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E92 BMW M3

After one drive with the M club I was hooked. My 2014 BMW 428i xdrive was a great car but it wasn’t an M-series. A confluence of my sons’ enthusiasm for performance vehicles, a means to bond with them, the promise of drives through the beautiful countryside, and the reminder to enjoy the moment over-rodeContinue reading “E92 BMW M3”

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”