Making and Breaking Habits
According to brainpickings.org, it takes 21 days, at a minimum, to build a new habit. That’s 21 days of repeating
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Weight Loss Is Only A Fraction of Fitness
A couple years ago I was part of a team that filmed several video segments centered around the value and
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Motivation and…?
…Age Just recently, as many readers know, I’ve renewed my focus on my health. I am not participating in any
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Good and Bad Expiration Dates
This morning I saw a quote that said, “Even bad days have an expiration date of 24 hours.” The editor
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Miles Instead of Years
Some years back when I was responsible for fleet maintenance for my police agency, we kept track of the service
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Investing In and Valuing Your Health
This entry is being used to announce a new section and effort here on my webpage: a section dedicated to
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Defining Deity
I happen to belong to an organization that requires a “belief in deity” to apply for membership. Now very carefully
Read MoreFish In A Barrel
“It’ll be just like shooting fish in a barrel.” We here that phrase used all the time. It’s just a
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Solve Problems Like You’re Dancing In The Rain
My family once owned a dog that we named ThunderStorm and just called Storm. He was a chocolate Labrador from
Read MoreTime Equal Lives
The one thing we can all count on is change. It’s the only constant in life. Every day… something is
Read MorePro-Safety: Screw Politics
Nine days ago – as I type this – a single gunman went into Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in
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Six Characteristics of the Mentally Strong
Have you ever noticed that some of your friends or family never seem quite as stressed or lacking in control
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The 12 Best Life Hacks
In today’s computer age, days where you can’t look around without seeing someone on their “smart” phone, and times of
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What Qualifies Me?
So, I received a private message on Facebook from a gentleman asking, “What qualifies you to give advice on life
Read MoreWhat Games Do Your Kids Play?
I was sitting in my family room this evening watching my favorite television show (not that I watch much TV)
Read MoreTeaching Our Children to be Victims?
A while ago I wrote an article that brought great response about how some training circumstances and tools used by
Read MoreA Fighting Generation?
It is an observable oddity of the American society that we sometimes act or behave exactly opposite to what is
Read MoreWhat Makes A Man?
MAN: an adult male person, as distinguished from a boy or a woman. A male having qualities considered typical of men
Read MoreAmerica’s Future
As I stood amongst some peers last week, bragging without shame about my children, one of the fellows kindly listening
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SnugPak Sleeping Bag 32 Degree
As the faithful readers of the Blackwater Tactical Weekly know I once spent two weeks in New Orleans on contract
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