Way back in the latter half of 2001, I had someone ask me this: “If you got on a plane…
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The One Chewing Gum and Smiling
A few years back, almost 30 now I guess, I was a firearms instructor and was at the range with…
Continue ReadingCelebrate Arrogance but Stay Humble
There was a time in my life, quite a number of years ago, when I was still aspiring to be…
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Past experience has shown that all of us have times in our life where we feel like we’re “close to…
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I have always loved dreaming. No, not daydreaming, although I’ve done my fair share of that (and then some); I’ve…
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A very wise man once said, although I argued with him about it for quite some time, “Everything is a…
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Semicolons and Life
I recently read an article about the new tattoo rage: a semi-colon. People are apparently getting them tattood anywhere and…
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Something a lot of my friends have heard me repeatedly say is, “We don’t stop playing because we get old;…
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Full disclosure: When this image popped up in my social media feed, I was only four months away from being…
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Awhile back I received an email, forwarded from a friend that apparently originated with John Farnam. I’d like to thank…
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No, this article isn’t about abortion, or anything have to do with the debate between “Pro Choice” or “Pro Life”.…
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In 1964, in the western hills of Maryland, a boy was born into a relatively poor family and was immediately…
Continue ReadingThe Social Media Bar Room
In today’s world, it’s near impossible to get through a day without feeling the impact of social media in some…
Continue ReadingSHOT Show Through the Years: A Personal Introspective
The first SHOT Show I remember attending was in Las Vegas in 2004. At that point I had no idea…
Continue ReadingThe Future of Prejudice?
The year is 3023. Earth is a different planet than it was at the beginning of the 21st century. Fossil…
Continue ReadingAre Your Virtues Balanced?
Throughout our childhood we are taught what’s good and what’s bad, or at least we’re taught what our parents teach…
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Three teenagers attack an art teacher and beat her to the ground on video… A group of teenage girls trap…
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A friend shared this with me and gave me permission to use it. It is… thought provoking. – – –…
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Good Friday. Black Friday. Easter. Thanksgiving. Christmas. Open enrollment. Stock market fluctuations. School starting. End of school year. Back to…
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Just recently I read an article reporting on a medical study that involved what age a person’s brain fully developed.…
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