I'm shifting the use of the Savior rack for the handguns I shoot the most. Putting some of them back in their original Tupperware. My only beef with any pistol rack like this is there's no accommodation for an extra mag. There's enough room in the slots to tuck one in, but I am very anal about clutter. Everything in its place. I don't keep a cluttered bench or desk. Cans in the pantry need to face label out.
I have a keen eye for something being out of place, out of plumb, and all manner of inconsistencies. Pattern recognition, I think. Been that way all my life. It sometimes drives people crazy. Especially those whose brains are not wired that way.
Some folks are just organized, but I think some also learn it after serving in the military and it sticks with them.
A long time ago, after some higher-up decided should be in charge of something, I hired a guy who was fresh out of the Marines and was finishing up his college degree. He kept calling me "sir" for the longest time. Being only 5-6 years younger than me I had to remind him to not do that. His shoes were always shined and his desk was always organized. When you gave him something to work on he just got it done. He never whined when the work got hard like some of the others. I was in awe of how disciplined he was.
Another time I was asked to interview someone that another person wanted to hire for their team. I asked the candidate to tell me about themself. No right answer. One of the responses was that she always colored outside the lines. I'm pretty sure some idiot told this young lady to say that in an interview as if it were a good thing. Probably some hippie elder who gives bad 1960s advice to 1980s young people. I replied, "Did you do that to express yourself or are you naturally undisciplined"? Some may believe that was mean but interviews should always be difficult and you should always put people on the spot to see how they handle stress. The candidate went deer in the headlights for a minute but recovered well. I gave her a thumbs-up on the hire. She was a good engineer.
Some were given a bath today and put back in their Tupperware. I did shoot a few rounds this afternoon with this one. For those times when you want to be heavy. 10mm.
In addition to long-sleeve shirt closet orientation, my t-shirts are folded and arranged the same in the dresser... so Check!
(looks in wallet) Check!
But in the opposite spectrum, I have a lot of visually-stimulating clutter around. Like the fireplace mantlepiece in my office loaded with chachkis with no apparent connection to each other--I'm sure some of you would be horrified!
I also keep eclectic collectibles around. Original art. Mostly serigraphs. The Barrel-o-Monkeys and two pounds of Silly Putty is next to the antique Ahooga. I'm not much into antiques unless they go bang or you can drive/ride them.
The Silly Putty BTW started out as five pounds (shown). Visitors and guests asked, "What the Hell is that?" I would tear off a chunk and give it to them. It's irresistible.
When I was dating my current wife, I had a '69 BSA 650 on display in my living room. Took me two years to restore it.
This remains my game plan for interior decorating. I'm working on it now that I'm not constantly on the road.
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