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Have more, be more
I’m not one for doing things because the calendar turns, I think if it’s worth doing it’s worth doing RIGHT NOW. So with that: have more understanding, more patience, more empathy, more unitiy, more...
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Life lessons from a weekend hunt
This past weekend I had the pleasure of going hunting with an old friend, Charles Coker of TacticalGunReview.com. We were able to harvest 2 whitetail does and a feral hog. From the 48-ish hours...
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Look for the good
Can you not see the good? Does your hate blind you so intensely? I was scrolling through Instagram and saw a posting by the wife of Slayer guitarist Kerry King. I forget the exact details but basically...
View ArticleHooray for modern technology!
I’m upstairs in my office working. The dog goes off – obviously someone coming to the front door. Of course, I wonder who it could be. A moment later? I see my iPhone light up with a notification from...
View ArticleHurricane Harvey – How to Help
The effects of Hurricane Harvey… it’s bad. I can’t find the words to describe how hard and heavy it hit and has directly affected millions of lives. And yes, it’s going to affect your life too. Maybe...
View ArticleUnderstanding…
I’m still waiting for all the facts to come in before I comment on this event in specific. But as a general comment, I’ll say this. What people like this do will always “smell off” to people like you...
View ArticleBeware Simple Answers
Beware simple answers. They are reassuring but may not achieve the desired results given our framework of government, practical realities, and the flawed nature of human beings. David Yamane, from his...
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When your past affects your future
Dude, that’s not just a funny bumper sticker about your weekend hobby. It’s also discoverable evidence about your mindset should you ever have to defend yourself. Kathy Jackson, Facebook post. Recently...
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on “Waiting for José”, and Harel Shapira
In “Bowling Alone”, [Robert] Putnam’s diagnosis of America’s decline is rooted in the loss of civic engagement and the decline in associated life. What America has lost, Putnam argues, are institutions...
View ArticleWhat is Good Enough?
We all want to know… What is good enough? Am I smart enough? Am I strong enough? Am I capable enough? Am I able to do what needs to be done? To achieve the thing I wish to achieve? I can’t answer that...
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2020-05-03 – While my publishing pace has slowed, I’m still writing. If you’re interested in whatever I may have to say, subscribe/follow. Thanx. PS. Sunday Metal will never die.
View ArticleI’m not freaking out… no…
No… not at all. Not freaking out at all. 🤪 Next week is TacCon22. I am presenting 4 blocks on 3 topics: 2 AIWB Skills live fire blocks, 1 panelist with Erick Gelhaus and Lee Weems on “The Aftermath”, 1...
View ArticleDiscomfort grows
My “freak out” around TacCon22 is because I was uncomfortable. When Tom Givens asked me to present at TacCon21, holy shit – I had never felt so uncomfortable in my life. I embraced it, because I knew I...
View ArticleDon’t be decrepit
That is my “vision statement”: I don’t want to be decrepit. Why do I go to the gym? Sure being bigger and stronger is cool, but it’s because I don’t want to be decrepit. I made noises getting up and...
View ArticleHardcore music saved my life
My friend W turned me on to Hatebreed… little did he know it would literally save my life. 🤘 Metal! 🤘 My default music genre is heavy metal. My happy music is hair metal – give me a good Winger song...
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