Random thoughts, musings and things I think are interesting…
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The rhythm of history
I finished a few books in the last week (Economics in One Lesson, Liberalism in the Classic Tradition and A Renegade History of the United States) so that clears up some space to start a few more. In addition to a deep interest in history (especially the revisionist sort) I am also getting more interested…
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Finishing Last
This past weekend I had the chance to compete in a 3 gun match outside of Lexington at Blue Grass Sportsman’s League. It was my first 3 gun match since November of 2012 and it showed. Despite being a pretty competitive in pistol only competitions over the last few years, I was anything but competitive…
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Thoughts on Liberalism
I checked one more book off my reading list on Monday: Liberalism by Ludwig von Mises. It’s a relatively short read, albeit a little difficult since it was originally written in German and then translated and also because its written in the more complex grammatical structure of the earlier half of the 20th century (side…
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Happy accidents
I’ve made a rather unconcious, but very positive change over the last 24 months. It all started when in a fit of budget streamlining I cancelled my cable subscription, much to the dismay of my kids. It was a small decision, driven mostly by the idea that I could save $50 a month for something…
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GoPro Video from my IDPA match yesterday
My lovely and talented wife got me a GoPro for my birthday this year and I’ve been using it to record my IDPA matches – they are fun (for me) to watch and there are few things I see where I can improve. I’ve been shooting IDPA for more than 5 years now. I actually…
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10 things you can do to declare your own independence
Tomorrow is one of the few bank holidays that we get in these United States. We may have gained our independence (note, I said may…) from King George, but we definitely lost a lot of holidays in the process. The holiday is know by various names: Independence day by the patriotic Fourth of July by the…
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A stateless society would be chaos (for good)
It’s no secret that I am a huge podcast fan. I subscribe to more than 30 and listen to about 10-15 episodes a week (lots of driving and mowing time). One of my two favorite are put out by Dan Carlin – Hardcore History and Common Sense. At various times in each of them, Dan…
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Porcfest reflections from a first time attendee
I have started and then deleted this post at least 8 times today. There are so many ideas, so many stories, so many next actions that I think its too big for one post. Plus all of it probably needs some time to digest before it will make any sense. So instead of trying to capture…
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Stop by and see me sometime
Two weeks from today I’ll be packing up the Jetta to head to New Hampshire for my first porcfest. First heard about this festival last year and through the course of the year convinced myself I should go. As a bonus, when my kids heard about it, they both wanted to tag along. If you…