Ring. Ring.

I can only handle and process one stream of input at one time. And even then I have a hard time keeping that train on it’s track. Maybe it’s AADD or maybe just a lazy stream of consciousness. Sure some babble just bores the heck out of me but I really do try to give my complete attention to every situation.

The type of call I just took I get about once a week. It’s Mom or Dad or someone, anyone, calling from work or the car or from home and there is someone in the background talking as loud or sometimes even louder than the person on the phone.

It must just be me because the person on the phone seems to have no trouble talking through the noise. For me both voices combine and turn into static and I can’t make out either one. I start blathering and become self conscious of that which adds to the frustration. Add road noise or a bad connection or make the second voice a screaming baby and there’s nothing short of a “ctrl/alt/del” that’s going to get my brain working right again.

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Paintball...

I've lost my writing mojo lately so I hope a picture will do. It's not like there isn't enough going on. Some things are better left alone. Like the discussion going on over at PBN about whether the German swastika should be allowed at WWII paintball games. It embarrasses me to think such a conversation would be relevant to paintball. The whole idea of paintball "war games" creeps me out.

Before 9/11 the industry was afraid paintball was attracting the para-military crowd. After 9/11 there were those that were pretty sure terrorists were using paintball for training. Now with the military simulation trend there's concern we may be attracting skin heads and various "sympathizer" groups. I honestly can't think of another sport or hobby that has gone through so many different mood swings in such a short 20 year period.

Woodsball, CO2, quick changer, hyperball, red dots, speedball, BDU's, Big Games, uniforms, cheap guns, scenarios, expensive loaders, "tournament ready", ROF, ramping, cheater boards, rifled barrels, 2 packs, 12 packs, ... I've probably missed out on a lot of business by not chasing after one fad or another.

For me it's just paintball. A game. Fun.

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Paintball. Paintball. Paintball.

Work continues on the new covered area and shooting range. Here's the first picture.

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LOLOLOL...I do too have a sense of humor...LOLOLOL

“Player – A”, an Australian company is selling paintball t-shirts. They have slogans. One says “Yeah, I wipe hits”. One says simply “Cheat”. Another says “Just Wipe It” while another reads “I (heart) Shooting People”.

There has been quite a discussion about the shirts on PBN. As you might imagine some like the shirts and others don’t. To the people who don’t like the shirts the Aussies defend themselves with “Where’s your sense of humor?” and “Don’t you recognize sarcasm when you see it?”

I’m going to start my own t-shirt company. “Aussies Promote Paintball Cheating.” “Player – A Paintball Players Wipe.” “I (heart with a line through it) Player – A.”

What? No sense of humor?

Another company looking to make the quick bucks with no regard for the sport.

Fail.

(There was a poll here but I had to delete it.
Seems the Aussies found it, started a voting
campaign and skewed the results in their favor.
Oh well!)

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