Sometimes its important to strip down to the bare essentials in order to refocus on why we do what we do. It doesn't matter what the task is, be it in a professional sense or the survivalist sense, everyone (myself included) can get lost amid distractors, detractors, and shiny objects that pry our attention away. …
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Take a Moment Today
Take a moment on this day, Veterans Day, known to my British counterparts as Remembrance Day, to reflect upon the incredible sacrifices it's taken to make this incredible Nation what it is. I leave you with this monologue from Shakespeare's Henry V, a speech which I feel sums the spirit of the Fighting Man up …
Fill Your Tanks, Again
The headline says it all. Seven injured in the blast. More here (H/T Mike for the link) and additional developing coverage here. From the last article: Gov. Robert Bentley says in a statement that the explosion happened Monday on the Colonial gas pipeline, about a mile west of the spot where it burst last month. …
Happy Birthday, Charlie
Happy Birthday to the Greatest- On your 80th, know that your music has inspired a Legion; Country Boys, Working Men, Fighting Men, and Men that don't ask permission to do what it takes- Nowhere in the Army did I not meet hard men who couldn't sing along to The Devil Went Down to Georgia or …
Open Sources 16 OCT 16
Orange County NC Republican Party HQ Firebombed The Marxists. They're at war with you. Just in case you forgot amid a few bad words and irrelevant claims. It'll get better from here, I'm sure.
Barba non facit philosophum
Every once in a while a concept comes along that's so bad it must be addressed- or at least, countered with something rooted in anything aside from abject pontification. In the interest of full disclosure, I've been a registered Libertarian since being eligible to vote- the Patriot Act pushed me in that direction, discovering a …
Chris Stevens Sends-
Remember Me? You know, you left me to die on 9-11 (a different 9-11 though) Hillary...what difference does it make? What difference does it make now? They couldn't drag me to a van. Payback's a Bitch, Hag.
Cognitive Infiltration
A long, but important read,especially if you like to hang out on forums. As recent posts have demonstrated, there's great advantage to controlling your own message and being able to quickly identify the patterns used against you. Take some time to read it all.
A Forgotten History
It came first with a tax and a set of laws. The Ottoman, seeking to further cement its Iron fist from the Sultanate, fearing growing issues in Europe and desiring a means to motivate the growing social revolutionary youth class, found their savior in creating the long thorn in their side- the holdouts of a …
Additional Resources for Field Antennas
FM 23-10 Chapter 7 Also recommended- FM 7-93 USMC Field Antenna Handbook