I'm 65 I'll have this gun stuff down. Sadly, my knees will likely have given out at that point.

Anybody else have an epiphany like this on a yearly basis? What have you learned?

I realize this is kind of broad but I figure specific instances will surface. I've got far too many in front of me to even single out one at this moment.

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