Tag: self-defense
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Pandora’s Gun
I don’t often talk about it, but I’m a strong supporter of the second amendment. For that matter, I support all the amendments. What I don’t believe, though, is that the government in some way has granted us those rights. I believe we are born to those rights, and the government has simply codified our…
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A Right to Freedom
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” How long has it been since you last read the Declaration of Independence? Yes, it was a political document, written…
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In defense
This isn’t going to be a long post – it’s a long day, and much to do in it. But I was musing on something and wanted your input on it as well. I’ve been reading (almost finished) a book called The Bone Woman by Clea Koff, which is the memoir of a young woman…
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Following my Gut
And no, I don’t refer to needing to lose weight. Over the last day or two, I’ve had a conversation about ‘getting a weird vibe” from a person, a bad feeling about a job I had to do, and a gut reading of a group of people I ran into. I’m not one to be…
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What is Harassment?
Alma Boykin blogs at length about conventions, harassment, and how it is being mishandled. This touches on my post Monday, so I wanted to send you all over to read the whole thing, with a chunk I found most pertinent quoted below. What’s harassment? I suspect part of the problem lies in the definition. If…
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Keep Calm…
This is mirror-posted over at According To Hoyt, and you can read all of it there. I am a weapon. When the time comes to strike, the tool I happen to use is not the weapon, the squishy gray stuff between my ears is. In aid of keeping my weapon sharp, I have done various…