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 So it could be thought of as scandalous by the title, look at the characters. These characters are intertwined in a way that none would have thought. Their ties are close, as you will see and scandal is evident but in a good way. Many will benefit from this association, as you will soon see.
We all know about the mistress of home fashion and her connection to Kmart who sells her brand. I freely admit I like Martha, I find her style and ideas to be refreshing and useful. She's also a chicken farmer so what is not to like there. She's perhaps become most famous for her less than scrupulous investment practices. Hey, everyone makes mistakes don't they? We all know how Kmart has squandered their assets and stolen their employees pensions and priced themselves out of retail competition where they were once giants. But what about Terry Carr, who is he and how is he, mixed up in all of this?
 Terry is a well-known fashion maven to be found writing of good products on various Internet forums in the hunting themes. He has made many recommendations to safari goers always of superb fashion savvy and detail while being thrifty at the same time, pushing products that would make anyone proud in the hunting fields and always recommending quality and comfort, much like Martha. One can find a comprehensive safari packing list here and there put together by Terry that is exceptionally well thought out. He is also an accomplished African hunter with several cape buffalo under his belt as well as a recent bull elephant trophy. He is very reliable and well informed, always ready to lend a helpful hand in field fashion decisions. With what I have seen and know, I believe Terry to be one of Martha's students.
Some time ago Terry made many of us aware of his self constructed shooting sticks. He made them of bamboo landscape poles and a vacuum cleaner belt. Ingenious, practical and easy I thought, what a great idea, so I set out to purchase the necessary items to construct my own. This was going to be a great winter project! I couldn't wait to get started. What a great way to practice shooting before my next safari, shooting sticks provide a portable and stable platform for shooting large caliber rifles. A most necessary fashion accessory while on safari, there is nothing better than a steady shot. Ladies, take note, they are much less punishing for practice shooting than sitting at a bench.
I was soon to find out that this task was not going to be as easy as I thought. For one thing, no bamboo landscape poles can be found in Michigan stores during the winter. We just can't use them in the concrete hard frozen earth, so the retail stores were not carrying them. I was foiled, dismally delayed. I laid aside the project until the warmer months took hold.
 So in late May of 2003 I set out again to complete my shooting stick project. I could not find the right length bamboo poles in several retail stores until I got to Kmart. Lo and behold, they had them! Reorganization did them well. Better yet, the poles are the Martha Stewart signature series so I knew right away they were high quality. Good old Martha, so dependable! I had choices of green painted bamboo poles or natural colored poles. I splurged and purchased a package of each. In the vacuum isle, I found a package of suitable vacuum belts. They must have thought me to be strange at the check out counter as I was humming a cheery tune due to my exclusive find.
So my project went along, I made my sticks and am set in the fashion front on the Michigan shooting range I practice at. When people ask me about my shooting sticks, I tell them the story of Terry Carr and Martha and Kmart. Thanks Terry, your idea has been a great help to me and hopefully others who read this.
Here is Terry's recipe for safari shooting sticks:
- Package of bamboo garden poles, preferably 6 footers, 6 pack
- Package of vacuum cleaner belts, Eureka F&G worked for me, 2 pack
- Makes two sets of shooting sticks
Select three stout bamboo poles and hold together. Take belt and loop over top of poles three times. Push looped belt down about six inches from top. Spread poles evenly forming a tripod to a height comfortable as a rest for the front end of your rifle. Enjoy and fire away!
Total cost: $4.54 ($2.27 per set of shooting sticks) plus sales tax
Time required to complete project: Less than 5 minutes
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