My first foray into the gun social media world was when I first logged on to GlockTalk as FillYerHands in 2008. Then came Twitter and this blog, and now I even have a Facebook page.

When I started out, I never used my own name. Why? Well, for one thing, I was taking time at work to do the postings, in between my real job, recruiting. For another thing, I was afraid to use my real name, lest someone associate me with a Gun Crazed Maniac, and have that tarnish my business reputation.

Having said that, over the past few years, I have met a lot of people in the gun world who have never had any issues with using their real names. Sure, there are a few folks who prefer anonymity, like Linoge, Uncle, and Sebastian. But there are lots more like Sean and Miguel and Ron and Walt, and a hundred more, forgive me for not naming you specifically. So as I have thought about it more, I have decided that I really don’t have any real reason not to use my own name. So I changed it Saturday on my Twitter page, and so far, not an eye has been batted that I can tell.

So let me introduce myself.

I’m Tom Lindsay, and I live in the gun friendly town of Kennesaw, Georgia. I’m not an Operator. I’ve never been in the military or law enforcement. I’m just a regular guy who likes guns and shooting. I support the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms.

I’ve been shooting a little over 20 years, and I compete in USPSA and GSSF. I am a certified Glock Armorer. For money, I recruit engineers and manufacturing people for clients all over the USA. I’m a degreed chemical engineer, having graduated from Georgia Tech. Besides shooting, I love barbecue, jazz, bluegrass, cars, and a whole bunch of other stuff. I even blog about my barbecue efforts at SkinThatSmokeWagon.

 

Is there a flag for this?

I have been giving some thought to my participation in the shooting world, of which this blog has played a part. Admittedly not all of my thoughts are clear, but when are they ever? However, I figured that committing them to paper . . . er . . . bits would at least set for me a tangible goal, something visible, as a reminder of where I should be headed.

First, for reasons that are unimportant, I have not given shooting any real attention recently. Yes, I read Twitter and blog, and sometimes watch shows. But I haven’t shot in a match since last November, and I have probably only posted on this blog a couple of times a month. Even my wife has made the observation, and I have to admit, I am not happy with where I am.

That sucks.

That will change. Starting now.

So, for what it’s worth, here are my resolutions for the coming months:

• Practice – dry fire, range time, all of it. I’ve even bought Ben Stoeger’s book on Dry Fire, at the example of Lee Bautista, and I now plan to read it, and use it.
• Competition – the practice will lead to me resumption of USPSA shooting, starting in March. The goal here is to level up to C class by summer.
• Blogging – I would love to get back to my one-time daily minimum, but for now let’s just say I will blog more. I have a lot of stuff saved as draft, and, like 90’s Saturday Night Live sketches, none of them are relevant any more. But, fortunately, new stuff arises daily, and I don’t see any problems.
• Participating – I have been a member of the NRA for 20 years, and GeorgiaCarry.org for at least 5. It’s time I put some of my efforts to these causes.

Watch this space in the coming days and weeks.