Ode to those who paid the Ultimate Price this Memorial Day
The sound of Taps is hauntingly horrible and beautiful at the same time. Taps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bfe4TxvUOiw According to Grok, 1,431,032 Americans have died fighting in the birth and the continuation of this Experiment In Liberty. Imagine that, 1.43+ MILLION Americans. The War Between The States – our Civil War – was a moment of cleansing for […]
Shooting & Faith
I go to a church where they are gracious enough to allow me to be of a small service and it’s a ministry I’m humbled to have. In that capacity, I get to observe people closely and one of my favorite pastimes has always been people-watching. People are truly fascinating and having a natural curiosity, people-watching […]
I heard Steve passed away
Stephen “Steve” Laiche was a man I wanted to punch in the face. He did what he could to humiliate me, berate me, show any incompetence and his attempts and antics started to get to me. Many moons ago, I was a baby cop, fresh out of the police academy, brand new on the job […]
Never Be Afraid
This last weekend I was a student in Rob Leatham and Mike Seeklander’s “The Bigger Circle” handgun training course at the Casa Grande Law Enforcement Range. I’ve been through a few of Rob’s courses and always pick up a multitude of worthwhile nuggets, besides, his irreverent, wild humor rivals mine and I truly enjoy being […]
Bottled Aggression
I was volunteering in a security aspect at my church last weekend and standing with another guy on the team who has become an admired friend. We were watching the crowd stream up to the front when I noticed another friend walking up with his family. We’ve worked together some in training the church security team; he’s […]
Prayer Is Hope’s Breathing So Dig For The Gold
Several evenings ago, my two little boys begged me to go dig for gold and treasure with them in the backyard. Their hopes were high, as every young boy knows pirates surely buried piles of looted gold and treasure all over the place. I went out and we rooted around digging small holes but no gold nor […]
Be The One Who Makes Life Better
I had a long layover at a busy airport while traveling from Arizona to Florida to run a gun training course and I stopped by the restroom. The lines were long for those waiting to get into a stall and I noticed an elderly man waiting patiently by the sole closed, occupied handicap stall at […]
Say Yes To The Tram
Say Yes To The Tram
Seek or Be a Rabbi
Everyone needs a Rabbi, and every Rabbi needs to mentor. It’s one of the perpetual self-licking ice cream cones of life – one needs the other, ying and yang, and so on. My Rabbi as a cop eventually became Sgt. Imbriaco. He was the epitome of a Police Sergeant when he was my boss, and he […]
“This ain’t free, ya know.”
I was teaching handgun stuff and filming content for our YouTube channel ((3) Defenders USA – YouTube) with friends and students on a range in Arizona this last weekend, running the first of two days. The bay next to us had another training group teaching their own students. I casually know the main guy. I’d […]