Category Archives: Musing

10 miles of pristine river

Posted on May 21, 2013 by

I just finished four solid days of fishing and hiking. We had rain hit the last day and a half but past that the trip was most excellent. We divided our time between two lakes and one river. For the … Continue reading →

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Mysterious Chi Power

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

Wim Demeere takes on the mysterious power of chi: Supposedly, you can learn to control your chi and then throw it across a distance at an attacker to incapacitate him. They call this chi projection, kong jin (empty force), ki … Continue reading →

Posted in Martial Arts, Musing, Mysticism, Opinion, Philosophy, Science | Tagged , , , , , | 4 Comments

Arming untrained citizens is a bad idea?

Posted on May 12, 2013 by

During the week we received our M-16s in basic training I can vaguely recall our drill instructor citing stress-related shooting statistics. The gist of his speech was this: Accuracy goes down drastically when you are being shot at You can … Continue reading →

Posted in Gun Control, Musing, News, Opinion, Politics, Premium Blend, Science, Self-defense | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment