kamagong
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I always knew education had a price. To this day I am still reminded of that fact by my school loan payments.
Learning always comes with a price tag however. It doesn't matter what subject or field it is, the pursuit of knowledge costs money. I've discovered that painful lesson a lot the past couple of years as I've started to broaden my interests. The fascination with knives was always there, and for a while I bought a bunch of them. Not as many as some, but I bought more than I would ever be able to use. I bought some folders and a couple of dozen khukuris. I still like every knife I ever bought and cringe at the thought of getting rid of any of them, but you know what? I'm more of a user than a collector. I enjoy my using knives much more than those that hang out with the dust bunnies. They may be scratched up and ugly, but you know what, so am I. The signs of honest use are beautiful, and are a sort of badge of honor indicating that this knife/tool/whatever is a trusted companion. The problem is that there are only a handful of knives that I really use, the rest just take up space. I guess I had to go through the binge shopping phase of knife ownership to come to this point.
I recently started playing poker, the Texas Hold 'Em variety. I play mostly for fun with family and friends, but there is still money involved. Even if money never changed hands I like to win. It took a while though. All the books in the world don't prepare you for the subtleties and nuances of the game. A person can only learn those things through experience, and experience is only acquired through playing. I don't like to think about how much I lost, but I wouldn't be as good a player today had I not had those losses to learn from.
Most of you know that I've recently become a gun owner. I've learned from my experience buying knives. I'm taking it more slowly this time, and am doing my research and buying the guns I really want. I have not yet built up my home defense battery, but at this point I have a Ruger 22/45 and a Kimber Custom II. I'll probably get a shotgun or an SKS next, but I want to spend some quality time with each new firearm before I get the next one. The problem is ammo. 150 rounds of .45 ACP cost me $50 yesterday. Not cheap, I guess that's why I bought the .22--to use as an inexpensive trainer. I have a lot to learn too, the last time I was out my shots were all over the paper. I've gotten better, but it's gonna take a lot of time, effort, and money before I'm as good as I want to be. The worst part is that I don't think I'll ever get there. I'm still gonna try though.
What's the point of all this talk? I don't know. I guess I was just in a rambling mood today. Still, the future looks very expensive as I'm naturally inquisitive and love to learn.
Learning always comes with a price tag however. It doesn't matter what subject or field it is, the pursuit of knowledge costs money. I've discovered that painful lesson a lot the past couple of years as I've started to broaden my interests. The fascination with knives was always there, and for a while I bought a bunch of them. Not as many as some, but I bought more than I would ever be able to use. I bought some folders and a couple of dozen khukuris. I still like every knife I ever bought and cringe at the thought of getting rid of any of them, but you know what? I'm more of a user than a collector. I enjoy my using knives much more than those that hang out with the dust bunnies. They may be scratched up and ugly, but you know what, so am I. The signs of honest use are beautiful, and are a sort of badge of honor indicating that this knife/tool/whatever is a trusted companion. The problem is that there are only a handful of knives that I really use, the rest just take up space. I guess I had to go through the binge shopping phase of knife ownership to come to this point.
I recently started playing poker, the Texas Hold 'Em variety. I play mostly for fun with family and friends, but there is still money involved. Even if money never changed hands I like to win. It took a while though. All the books in the world don't prepare you for the subtleties and nuances of the game. A person can only learn those things through experience, and experience is only acquired through playing. I don't like to think about how much I lost, but I wouldn't be as good a player today had I not had those losses to learn from.
Most of you know that I've recently become a gun owner. I've learned from my experience buying knives. I'm taking it more slowly this time, and am doing my research and buying the guns I really want. I have not yet built up my home defense battery, but at this point I have a Ruger 22/45 and a Kimber Custom II. I'll probably get a shotgun or an SKS next, but I want to spend some quality time with each new firearm before I get the next one. The problem is ammo. 150 rounds of .45 ACP cost me $50 yesterday. Not cheap, I guess that's why I bought the .22--to use as an inexpensive trainer. I have a lot to learn too, the last time I was out my shots were all over the paper. I've gotten better, but it's gonna take a lot of time, effort, and money before I'm as good as I want to be. The worst part is that I don't think I'll ever get there. I'm still gonna try though.
What's the point of all this talk? I don't know. I guess I was just in a rambling mood today. Still, the future looks very expensive as I'm naturally inquisitive and love to learn.
that it is a budgeted part of our expenses. However, it is something that we do together that it is well worth the "cost" to both our pocket books...and probably our livers
Learning how to sharpen a knife is just one of the rewarding things ya'll have taught me over the years.