KR Training 2017-02-04 – Lone Star Medics Dynamic First Aid Quick hits
Caleb Causey of Lone Star Medics returned to KR Training on February 4, 2017 to put on his Dynamic First Aid course. I like to describe Dynamic First Aid as “First Aid 102”. That is, First Aid 101 is...
View ArticleThis is how you keep kids safe around guns
The man said his family was eating at the Mexicasa Restaurant & Grill in Harrisburg Saturday night when the [5-year-old] girl went into the restroom. She came back out and told her mom that there...
View ArticleLessons in Perseverance and Patience
Youngest and I went deer hunting again. When we tried about 2 weeks ago, the hunt was not successful. However, a lot of good things came from it. Best of all, it just meant we had to go out to the...
View ArticleLife’s better, when you focus on the good things
Yesterday I went deer hunting with Youngest. He got to learn why it’s “hunting” not “bagging” because we came home with nothing. Actually, that’s not entirely true. We came home with a bunch of great...
View ArticleGone Huntin’
Sign picture found via Google Image Search, from Jackie’s Crafts. Gone hunting with Oldest. Thanx, Karl.Filed under: Guns, Hunting, Kids, Me Tagged: Guns, Hunting, Kids, Me
View ArticleFacepalm
One of the men lifted his shirt to display a handgun tucked into the waist of his pants, [Lt. James] Espinoza said. Moments later, five or six other men began beating up the 37-year-old coach. One of...
View ArticleKR Training 2014-08-30 – DLG-E Quick Hits
This past Saturday was an especially good one for me. KR Training was holding two classes: Defensive Long Gun Essentials and Skill Builder. But it was a slightly different day for me. I was Dad, in...
View ArticleTeach your children these four vital things
Our society puts high value on three things: Our children Their education Their safety We value our children because we love them, because they are our future (and our legacy), and because they are...
View ArticleImprovised Weapons, and kids
Of all the presentations at the 2nd annual SDS Conference, the 3 kiddos were unanimous in what their favorite presentation was. Leslie Buck‘s presentation on improvised weapons. (yeah, it should have...
View ArticleChildren learn from our example
“The Angry Coach” at EliteFTS was writing A Sad Commentary on the State of Youth Sports. As I read it, it actually felt like a sad commentary on today’s youth and parenting in general. He was observing...
View ArticleSometimes, you gotta be Dad first
As the kids get older, it’s been fun to take them to various events to “expand their cultural horizons”. I remember when I was a kid, my parents taking me to things like plays, musicals, orchestral...
View ArticleMore stuff for learning to program
A few days ago I wrote about Scratch, a nifty way to help my kids learn how to program. I forgot a couple other things I found. Stencyl. This looks neat. It I haven’t used it, but from what I read it...
View ArticleLearning to program
Youngest walks up to me about a month ago and asks how you program (write software for computers). Oh joy! Now I’ve talked about learning to program before and even a second time. I always come back to...
View ArticleSee the positive, understand the gain
I do not live my life in a typical way. Of course, what is “typical”, but here it tends to mean that those around me whose lives intersect with mine in some meaningful way… my life doesn’t follow their...
View ArticleTraining young shooters
I’m sure some people get the vapors at the mere thought of teaching children how to shoot a gun. Well, would you rather children have education and knowledge? or ignorance? Tim sent me this video over...
View ArticleWhy are you choosing and promoting ignorance?
The best way to reduce gun accidents is for everyone, not just gun owners, to learn the basics of gun safety. Yet those in favor of “reasonable gun laws” object to any discussion of including the...
View ArticleAdmitting fault
We take a break from the typical topics of guns and weight lifting to talk about something else. I’m not perfect. I’m happy to admit it. I don’t expect you to be perfect either. And, I’ve worked to...
View ArticleHooray for Government Schooling
They aren’t public schools, they are government schools. And they are not places of learning. If life was nothing but standardized testing, which the budget depended upon, then maybe we’d be...
View ArticleFun Family Day
If you look down on “rednecks”, both the people and the things they do, then you should stop reading now because this post will probably offend you. Had a wonderful day with the family today....
View ArticleTrans-Siberian Orchestra, 2012 Winter Tour Review
Yesterday afternoon the family went to see Trans-Siberian Orchestra. This is our fourth time seeing them in concert, and it’s always an enjoyable experience. But this time was a lot more enjoyable —...
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