I’m coming up on my 30th birthday in January. My best friend’s big 30th birthday is next month. We’ve been talking about how to make it big and unforgettable, but we’ve been scratching our heads for huge, manly, 30th birthday ideas. Parties are cool. Huge parties are great. I love feeling celebrated. But to me, […]
Alligator Wrestling | How to Wrestle a Gator and Escape With Your Life Like Steve Irwin
Do you ever daydream about being the victor in a perilous situation? I do. Every single day. I dream of saving orphans from burning buildings. Smashing the faces of perps trying to steal my beautiful girlfriend’s purse. I dream about this stuff too. I don’t normally ponder about taking on reptiles though. But recently John […]
Army Cadences | Sung out loud by soldiers, you can sing them in your head
We’ve all seen the movies like Full Metal Jacket, Platoon, Saving Private Ryan, Heartbreak Ridge and probably a bit of MASH too, and like you I’ve always found the Army cadences to be entertaining. Never did I think I’d be singing them too. Sure enough, I ended up in the Army and it was inevitable that I’d […]
Speech Preparation: First Things First
Have you got a speaking engagement coming up that you need to prepare for? Make sure your speech preparation is in top form. In my mind there’s three phases to speech preparation. Phase 1) finding your topic, knowing your audience, and discovering what’s expected of you. Phase 2) mapping out where you’re going and getting […]
Spear Fishing | An Apocalyptic Man Skill
A couple years ago I got my PADI scuba license because when I vacation overseas I’d like to be able to rent some quality equipment and go scuba diving. I haven’t gone overseas yet but the day will come. Spear Fishing is another skill I’d like to master. I’m a little hesitant because I know […]
Join The Cause! Volunteer for a Political Campaign
A few months ago I was talking with a friend about how one could volunteer for a political campaign. Like most I had no clue where I’d even start. Since he had been a part of many, I thought I’d pick his brain. Sure, I could’ve just Googled it but I wanted to hear it […]
Grenade Launcher 101 | When in Doubt, Use A Grenade Launcher
When I joined the Army one of the first weapons I had an itch to fire was a grenade launcher. We’ve all seen Terminator II and have the scene imprinted in our heads of him coming up over the conveyor belt and shoots a grenade into the T1000, and then it explodes and splits him […]
Learn to Shoot a Gun – A Skill Every Man Should Possess
Four Fundamentals to Learn to Shoot a Gun When I first joined the Army I had about as much experience shooting a gun as any other recreational shooter. The only rule to gun shooting that I needed was hitting the target and being safe about it. When I was handed my first M16A2 I thought, […]
How To Win A Bar Fight
You want to avoid them at all costs. But if you’re caught in a bar fight, be prepared with these techniques. And come out alive.
Art of Communicating | Seems easy but we all know it isn’t
Communication is at a minimum two people talking. One sender and one receiver exchanging thoughts, ideas, or just friendly banter. That’s known as communicating. How tough can that really be? Apparently, it is tough cause miscommunication often times takes the blame for two people banging heads. Do we really need an interpreter or 3rd party […]