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"Good evening, little birdie! Who me? Oh yeah, well f$%# you, too!" I don't know about you, but coming outside to find out that a bird decided to take a big shit on my car the day after I just washed it is my favorite. And yeah, I'm being sarcastic. That's actually the reason why I own guns.

HIGHLY ANTICIPATED VINTAGE SURF AUCTION RETURNS TO HONOLULU Biennial Event Lures Collectors from Around the World HONOLULU (February 17, 2009) - Mark your calendars! With 5 months to go, the fifth biennial Hawaiian Islands Vintage Surf Auction, presented by Quiksilver Premium, is set to raise the bar on international surf auctions once again when it returns to the Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, on July 17 & 18. Over the past four auctions more than $1,500,000 of the finest vintage surfboards and surf memorbilia have changed hands and over $75,000 has been donated to various charitable causes and foundations. This year's auction is already shaping up to be the biggest and best yet. As has become the tradition, veteran surfboard designers, shapers and manufactures will be in attendance, including Matt Kivlin, Joe Quigg, Greg Noll, Dick Brewer, Ben Aipa, Bing Copeland, and Ole Olson, amongst a host of others. Surf stars of the '60s the likes of Jock Sutherland, Fred Hemmings, Ricky Grigg, Joey Cabell, Buffalo Keaulana and many others will also be on hand. They will be joined by short board pioneers of the '70s & '80s: Pipeline Masters Gerry Lopez, Rory Russell and Jeff Crawford; as well as world champions Mark Richards, Peter Townend, Shaun Tomson, and Tom Carroll, all of whom will have personalized surfboards from the various eras. They will be joined by revered Hawaii surfers Larry Bertlemann, Barry Kanaiaupuni and Bobby Owens. Never-before-seen surfboards have been unearthed, including an ancient 1850 breadfruit board, turn-of-the-century redwood planks, hollow paddle boards, design-changing early wood/fiberglass prototypes, big wave "guns" of the '60s, and pro boards of the '70s and '80s. Along with the treasure trove of surfboards will be an eclectic selection of Hawaiian-theme artwork, surf contest items, unique island-influenced surf memorabilia, some of the first images of surfing ever depicted in print from Missonary times, off-beat surf a

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If you've dealt with bodywork or any sort of painting, then you know the trials of doing this work on a regular basis. Problems are common for even the best painters, but knowing how to repair those flaws is the difference between success and failure. Whether it's something that happens before, during or after the painting process, the man holding the spray gun is usually responsible for fixing it, no matter the severity.

I pulled the trigger, timing my shot at that point when its jittery figure eight was due back on center mass, and cleared the final pin from the table. My time was slightly slower than when I instinct shoot without the aid of a laser, or any sight at all (I look right through the metallic sights and trust my subconscious mind to align them for me before authorizing my brain to shoot)…but it was my first time using Crimson Trace's famous LaserGrips. I enjoyed the laser, but hadn't gotten used to it yet.