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Real definition of deadly force
US Navy 030416-N-5862D-099 Members of the Auxiliary Security Force (ASF), are trained how to properly use the ASP collapsible baton. The baton is primarily a defensive or non-lethal tool that is used...
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My Fitness Pal app helping PTSD
Day 226 +198/366 AND Day 2052: Logging My Breakfast in MyFitnessPal (Photo credit: Old Shoe Woman) PTSD really screws with my body as a whole. It doesn’t just affect your thinking, it also seem to...
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Is it time to hide?
Tonight, after seeing some news stories over the past few weeks, I made the decision to close the Facebook page that I had that talked about PTSD issues. Believe or not, it was a very hard decision to...
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Is it a sin to protect and serve?
Military Police Patch (Photo credit: D’oh Boy (Mark Holloway)) I won’t go into all of the details, but I made a comment on a Google + post last night. I said that I would keep my guns. I was...
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Should Christians avoid all violence?
Surprised Burglar (Photo credit: R Scott Photography) I’m kind of on a rampage this morning after an online attack on my faith in Jesus. I have a simple question to ask. You may not know the...
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Why isn’t the health food store a happy place?
My wife and I stopped by the organic, health food grocery store today. The usual Saturday crowd was there. Mostly those one might consider urban hippies if you were looking for a quick description. We...
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Which came first? The violence or the gun?
History of handgun carry permit laws, 1986-present. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Let me clearly state my position on guns. I’m a gun owner. I’m a former soldier and police officer. I have a concealed...
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IT’S DANGEROUS TO FORGET
Reblogged from Roger Tharpe: There may be humor in the guy who forgets his anniversary and his cute wife hits him over the head with a paper towel or thumps him on the forehead. There may be a...
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Keep a well rounded prayer list
English: iPad (center), original iPhone (top left), iPhone 3G (white and black), magic mouse (bottom right) (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I keep a prayer list on apple notes. It’s always updated on my...
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Why I won’t carry a 22 as a defensive gun
English: Subcompact Glock 26 with tritium night sights and aftermarket Pearce-brand grip extender in 9x19mm Parabellum. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I’ve been going back and forth on which gun I should...
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What happened to personal responsibility?
bartender (Photo credit: macwagen) I try to avoid talk shows, but I got a small part of one today. They were discussing the news of the day and debating their responses. One of the stories was...
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Bullet ring
I’m starting to perfect my initial jewelry making attempts. This is a 40 caliber ring I made. More are in the works. Different designs as well. I don’t reload my ammunition, so I might as well do...
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Modern methods of Christian persecution
English: Persecution of the Christians (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Growing up in the 70′s and 80′s there were many warnings from various preachers on the coming persecution of Christians in the United...
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My turn for a flat tire
I was driving home this evening from dinner with my daughter. I pass through an intersection and boom! I ran over something that left a good size hole in my rear tire. This particular intersection is a...
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My new PTSD lack of memory
English: Cases of PTSD and Severe Depression Among U.S. Veterans Deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan Between Oct 2001 and Oct 2007 (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I was diagnosed with PTSD a couple of years...
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Will your church attendance show?
It’s Saturday night. Only 10 hours or so before millions of Christians in America will get up, get ready, and head to God’s house. Afterwards, many of those millions will engage in friendly, although...
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Remember that time I had a job?
English: signs and symptoms ptsd (Photo credit: Wikipedia) So, the last two weeks were kind of exciting. For the last two or three years I have been unemployed due to PTSD. Then, out of the blue I...
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Now entering the disability zone
Seal of the United States Social Security Administration. It appears on Social Security cards. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) If you read my previous blog posts, you’ll see that I have had a long struggle...
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Don’t restore iphone 5 via the cloud
English: An iPhone 4S on its setup screen. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) It was time for me to upgrade my phone so I went from the iPhone 4s to the iPhone 5. Cool new phone, but I had an immediate...
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Dog tags for PTSD
A picture I took of myself wearing dog tags I bought, custom-made in an Army Surplus Store in Montreal. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Sometimes with PTSD, the symptoms can get bad enough that they may...
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