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More thank you think you are
Wife is “white”, at least visually. I am “not-white”, at least visually. There are those who look upon Wife differently because she chose to marry a “not-white”. Some look down on her because she...
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Dehydrator – Any Advice?
Finally got ourselves a dehydrator! It’s an Excalibur 9-tray with timer. Enough people recommended this brand as tops, so it’s what we went with. Also figured we might as well get all the trays… what...
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What is “focus”?
Everyone tells you to “focus”. It’s a word thrown around a lot, but do we really know what it means? Bryan Mann writes about that very thing. He says focus consists of: Presence Control Composure...
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Gun blarg
I know. Lots of posting about lifting things up and putting them down. Not enough posting about shooty goodness. Mainly, I’ve been busy and finding time to write has been difficult. But I have been...
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Do you have ownership over yourself?
Do you own yourself? Do you have ultimate dominion over yourself, your body, your mind? Or does someone else, like the state? An interesting question put forth by Nico Perrino Do you own yourself? It...
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This is why we can’t have discussions
Marc MacYoung posted the following on Facebook: Conflict and violence are very human behaviors. They serve a very important survival and social purpose. Having said that we’ve kind of put ourselves...
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Unintended consequences
In March 2013, the City of Austin instituted a “bag ban”. No “single-use” plastic bags for you! Of course, there are some that took the mantra of “reduce, reuse, recycle” quite to heart. For example,...
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See the positive, understand the gain
I do not live my life in a typical way. Of course, what is “typical”, but here it tends to mean that those around me whose lives intersect with mine in some meaningful way… my life doesn’t follow their...
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Point, Counterpoint, but a good points
I’m sure the CrossFit world is in a tizzy over Mark Rippetoe’s latest: For casual exercisers, CrossFit-types and the like, the calculation is a bit different. The vomit I see on the internet – complete...
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Shopping
I’m burned out. Taking a couple days off work for a long weekend to help me recoup a bit. Working on my backlog of things to do, and one is some online shopping. Ordered some 7-round magazines for my...
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Burnout
I’m trying to emerge from one of the worst burnouts that I can remember. It happens. It’s the nature of the business I’m in… and I think it’s also the nature of me. I try to live a balanced life, but...
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A little each day
Which is better? Practicing something for 1 day once a year? Or practicing something for 1 hour once a month? Or practicing 10 minutes each day? Granted, this depends what we’re practicing, but for...
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Constitution Day
September 17, 2013 is Constitution Day. Go read the US Constitution. Seems we could all use a refresher. Filed under: Life, Politics Tagged: Life, Politics
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Sometimes, you gotta be Dad first
As the kids get older, it’s been fun to take them to various events to “expand their cultural horizons”. I remember when I was a kid, my parents taking me to things like plays, musicals, orchestral...
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Pushing – walking a fine line
In a prior article, I referenced an article written by Kathy Jackson. Kathy discusses her role as a self-defense instructor, and the gravity of that role. And while she might strive to make a fun class...
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Learn to Read Korean in 15 minutes
I may be half-Korean, but my knowledge of Korean is pretty poor. The main reason is lack of exposure — I just don’t need nor use much Korean in a day, week, or month. Use it or lose it, y’know? When I...
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Recognition for good customer service
I want to make a public statement about some good customer service I recently received. I’ve studied with SouthNarc and really admire his approach, his knowledge, and his products. For the past some...
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Let it serve as a reminder
The past few days, so people have been appalled at the Black Friday horror videos of the mobs, the tasers, the pepper spray, the trampling, the fighting… all over some merchandise. Let it serve as a...
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Survive or Prevail
I read a posting on Facebook about a man on death row for 33 years before being executed. Think about it from the victim’s family’s perspective — waiting 33 years for some sort of closure. How old are...
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That’s how you get a customer – Brothers In Arms
Another story of “this is how customer service is supposed to be”. Actually, this isn’t so much what we think of as customer service — an after the fact correcting of a problem — but rather how you...
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