People are taking sides, and it’s not pretty. Differing opinions used to lead to lively discussions and a healthy exchange of ideas. Now, a different point of view is apt to get you punched in the mouth. Surviving a riot will now be your primary objective to get home safely.
Let’s discuss the typical American day. It normally starts out by hitting your local Starbucks and buying that $5 cup of coffee. Drink it all down, and then it’s time to hit 24-Hour Fitness before heading into that cushy office job. At lunch, you get yourself a fancy sandwich and eventually come home to the family.
Whether you use the words kidnapped, abducted, or taken makes no difference. You’re in the hands of “bad guys,” you must get away fast, or your life could be snuffed out at any time. Having the escape and evasion gear and skills necessary to facilitate your escape can be the
We all want more. A nicer car, a bigger house, trips with our friends and family. But more of what exactly? Of course I’m talking about money folks. It’s the thing that keeps you up at night, the difference between driving a Hyundai and a Porsche. Little Johnny wants to
As humans, we all eventually die. Luckily, most of us go our whole lives without ever facing true danger—only to meet a lackluster end. Not all are so fortunate, however, and these people are put into desperate situations that force them to walk that fine line between life and death. Some manage
Once seen as the exclusive realm of older men, cigar smoking has seen a resurgence across a wide spectrum of new aficionados. While some may see it as just a new hip trend, my experience has shown it to be a real expansion of the cigar world. The global cigar
You may not know the names Adrian Carton de Wiart, Francis Pegahmagabow, or the Zemlyansky Regiment. Hell, you may not even be able to pronounce them. What’s important is that they’re all ordinary soldiers who did some extraordinary things on battlefields where most of us would have curled into a
Personal safety should never be taken lightly. Although your environment may appear calm, docile, and free of crime, the fact is you may be a stalker’s intended victim. Or you may simply be the unfortunate victim of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Either way, you need
When WW2 stories get the Hollywood treatment, writers tend to lose facts and exaggerate certain aspects of the story. In the case of the 2014 film Fury, the writers didn’t go nearly far enough. Brad Pitt’s character, the tank commander nicknamed “Wardaddy,” was a real WWII tank commander. The crew and
