Lincoln stared past me. His etched visage looking out towards somewhere in empty space contemplating some great cone disconnected from what the artist had posted as a quote below him. “A house divided cannot stand.” It’s written in script to give it an old timey solemnity. When quoting the bard, even if it is Lincoln quoting Shakespeare,...
Growing up an only child in Orange County in the 1970s, I had cultural icons that, to a larger or greater extent, defined the young man I wished to be; chief among these cultural icons was none other than the fabric amphibian, Kermit the Frog. Sesame Street was, of course, programing de jour for my generation...
Denial in OZ So, as many of you know, for the last week and half, Sandy, Chaney and I have been visiting our older daughter, Carolyn, in Sydney, Australia. (She lives here and works as an architect.) She loves it here and, in fairness, on the surface there is a lot to love. The place is...
Have gun, will travel. “You guys take students to other shooting schools? That seems kinda odd, doesn’t it?” Yeah… we get that question quite frequently. As instructors, we are constantly seeking out additional training. Sometimes it is for the simple pleasure of just being a student and not having to “run” a class. Other times, we want to...
