Hap's Corner

Hap's Corner August 2015 A LEGION OF TARGETS…   An appreciation of good marksmanship is prehistoric and can be traced back, via archeological finds, to all corners of the earth. For example, the oldest archery artifacts in Europe date from the late Paleolithic Era, about 9000-8000 BC. In Biblical times Genesis 21-20 speaks of Abraham’s son Hagar living in the desert...

When I am dead and opened... Calais lies just 21 miles across la Manche from the White Cliffs of Dover. The closest French territory to England, it was annexed by Edward III in 1347, and would remain an important English economic entity for the next two centuries for it gave the "Sceptered Isle" entry to...

JACKSONVILLE AND BRISTOL… Being a New Englander one can never be far from some of the nation’s greatest philosophers and writers. Not only because Bay State author John Cheever once proclaimed that all literary men are Red Sox fans, but because the Boston area is a hotbed of philosophy and literature that began with the Transcendentalist...

RI Distinguished Shooters The Distinguished Rifleman or Distinguished Marksman, and Distinguished Pistol Shot Badges are awarded to members of the Armed Forces, or civilians, in recognition of a preeminent degree of achievement in target practice with the service rifle or pistol. The Distinguished Marksman Badge and the Distinguished Pistol Shot Badge were created by the War Department...

Hap's Corner May 2015 The Emperor's New Clothes... It has been more than six decades since I wiled away lazy days in the cradle of my education, Mrs. Levinson's kindergarten class, at Harbor School. The boxy three story red brick building, known to its inhabitants as 'The Old Brick Jail,' had the usual elementary school fixtures, baseball...