Cigar Box Survival Cache
You only have to take a quick look around the Internet looking for “survival kit” and you’ll get inundated with
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Frank
What If The Future of Weapons Changed?
For as far back as I can remember, as a police officer and as a member of the media, some
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The Folded Ear and OCD
It may seem an odd lead-in but it’s appropriate and if you read along I think you’ll understand why. The
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FOCUS: Obstacles vs. Opportunities
On any given day, but a LOT on most Monday mornings, you can look in your social media feeds and
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Is There a Difference Between Insulting and Offensive?
Not that long ago I had an experience that made me think about the difference between “being insulted” and “being
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Who Defines You?
“What follows ‘I am’ is far more important than what follows ‘You are’.” I put that quote up on Facebook
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Different Goals Mean Different Actions
It occurred to me this morning as I was working through various social media feeds that there were some folks
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What Gifts Do You Give?
Keep in mind that it’s Christmas Eve as I type this… This morning as I drank my coffee, sitting at
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Throw Out 2018’s Trash
Welcome to the end of another year (or close to it). As we approach the New Year, lots of people
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The Complete Armory
Recently my son was home on an extended weekend after a deployment with the Marine Corps and we got into
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9mm vs .45ACP: Really? Again?
Yes, again. Amongst avid handgun fans the debate between big and slow versus small and fast stretches back over a hundred years now I’d
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Be Your Own Great Author
I have heard so many jokes about why you shouldn’t piss off an author. Everything from, “because they’ll write you
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Planning vs. Winging It
This morning, as happens all too often, I saw a social media post that argued planning over improvisation or “winging
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This Holiday Season Wipe Negative Thinking
It’s “Black Friday” 2018 as I type this. Thanksgiving is a pleasant recent memory and we can finally justify all
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Your Plan versus Their Plan
While I’m going to use examples from my childhood and that of my children, this article does not apply only
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5 Keys to Health
There were various groups of people throughout history from whom we could learn much. That’s not to say that they
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Is the 80/20 Rule Right For You?
Before I delve into the 80/20 rule and whether or not it’s right for you, we need to differentiate between
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Start With Commitment
I came to a realization this morning. It may not have been a big one, but it struck me as
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Life Is THE Final Exam
Do you remember… that kid in school that always wanted to sit next to you so he could copy your
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Do You Artificially Shackle Yourself?
As I think a great many people do nearly every day now, I was surfing through some social media posts
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