“There is no growth in the comfort zone.”--Jocko Willink
"You can never have too many knives." --Joe Ambercrombie
“There is no growth in the comfort zone.”--Jocko Willink
"You can never have too many knives." --Joe Ambercrombie
My ladies and I in the "Devil's Punch Bowl" on the OR coast in July 2013. The two oldest are Kylee (12) and Ella (8). The little one is Kylie (6). Little one came with my lady, but I consider her mine, too.
I love my family
Posted this yesterday on Facebook. Saw it this morning and just had to find somewhere else to post it. I've never gotten as teary-eyed explaining something to the boys, as I did when describing, as we stacked lincoln logs, how the good guys kept going back into the burning tower to save as many people as possible. Then my wife mentioned that some people were offended by pictures of the towers, by the museum, etc. I googled a bit and got a little angry. That was a little harder to explain to the boys.
Telling the story, remembering the day. A lot of good people were "last seen in the south tower, climbing the stairs." Sometimes life really is like cops and robbers - clean, simple, black and white, good guys vs bad guys - and the boys had no trouble understanding. But to the grown ups out there, offended by the recollection, by the museum and the retelling of the stories: this is America, and you have a right to be offended by whatever you want. If you start denying this like the holocaust skeptics, though, I'll have a hard time not punching you in the face.
The answer, it seems to me, is wrath. The mind cannot foresee its own advance. --FA Hayek Specialization is for insects.
Now at 1 and 3 years old. BJJ mats were the best investment ever! Endless hours of entertainment.
Originally Posted by MDS
Recovering Gun Store Commando. My Blog: The Clue Meter
“It doesn’t matter what the problem is, the solution is always for us to give the government more money and power, while we eat less meat.”
Glenn Reynolds
This is Emily, the youngest of our three children. Em is a RN in the Blake 12 ICU at Mass Gen Hospital in Boston.
On April 15, 2013 my wife, Emily and I were on our way home from a trip to visit family on Long Island. Though she had the day off, her cell phone rang and she was told to report to work immediately. It was 3:00 PM when she arrived at the hospital and the Boston Marathon bombing victims were still arriving.
Over the course of the next few weeks, my wife and I watched Emily lose her innocence of having never seen carnage and despair. Emily was assigned to the nursing team tending Marc Fucarile, who was severely injured when the second bomb detonated under him.
The Boston Athletic Commission, which operates the marathon, donated running spots for the 2014 marathon to the staff of MGH and Emily ran and completed the marathon. For those interested, here are links to interviews of Emily and the five other nurses from the Blake 12 ICU who ran;
http://www.myfoxboston.com/video?cli...autostart=true
http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion...pires_6_to_run
Marc attended the 2014 marathon and was at the finish line to greet the MGH nurses who had helped him survive his ordeal;
Needless to say, we are extremely proud of Emily. As her father, I am still left wondering where these earth angels come from, because the care, dedication and emotional support Em and her fellow nurses gave to the victims is beyond my ability to grasp.
Thanks for looking.
My 3-year-old, a couple of nights ago, helping with the wood prep before fire-side story-time. I like to think I'm pretty laissez-faire with them, but I was more nervous than I want to admit getting far enough from him to take this picture. Maybe that's why the shot is so shaky. His older brother is almost 5 and it'll soon be time to say "yes" when he asks for his own knife...
The answer, it seems to me, is wrath. The mind cannot foresee its own advance. --FA Hayek Specialization is for insects.
My 11yr. old shooting our local match.
S&W M&P Pro 9mm.
"For a moment he felt good about this. A moment or two later he felt bad about feeling good about it. Then he felt good about feeling bad about feeling good about it and, satisfied, drove on into the night."
-- Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy --
That is great. Way to go dad.
"Gettin' everybody to love me is a full time job..." - Kenny Powers
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