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THE WILL TO WIN

In The Importance of Winning, I outlined the necessity of prevailing in combat. The will to win is often distilled to morale. Morale: the courage of the individual infectiously emboldening the spirit of his fellow comrades in arms. For not by numbers of men nor by measure of body, but by valour of soul, isContinue reading “THE WILL TO WIN”

Covid Spring, Summer, Fall

I have not been able to train Aikido since March 2020. It has been over six months since my last contact on the mat and I confess, I do not miss it nearly as much as I expected to. As summer 2020 draws to an end, I suspect fall will not provide an end toContinue reading “Covid Spring, Summer, Fall”

PNWBMWM

Bad role-model parent day. Adin found a post from a BMW (M) club doing a drive to the Maryhill Stonehenge. He was excited to participate and see the other cars, so I agreed to drive so he could take photos of the rally. I drove my de-badged 2014, 428i xdrive that Adin had helped meContinue reading “PNWBMWM”