In April of 1865, Charles J. Colchester, a shady character of a man, met Abraham Lincoln and warned him that his life was in danger; a few days later Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was shot in the head. Charles J. Colchester was a friend of John Wilkes Booth. 

Lincoln’s Secretaries, John G. Nicolay and John Hay commented on the incident; “But he had himself so sane a mind and a heart so kindly, even to his enemies, that it was hard for him to believe in a political hatred so deadly as to lead to murder.”

In the morning the coffee gets made, a task that has become a pleasure to do. A brief photo journey through my process follows the story of how I got hooked.

If money was no problem for you, what would you buy for your child? Would it be a new car? Would it be the latest gaming system? Would it be full tuition at a university?

A predator will often move about seemingly without purpose, but he is fixated on the people around him, he’s looking. This behavior sets him apart from everyone else and makes it easier to spot him.

I did not learn these survival principles from Jeff Cooper and Jeff Cooper did not invent them. These principles have been around since the beginning of mankind. Jeff Cooper was nice enough to remind us that they work.

On May 24, 2022, we all watched a tragedy unfold in real-time. It was in the city of Uvalde, Texas at the Robb Elementary School. 21 people would die that day, 19 children and two adults.

Omaha Beach, Normandy, France June 6th, 1944, time to come home Private Adkins.

Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;

They say we must not hate, nor fight in hate.
I've thought it over many a solemn hour,,,,

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