Gun Defense
Gun Defense from the Front Tuesday and Wednesday nights I had three hours of training (2 hours with a private trainer and 1 in a group) of Krav Maga, and…
Personal Musings
More Self-Defense News
One Form of Gun Defense Tonight I went through a rather exhausting but very rewarding Krav Maga session. After practicing more combatives (kicks, punches, and elbow hits; here are a…
Self Defense
I’m negotiating to sign up for private Krav Maga instruction in D.C., which I have been reliably informed is one of the most effective forms of personal self-defense. It’s another…
Is It Job Discrimination to Assign Anybody to Collect Trash and Shopping Carts?
It seems so. According to CNNMoney, The plaintiff, 21-year-old Long Island resident Patrick Brady, suffers from cerebral palsy. According to the plaintiff’s attorney Douglas Wigdor, Brady applied for a position…
Around the Bend?
Has the Pope gone a bit overboard? I know that plenty of people are opposed to “Adam and Steve,” but this sounds like a pretty loopy description of gay marriage…
Aquatic Avian Amours
As I pack my bags (4:55 am) to head back to D.C., CNN has just run a penguin interest news story on the gay penguins of the New York Aquarium….
An Admirable Man
Max Schmeling has died. He led an honorable life, some of it during very bad times. How different he was from Leni Riefenstahl, who died in 2003; view “The Wonderful,…
O, Oui, Oui, Oui….Les Vedettes sont ici!
France’s governmental broadcasting authority, the Conseil supÃ?Â??Ã?Â?Ã?©rieur de l’audiovisuel (CSA), has decreed that the titles of French TV shows (comme “Le Star Academy,” “La Hit Machine,” “Loft Story,” et “Popstars”)…
Making Friends in Other Countries
For getting around in foreign lands, you should print out these helpful phrase books: Russian, Italian, Danish, Dutch; French, Spanish, German. (Hat tip to The Argus.)