I bought the TrueNutrition.com 38 Flavor sample pack.
Vanilla Birthday Cake.
I’m not sure how to describe it, other than yeah…. it was like a vanilla cake. I am pretty impressed at how true the flavors generally are. In the past I’ve had things that said they tasted like X but didn’t actually taste like X, so this is welcome to see accurate descriptions… especially on as fine-grained a difference as “birthday cake” vs. say just a straight vanilla.
This was pretty good.
I bought the TrueNutrition.com 38 Flavor sample pack.
Tropical Hawaiian Punch
Just when I thought it couldn’t get any worse…. 🙂
Forbidden Fruit Punch was one thing… this was…. worse. It brought a pineapple and coconut type of flavor to the fruit punch. And while I adore fresh pineapple, candy pineapple flavors just make me wretch because it’s so far from the real thing. So sweet. So… fake.
But again, that’s just my palate. Oldest tried a taste and he really liked it.
He can have it. 🙂
I bought the TrueNutrition.com 38 Flavor sample pack.
Forbidden Fruit Punch.
The “lambada” of flavors. 🙂
Um…. no.
First thought through my head? Fruit punch and milk don’t go together.
Second thought? Holy crap, that’s pink! Remember when you mixed up your strawberry NesQuik according to the directions and the color was a pale pink and the flavor also pale? So you mixed in like 15 tablespoons more to get it really flavorful and really pink? Yeah… that sort of pink. Like it’s neon battery powered.
I’m not a fan of “fruit punch” anyways. Don’t really care for fruit punch flavored drinks or candies or anything of the sort. Just not my preference, so it’s no surprise that I’m not a fan of this.
It reminded me of eating Fruit Loops cereal, but I do like Fruit Loops (tho I haven’t eaten them since I was a kid).
But again, like all the whey flavors, there’s nothing really nasty about this. It’s just not to my personal preferences. And this one probably won’t ever be. I’d sooner drink the Java Mocha.
What would a rash of metal covers be without a cover (or two) of the Sex Pistol’s “Anarchy in the UK”?
Here’s Megadeth’s version:
A number of people have asked me for my thoughts on the events at the Aurora, CO movie theater. They figured, given my lot in life, that I’d have something say… and some rightly guessed that my silence was intentional.
But since it keeps coming up.
What are my thoughts on the shooting?
I don’t have any…. well, rather, I’m trying to not say much because, IMHO, it feeds the beast.
Everyone is going to use this as political ammunition to fuel “I’m right, you’re wrong”. You can already see it. There are those calling for more gun control, then there are those “on our side” that are using this as a way to advocate for more carry and more armed citizens. While I don’t necessarily disagree with that, it’s demonstration that everyone is using this as a way to promote their agenda and twist this to their end.
It’s not a political event.
It’s a tragedy. Or as one friend of mine put it: it’s not a tragedy, it’s an atrocity.
But… the “news media” (and I use that term loosely) is fueling the problem and quenching the masses thirst for drama. Of course, everyone has brought up Columbine… and well, isn’t this precisely what Klebold and Harris wanted? They are more famous than they could ever have imagined. And the more we feed this beast by the constant coverage, by the blood dancing, by the politicizing, by all the drama… the bigger and uglier the beast will become.
I bought the TrueNutrition.com 38 Flavor sample pack.
Java Mocha.
No.
I’m not a coffee drinker. I never really cared for coffee flavored things. I recall as a child my mom would get coffee flavored ice cream; this reminded me of that ice cream (I mixed it in cold milk). Again, not a bad flavor if it’s your thing, but it’s not my thing.
I bought the TrueNutrition.com 38 Flavor sample pack.
Chocolate Peanut Butter.
This was pretty good. The peanut flavoring wasn’t too strong… maybe like a 65-35 split in favor of the chocolate. It was kinda weird tho. My brain said yeah, that’s peanut butter, but there was something missing. Maybe texture? Brain wanted a Reeses Peanut Butter Cup but wasn’t getting the expected mouthfeel? I don’t know. It wasn’t bad, just weird. 🙂
I kinda wanted a bit more peanut butter flavor, but this was fine. I reckon if I went through 10# of this I’d be fine, but if it was any stronger, probably not. So, leave it alone.
I bought the TrueNutrition.com 38 Flavor sample pack.
Dutch Chocolate Fudge.
This is the first flavor that knocked my socks off. OOO… so good. Very rich, deep chocolate flavor. Not “candy like” sweeet or anything, but just good good good.
I like. I could see going through 10# of this. 🙂 And since yes I will be buying in bulk I have to think in those terms: something that tastes good that I could go through, not get tired of, still enjoy after 100 doses, etc.. This is the frontrunner so far. Yum.
Todd Louis Green has been on a roll lately with some top-notch articles. I’ve actually been meaning to write up my comments on his “1H Shooting” for a while now… better late than never I guess.
First, go read the original article. It stands alone just fine and I think Todd makes a great point about perspective. Is learning to shoot and manipulate your gun with one hand important? Yes. But how important depends upon your actual need and shouldn’t depend upon things like “well what if you’re injured in a fight?” I mean, yes, that’s still a valid point to consider, but should it dictate that you spend all your time learning 1H shooting? Probably not. Yes you should know it and if you don’t know how to do 1H shooting and manipulations you really need to learn them. But I like Todd’s reasoning here:
But just keep in mind that the time you put into polishing your WHO double feed malfunction clearance technique is time you’re taking away from improving the skills you’re far more likely to need, like drawing and hitting at speed with two hands.
Very true. Our time and other resources are finite, so we have to keep that perspective.
But then Todd goes on to say:
For someone who hasn’t yet learned the proper way to draw, reload, and clear malfunctions both SHO and WHO I’d recommend fixing that flaw, but in terms of sustaining those skills you need to look at your actual needs. For example, competition-oriented shooters will probably never have to perform WHO draws or one-handed reloads but SHO and WHO shooting is extremely common in both USPSA and IDPA. A K9 officer, on the other hand, is extremely likely to need strong hand only skills.
So again, it all comes down to YOUR needs. What are YOU training for? What does your context require? You shouldn’t neglect things, but just find perspective. I don’t NEED WHO shooting that much, but I need to practice it more because, as an instructor, I need to be able to demonstrate things to students. I’m expected to have a higher level of skill. That said, I still don’t kill myself to practice it to death tho. As you can see from my recent dry fire logs, I have other things that need my primary focus.
Learn to shoot one-handed. Learn to manipulate your gun one handed (and consider how hardware may matter, like Dawson Precision Charger rear sights). Practice these skills, but keep perspective relative to your context and needs.
I bought the TrueNutrition.com 38 Flavor sample pack.
Banana Coconut. Or maybe it’s Coconut Banana. I don’t remember.
Either way tho, it’s a flavor mix of coconut and banana… that same sort of artificially sweet “Now and Later” candy banana flavor.
And it marks the first flavor I flat out don’t like.
The flavors are fundamentally the same as I’ve already tasted. The banana here is like all the other bananas I’ve had. The coconut here is like all the other coconuts I’ve had. But putting them together makes something that my palate says “no” on. Maybe it’s your thing, but it’s not mine.
Don’t get me wrong. It’s not gross or horrible — so far none of the flavors are really all that bad. It’s just not something I could see wanting to drink much of again, by choice. Just too candy artificial sweet like.
