Crisis, Clarity and Character
I think we’ve all been here before. Anger seems to be the typical response when someone attacks our character. Another normal response is to want to immediately fight back. We…
Why Playing Chess is a Good Way to Build Your Brain
Chess offers many benefits for those who choose to play it. For those who choose to learn more about the rules of Chess in order to become at least an…
Playing Pranks on Your Teammates Can Build Your Team Up or Tear Them Down
One of the best pranks I’ve ever read about was the prank played on American anthropologist Napoleon Chagnon by a tribe of Yanomamo indians of the Amazon rainforest. I don’t…
Spotter Up, Having a Frame of Reference and What it Means to Me
The Greeks My 10th grade Western Civilization teacher Mr. Archer, was one of the many big influences on my young life. He might not have known it, but I appreciated…
Lust in a Time of COVID
“How do you tell which ones are the ladyboys?” “Simple, they are the hot ones!” Sage advice or a cautionary tale…perhaps a bit of both. Either way, it was the…
Good fences make good neighbors
Moving furniture into a new home, getting a flat tire changed, and carpooling into work are instances that demonstrate having a neighbor can be beneficial. But if we’re discussing emergency…
Defenseless
This is an article I have been dabbling with for years, but one I hoped never to have the cause to publish. I would much sooner stick to gear reviews.…
Shooting Off the Ruck
The most accurate precision rifle is only as accurate as the shooter. As every experienced shooter knows, accurate rifle shooting requires the application of the four key fundamentals of marksmanship…
George Plante’s Painting War, Combat Art in World War II Book Review
Naval historian and author Kathleen Broome Williams told the story of George Plante, a Scottish artist who volunteered as a radio operator in the British merchant fleet during World War…