Part of my study of history was what was required to survive. Not in the fighting sense, but everyday requirements, limitations and getting what you need to survive. (For example, there’s a great scene in “Deadwood,” where someone rides up to the Doctor’s home and Doc’s outside spitting firewood. It doesn’t matter that he’s educated, … [Read more…]
Working on a model. A lot of things have puzzled me for the last several years, especially things that look, to me, like people fighting against their own self-interest; people blind to the disconnect between their own peaceful words and violent actions; people arguing and even rioting against their own civil rights (WTF, people?); … [Read more…]
There’s a lot happening in the world right now. More than you know, but probably less than you fear. Take a breath. Tension, fear and anger all make you stupid. And the resultant stupidity is a tool for someone else. Don’t be a tool. People learn through story. News outlets make money through advertising. People … [Read more…]
Neil hit a critical point: “There are so many cognitive biases that I’m pretty convinced humans almost never act based on reason. But then that’s what makes us who we are. Why try to be something we’re not?” Neil is right. Again, from ConCom, we spend most of our time in our Monkey Brains. Being … [Read more…]
Please watch the video first. My first response is I think it’s staged. While it’s possible it’s not, women have different filters on life than men. This creates different actions and reactions to circumstances. First, while it’s not quite out of the question that she’d position herself like that upon walking into the elevator, … [Read more…]
————————————————————————————————————————————- Let’s play a word association game. Up – Down Big – Little Minus – Plus Bad – Good Negative – Positive The opposite of something negative is always a positive, right? If you thought “yes”, then you are in NOT politically correct terms “a sh!th@ad”. See how easy it is call someone names? There … [Read more…]
Two observations, unrelated to each other except for the barnyard metaphors. 1) I have officially decided to quit making fun of the chi-meisters. You know, the guys who send their students spinning with a look or stun them with a gesture. The ones demonstrating and teaching no-touch knockouts. As some of you know, I’ve offered … [Read more…]
Thought for the day. In the martial arts and self-defense, you hear a lot of crap about what will and won’t work in the “real world.” Everything is as real as it is, and no more. All things are what they are, and all only extrapolate so far. Written about all that before. So everything … [Read more…]
How Drake vs Meek Mill Beef Looking Right Now! Posted by Official WorldStarHipHop on Friday, July 31, 2015 CRGI COMMENTARY Clint Overland: This is a great example of an educational tune up. Notice it starts with 1 shot, not to hard but given with enough force to get attention. Then comes the disciplinary talking … [Read more…]
“Violence is seldom the answer. But when it is it’s the only answer.” The ‘only answer’ version is Tim Larkin. While I heartily agree with the sentiment, I disagree with the phrasing. I scale it to ‘the best answer’, ‘ or ‘most effective,’ or ‘most appropriate.’ Why? ‘ “Violence is seldom the answer, but when … [Read more…]