Yeah, I'm still Josh Poulson to most, but I tend to use the formal address in my official web presence. I need to figure out which one to use and be consistent.
Here's a bunch of old pictures of me, which means I'll probably have trouble determining the date and circumstances. Click the thumbnails to get the full size pictures.
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Photo by Phil
West Stony Point Forest, PA (1994ish) |
Here I am weighing less then than I do now, with even decent looking leg muscles. This particular day had been spent wandering around a park that featured a big pile of rocks that had been dragged along and deposited by a glacier.
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Photos by Kathryn
Blain Location Unknown, OR (1997ish) |
Oregon formal (clean flannels) and goofy smile, but beyond that I don't remember where these particular pictures were taken. I believe they are from a road trip (also a camping trip in this case) to California and back along the Oregon Coast. As a result my hair isn't tied up, I haven't shaved, and I can't necessarily vouch for the sparkling cleanliness of the flannel. Even so, I vaguely remember this photo being taken as Kathy Blain, Howard Abrams, and I drove back from California where we had gone to a work party. We drove back through Oregon along Highway 101 and camped out along the way.
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Photo by Kathryn
Blain Alderwood Apartments, Lake Oswego, OR (1997ish) |
My old green hat, my old black top coat, a scarf, a blue and gray sweater, and a day when my long hair didn't look horrible. Quite the success. This is the picture the Oregonian ran when I ran for office instead of the other one I had offered.
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Photo by Lillian Herman ADP Dealer Services, Portland, OR (1997ish) |
Quite the opposite of the previous picture. This is a “bad hair day”. This is me at work at ADP, who had brought me to Oregon from Pennsylvania in 1995. Note the various pieces of dangerous political propaganda on my cube wall.
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Photo by Kathryn
Blain Alderwood Apartments, Lake Oswego, OR (8/1998) |
This picture is the campaign photo I used for my run for office, as is described elsewhere. While I generally don't wear a tie, let alone a sport coat, here is a picture that captures me in one. Of course, it's because I'm trying to look respectable and yet be a politician. Note the fact that my seven years growth of long hair is completely hidden by tying it back behind my head.
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Photo by Tido Pesenti Informix Software, Portland, OR (1998ish) |
A snap stolen of me in my Sennheisers at work, and used for the old company directory. This is another picture where long hair is hiding behind my head. A few folks said it didn't even look like me.
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The Place to
Shoot, Portland, OR (12/2000) |
Indoor shooting, and you should be able to make out the red dot of the laser sight on the assailant, played by Rich Daniel. It's a “red gun” made of rubber, not a real one. Class is “Defensive Handgun 7” and I'm not sure who took the picture.
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Photos by Dave Garren McCord Ranch, Austin, TX (2/2001) |
These pictures are from a two day pistol marksmanship course taught by the original world champion, Ray Chapman. I'm pretty easy to spot in my green jacket. The gal in the red vest or purple coat is Carol Reichert. The big guy in the blue jacket is Ray.
The first picture features one on one shooting against a set of moving targets. The targets move across the field of view from right-to-left, or left-to-right, at varying speeds.
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Photo by Rick Brooker Firearms Academy of Seattle, Chehalis, WA (4/2001) |
This face I'm making is what I call “the Cooper pose”. Jeff Cooper has always been a gruff and imposing figure. Same hat as previous picture, but it's hard to get the color right. Class is the Lethal Force Institute's “LFI-1”, comprising coursework on Judicious Use of Deadly Force, and practical handgun standards.
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Photo by Gila May-Hayes Firearms Academy of Seattle, Chehalis, WA (5/2001) |
A little weekend fun. That's my green Jetta in the background. Hank English is the man serving the fine moo cow. Firearms Academy of Seattle is another great local training organization. I plan on taking some more courses there this fall. At the match we shot this day I ended up taking fourth place.
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Photos by Mark Mannex Douglas Ridge Rifle Club, Estacada, OR (5/2001) |
Another beautiful weekend for shooting, so I attended the DRRC Action Pistol match. Note my Gun Owners of America T-shirt and my D&D Gunleather T-bar holster. The second shot features another view of the T-bar holster, and a glimpse at my Second Amendment Task Force hat, as well as Wilson Combat ears. The pistol is also a Wilson, but you can't read the logo from this distance. You can, however, see the new style of Wilson “Nite-Eyes” sights. Looking at the Match results I didn't excel, but I didn't do poorly either.
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Photos by John McEnroe Johnson Creek Gun Club, Portland, OR (7/2001) |
A shot of me teaching the first lesson of the NRA FIRST Steps Pistol course. You'll notice that I'm wearing glasses because I tore a contact and hadn't replaced it yet.
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Photo by Dr. Mike
Brown The Place to Shoot, Portland, OR (12/24/2001) |
More practice on the tactical range out at The Place To Shoot. Dr. Brown took a picture of me doing a simultaneous “draw, retreat, and fire” exercise. Others may call it “getting out of the hole.” The main idea is to make sure that the assailant doesn't want to follow you. The photo is grainy because I compensated for the low light conditions of the photo. Note the recently ejected cartridge above the gun.
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Photos by John
McEnroe Douglas Ridge Rifle Club, Estacada, OR (12/28/2001) |
Practice shooting session for teaching the NRA Personal Protection in the Home course. I love the second shot because I've got two pieces of brass in the air at once and a determined expression on my face. Don't forget that I'm also already pulling the trigger for the third shot. The expression isn't effort or anything like that, it's recoil impulse.
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Photo by John
McEnroe Johnson Creek Gun Club, Portland, OR (1/12/2002) |
More teaching. I'm doing a NRA FIRST Steps Pistol class in this picture, demonstrating a shooting position (specifically, Bullseye Pistol). Fellow instructor Dan Sweet is also pictured.
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Photo by me! My apartment, Portland, OR (2/23/2002) |
After seemingly thousands of attempts, many of them really bad, this is the picture I selected for my online dating service photo. It's obviously recent, it looks kinda like a mug shot, it's a three-quarter view so it looks life-like (straight-on is really hard to get right), and I look reasonably good. If you're a single gal 24-34 in Portland, would you buy a pickup line from this man? I have a higher resolution shot available as well. The astute will notice that I'm back in contacts again. The really astute will notice that in order to get that natural smile I told myself a joke!
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Photos by Leigh
Maynard Portland Rifle and Pistol Club, Portland, OR (2/27/2002) |
I'm relearning my rifle skills, under the watchful eye of Leigh Maynard, NRA Instructor and now-confirmed Training Counselor. I've forgotten a lot, and my body shape has changed considerably from when I first started doing rifle stuff. Maybe in future sessions I'll break out the Mini-14, AR-15, or the FAL for some beefier shooting. I didn't get a picture tonight, but Leigh brought his M1 Garand out for show and tell. Yes, I'm wearing glasses again, but it's because I'm on the range.
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Photos by Carol Reichert Multnomah Falls, OR (3/3/2002) |
A trip to Multnomah Falls to play with my camera. I'm pretty sure I'm not very good at it.
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Photo by John
McEnroe Firearms Academy of Seattle, Onalaska, WA (3/17/2002) |
The first tactical match of the year at FAS. Kathy, Don, and Wyley designed a great little match with six stages that even featured different kinds of weather. From the picture you can see we had three inches of snow in the morning. By 3pm it was Spring!
I managed to be the range officer for a stage, which allowed me to once again wear my obnoxious orange hat. There's a large version of the picture available, too. I ended up winning the match, which was a big surprise for me!
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Photo by Michael
Jones Douglas Ridge Rifle Club, Estacada, OR (3/30/2002) |
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Photos by John McEnroe Douglas Ridge Rifle Club, Estacada, OR (3/30/2002) |
Learning to shoot at clay pigeons in a NRA FIRST Steps Shotgun class. A larger version of the left one is available. In that picture, I'm on the left running the trap house. To my left is John McEnroe, taking pictures. On the far right is Lee Anderson. The middle photo has me dry-firing a Beretta AL391 Urika, which shouldn't surprise anyone since I'm a Beretta fan. The last has me doing the pointing exercise as well, although you'll note I'm left-handed.
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Photos by John McEnroe Michael Jones's House (5/4/2002) |
Home Firearms Safety class, booted from our normal home at the Johnson Creek Gun Club by a calendar snafu, we decided to conduct class at the home of instructor Michael Jones.
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Photos by Dan Sweet Firearms Academy of Seattle (5/19/2002) |
Getting my certificate for Jim Cirillo's Close Quarters Survival course. A little bit of shooting on the move as well. It was a fun course, featuring some unique shooting positions for dealing with shooting while wounded. There was a lot of diagnostic shooting as well. As usual, trigger control is what it's all about.
These pictures are of the more recent me, although they seem to mostly come from shooting events. That's probably because that's typically where I'm around cameras. I'm not necessarily so good at self portraits. Click the thumbnails to get the full size pictures.
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Photo by John McEnroe Somewhere in the middle of the Coast range, Oregon (8/4/2002) |
Today's activity is shooting for NRA Qualifications, this one being the Handgun Qualification. I've attained the rating of “Expert” but I need to complete “Distinguished Expert” to get mention in the journal of record. As you can see, I still like having lots of brass in the air.
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Photo by John McEnroe Portland Rifle and Pistol Club, Oregon (8/19/2002) |
John snagged a picture of me as we were putting together materials for teaching a class. If you want to see the whole show, sign up.
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