Well, folks, its been a rough time for me and mine. My brother died on August 7th, and I guess it just took the heart out of me.

I've had a hard time concentrating, I fall asleep at the drop of a hat (and it don't even have to be a cowboy hat, neither!), lost my appetite (not just for food, but for most everything), and have neglected my family.

This week is the 13th Annual Ambush at Cavern Cove - the Alabama State Championship for the Single Action Shooting Society, and I'll be trying to better my dead last finish from last year. We'll have over 200 shooters this year - a new record and a real testament to the quality shoot put on by the members of the North Alabama Regulators - the host club. I'm hopin' this starts me on the road back to normalcy.

Thanks to all who sent up prayers and good wishes. They were - and are - greatly appreciated.