The Wandering Minstrel

Blog Year in Review

Posted by Minstrel on 31 Dec 2009

Since our first post back in November of 2007, we have enjoyed a steadily increasing number of hits. The steepest increase came in the first half of this year. Then, in August, something strange happened. There was a major leap from less than 3k visits per month to over 4k, but then the hits per month leveled out.

Analysis of the logs reveals that the readership has been increasing from direct requests or referrals from other Gun Bloggers, but the preponderance of referrals suddenly came from Google and other image searches. I guess that’s good, since our stuff is being seen by those outside the pro-gun community.

Thanks and Happy New Year to the readers of The Wandering Minstrel. Special thanks to Anthony at The Liberty Sphere and David at The War on Guns, for sending some of their readers this direction. Also, thanks to the regulars and the Gun Bloggers - you know who you are - for stopping by from time to time and for the blogroll links.

Best wishes for a happy 2010!

Range Eye Candy at GBR-IV

Posted by Minstrel on 22 Sep 2009

There were a lot of really cool things at GBR-IV, especially at the firing range on Friday, when everyone there brought their favorite stuff to shoot. Engineering Johnson (Zeke) and his grandmother, Bea (age 79) set up shop at this station. You can see some of their really nice stuff in this clickable image.

Bea told the Better Half that she used to shoot a .22 pistol, but liked the bigger holes that the revolver seen in the image makes. She was really into it. Later, during one of the sessions at the hospitality room back at the Silver Legacy, celebrity gun attorney, Alan Gura (referring to Zeke and Bea) quipped, “I wasn’t informed we were supposed to bring our grandmothers,” which brought uproarious laughter from the crowd.

The Better Half and I really enjoyed attending the Rendezvous and can’t wait for the next one. For a recap, check out this slide show on our other site.

Irony

Posted by Minstrel on 13 Mar 2008

It seems ironic to me that a website that originates in the middle east would have an advertisement for bacon anything in the sidebar - but that’s just me.