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Did you ever see a movie called “American Ninja”, with the guy that used to throw those little powder balls and would disappear and re-appear in a puff of smoke? I love that stuff! I was convinced for years as a kid that it was possible to do that… 😀 I was watching “Braveheart” the other day. I love that… Continue reading "Afternoon Philosophical Rant w/ Michael Dudekoff"

Apparently ex-presidents aren’t the only ones who stick together in times of crisis. Roger Moore has come to the rescue of Daniel Craig – the latest actor to carry the 007 moniker. Former 007 Defends Daniel Craig TORONTO – It took an old Bond to come to the rescue of the new Bond. Roger Moore, who played Agent 007 in… Continue reading "Shaken, not stirred . . ."

“The Way means inducing the people to have the same aim as leadership so that they will share death and share life without fear of danger. The way means humaneness and justice. In ancient times a famous minister of state asked a political philosopher about military matters. The philosopher said humaneness and justice are the means by which to rule… Continue reading "The Way"

Apparently the choice for James Bond isn’t the only shocking thing about the new Bond film. The family of a Brazilian man shot dead after being mistaken for a terrorist are “shocked” that his killing is to be reportedly mirrored in the plot of the next James Bond blockbuster Jean Charles de Menezes, 27, was killed in a police operation… Continue reading "‘Shock’ at new Bond plot"

We are playing this Sunday, February 12th in Dripping Springs. We’ll be starting out there at 3pm, so be ready to roll by that time. I am planning on getting out a little early to set-up the chrony and the rest of it. We are going to be having a full schedule of games and will also be playing a… Continue reading "Paintball this weekend – Sunday, February 12"

I was checking out the What’s New section at Specialopspaintball.com and found this: It is the new Tyberius Arms paintball pistol and it looks to be loaded from a clip – as evidenced by the picture above. I haven’t heard of anyone using one and unfortunately they are out of stock, but whew-ee that thar looks like a beaut. http://www.specialopspaintball.com/shop/product_detail.asp?SKU=101+0068&CAT=106218

Due to SuperBowl, we are going to shift the dates up (back?) one week in February. Instead of playing the first and third weekend of the month, we’ll be playing the second and fourth weekend. Our game dates for February will be: Sunday, Feb. 12 – 3pm @ Dripping Springs Sunday, Feb. 26 – 3pm @ Dripping Springs I’ll be… Continue reading "Paintball schedule for Feb"

A friend of mine and I recently saw a Buck/Strider Solution knife at the local Sportsman’s Warehouse. We were both impressed, until he was googling around and found this: Much of the promotion for this knife is centered on extreme toughness “where failure is not an option”, however this knife is actually focused much more on shallow cutting ability than… Continue reading "Buck/Strider Solution – Not All Its Crapped Up To Be?"

“Happiness is more generally and equally diffus’d among Savages than in civilized societies. No European who has tasted savage life can afterwards bear to live in our societies.” – Benjamin Franklin, 1770

I recently saw this posting on a primitive skills board about mixing modern and primitive gear on wilderness outings: I combine a small amount of modern with mostly 18th century gear for treks. Modern items are first-aid, water-purification and some non-period fishing tackle (even this is mostly 18th century), cellphone-not turned on, just “in case”, and maybe some power-bar type… Continue reading "Don’t forget to pack your brain . . ."