While we were safe in our beds yesterday morning, Friday, 26 May, a group of Coptic Christians were traveling to a monastery 85 miles south of Cairo, Egypt. The bus was attacked by about 10 Islamic jihadists. The death toll has been put at between 29 and 32 with 13 injured in area hospitals. On […]
Report 34, Shield 616
Friends, This is a quick note to tell you about a non-profit with which I am working. It is called Shield 616. You can go to the link and get the whole story of who they are and what they are doing but I’m going to give you the Cliff Notes version. Everybody knows that […]
Report 33, Gun Safes
In all of my classes the question of gun safes comes up, as well it should. What is the best way to store your guns and ammunition? This is not a one-answer question. Before you decide on the best way to store your guns you need to answer a few “pre-questions” first. How are you […]
Report 32 Small Business Security Review
Small business owners: When was the last time you have had a security review of your business? I define business security as the mitigation of any hazard that can affect your bottom line. Those hazards may include such things as fire safety, electrical safety, cyber threats, as well as malefactors. These threats can present themselves […]
Report 31 What Constitutes a Professional?
There are a myriad of professions in our community, all trying to sell us a product, service, or both. A lot of folks selling these goods sound really good. The really sound like they know what they are talking about. From my experience a lot of them are honest and sincere in conveying their abilities […]
Report 30 The Progressive Left
I look at myself as a fairly tolerant person. Those of you who know me are fully aware that I am also a little more politically active then the average American. Being politically active means that we have to accept that there are multiple views on just about every subject. I try to objectively look […]
Report 29 Preparing for the Threat
In today’s world we see threats everywhere. The evening news report is full of them; rioters looting and destroying, unknown perpetrators invading homes, bank robbers, pedophiles, and the list goes on and on. How do these threats pertain to you? I view threats in threat two categories, active and passive. An active threat is one […]
Report 28 Ruminations
Friends, Fixing breakfast this cold, Saturday morning, hoping for a couple of days of thaw this early January, I got to thinking about the state of our country. Not the state of our foreign relations or the political process or the economics of the country at large, but the state of our citizens’ regard for […]
Report 27 Republicans and Donald Trump
Well, the election is over and everyone, at least Republicans, is relieved and happy, or are they? I will be the first to admit that Donald Trump was not my first choice for a number of reasons but I knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that Hillary Clinton should not now or ever be […]
Report 26, Thoughts on the Tenth Amendment
Friends, I am in a quandary. As a strong 10th Amendment supporter I definitely want to see the feds stay out of the business of the states. For instance, the feds have no business getting into the education systems of the states, even though they have injected themselves through the Department of Education. I have […]