INDEPENDENCE DAY
The Fourth of July is almost upon us, and there are safety concerns.
There are rumblings from ISIS that they are trying to instigate their minions and the mindless “lone wolves” they influence to do...
THE MS. AND THE GUN, REDUX
A little while ago in this blog, I wrote about an anti-gun lady who did a strange and incredibly stupid thing for the MS magazine blog. You can find it here: https://backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/2013/06/17/false-flags-false-premises/#comments
Someone walking around...
LESSON FROM A HELICOPTER CRASH
In the blog entry below this, you'll see a retrospective on a helicopter crash a couple of years ago, with links to discussions on it at the time. You'll also find what we didn't...
A REALITY CHECK…
You’re a New York City cop, driving home with your spouse and kids from a pleasant family gathering watching a game on TV… a pedestrian runs into your car, you stop to help, and...
TIMES HAVE CHANGED
When I was a little kid, it never occurred to my classmates and I that some crazed adult might burst into the elementary school and attempt to murder us. Back in that day,...



