Good morning and Happy New Year! It seems popular to talk about how you “don’t care for New Year’s resolutions.” Honestly, I think that’s because most people can’t stick to New Year’s resolutions or are afraid to commit publicly to them. Just because you can’t stick to yours doesn’t mean I can’t stick to mine…so here are mine for the coming year! Continue reading “2021: Goals for The Year Ahead”
Category: The Occasional Rant
My occasional rant about whatever I feel passionate about at the moment.
2020: An Outstanding Year in Review!
Twenty-twenty was a total “dumpster fire” in most peoples’ book. Coronavirus and associated quarantines/lockdowns/etc, the election, insane ammo prices, riots… The past year just seemed to keep on coming up with ways to make people unhappy. Happiness is a choice. Though a lot of shitty stuff happened this year, 2020 was an outstanding year for me personally. Continue reading “2020: An Outstanding Year in Review!”
Grilled Tri-Tip Roast Recipe
Several months ago I posted an article with some of my favorite recipes. The cover photo was a gorgeous tri-tip roast…to which I did not provide a recipe. Some of you wrote in asking how I cooked it. This is one of my bar-none favorite cuts of meat, and I finally took the time to document the process. Continue reading “Grilled Tri-Tip Roast Recipe”
Respect for the American Flag
Today I’m going to talk, just a bit, about my brand of patriotism and my view of the American Flag. Then I’m going to talk about a few versions of the American flag I’ve seen lately. This has been eating at me for a while; on Labor Day weekend I saw the flag in the featured image, which prompted me to write this. Continue reading “Respect for the American Flag”
Should Everyone Own a Gun?
A reader recently wrote in with a very thought-provoking question: should everyone have a gun? I’ll be honest – it caught me a bit off guard. I realized that I didn’t have an immediate answer, but promised to spend some time thinking about it. I have spent several weeks pondering this question off and on because I wanted to give a nuanced, thoughtful answer. First, I’ll state the reader’s case. Then I will provide my answer to the question, “should everyone own a gun?” Continue reading “Should Everyone Own a Gun?”
Housekeeping: SAR, Technical Rescue, Paramedic
Today I want to provide a personal update and let you know why I have been less active on the blog. As some of you may have noticed I have recently slowed down a bit on the blog posts. There are some reasons for that. I attempt to run this blog with some transparency so I’ll let you know exactly what those reasons are. Continue reading “Housekeeping: SAR, Technical Rescue, Paramedic”
Semper Fi? Marine Corps Leadership Disappears When Warfighters Need Them Most
Semper Fidelis. Latin for “always faithful.” It symbolizes the lifelong commitment held by every Marine for the Corps and America, a promise reciprocated by the Corps to all Marines.
That is what the Marine Corps advertises. Continue reading “Semper Fi? Marine Corps Leadership Disappears When Warfighters Need Them Most”
Personal Update: Freedom, Career Change, Paramedic
This is just a quick post to announce a pretty major personal change. I will also briefly meditate on the nature of freedom, financial freedom, and explain the difference between paramedics and EMTs. Continue reading “Personal Update: Freedom, Career Change, Paramedic”
Collecting Hammers and the Pillars of Skill Building
There’s an adage in the training world; “tools for the toolbox”. but are people really building a complete and useful panoply of skills, or collecting hammers? Continue reading “Collecting Hammers and the Pillars of Skill Building”
Life is General. Embrace the Coyote.
I was recently a guest on Matt Robertson’s excellent Everyday Marksman Podcast. The first question Matt asked me hinted at something. He wanted to know how I got into writing about the stuff I write about which amounts to, well, little bit of everything. The answer I wish I had given him? Life is general! Continue reading “Life is General. Embrace the Coyote.”