While on vacation, I made a deal with Deepa that I would toss my sandals that I have had for 14 years if I found something new I liked. Unfortunately we hit the outlets and found something.

The old guys are now gone forever. They have had quite the life. They have been to some amazing places in 14 years.

and it effin’ sexy.

It still amazes me how ingenuity and data can still solve problems that are perceived to be solved. Maybe perception is 9/10ths of the problem.

Finally worked up the courage to sign up for a pistol competition. Found an email from http://silvereaglegroup.com/ The challenge is for a team of 4 to compete in a single elimination. Sine I don’t have any friends, I signed up just myself but would just go 4 times. The entry cost is $80. When I arrived I found out how the course is laid out. It was a pretty good challenge. This is the layout:

Having been a single competitor, we ran the course late in the match.  I was really happy with my times, but my accuracy wasn’t on point.

In my group of three I cam in last. The one thing the instructors didn’t go over was the scoring on the regular targets. Head shots were -2 seconds, so these 2 gubers were aiming for all the heads. The 2nd place was ~70 seconds and the 1st place was ~28 seconds. One rounds and done. Unfortunately the drive is 1.5 hours there and 1 back using the toll road. This added another $14 to the total cost plus 2 gallons of gas. As fun as the event was, the juice was not worth the squeeze.

I like how much data they developed to come up with the solution.

On a different note, here are some guidelines for your selfies http://lifehacker.com/5879115/how-to-look-your-best-in-photos/all Having a good picture of yourself is surprisingly difficult. Remember, tilt your head.