• Coming Back After A Long Break From The Gym

    Working out only works out when you do it often enough and consistently. But life can get in the way, which means priorities change, and that day we take off to do something or not do something can very quickly turn into a week, a month, and so on....
  • Dating Our Kids

    Ana and I love our family, and our family loves our family, so spending time together is our favorite way to do almost everything. I love the age they are at as they are young enough to have lots of fun just being kids, yet old enough to be...
  • Advice On Choosing A Gun

    “The very best firearm brand, model, or caliber is the one in your hand when someone is shooting at you.” ~ The point I make at the start of every Firearm Training Course that I teach~ Every person with an interest in firearms has a favorite brand, model, and...
  • Spending Time Off

    As it turned out, the Fourth of July weekend this year turned into four days off work. That almost never happens in my world, so I spent a minute considering how to spend it.   Laying in bed binge-watching all four seasons of The Chosen came to mind, and...
  • Vitamins 101

    I think most people subscribe to the general understanding that vitamins are good for us but far fewer understand which vitamins do what and why we need them. This is a basic overview of the 13 recognized vitamins and what they do. All vitamins fall into two categories, water-soluble...
  • Three Lessons Learned

    The past ten days have been miserable. I’ve been dealing with minor back pain for the past month, and it finally got the best of me last Saturday. It started with some tight muscles, which I neglected to address right away by stretching. Then it progressed to an annoying...
  • All This For A Dog

    On Tuesday September 19th at 9:07am, with her family around her praying and comforting her, with our hands on her warm little body and her head resting on Ana’s arm, Ellie’s precious heart stopped beating. Her sister asked to lie beside her. Bella knew, and it was beautiful to...
  • Back On The Bags

    There is a point in life when you come to accept some things and let go of aspirations more suited for a younger man. The salad days of me thumping my way around a ring or cage, or an alley for that matter, are well behind me. Yet despite...
  • Hangin And Bangin With The Boys

    I had just turned sixteen the first time I walked into the Regina Athletic Club. In retrospect, “walked in” doesn’t paint a truthful picture. It was more like a terrified slink than an actual walk. This was a gym for real men, big men with barn-door shoulders, Herculean backs,...
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