July 4th 2017

The iconic picture of Washington crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze. While fraught with inaccuracies, the image is a powerful reminder of the total commitment the rebels had, pledging their fortunes, lives and sacred honor to the cause. Now used as a parody of saccharine inspirational posters. It translates the 18th century ideology to currentContinue reading “July 4th 2017”

July 31, 2016

I have been alone for ten days. Heidi and the boys are in the Midwest visiting her father and friends leaving me with the freedom to do anything. It is so rare to have time entirely my own. I spent the first day driving to Milton Freewater to train with Jim Keating. Time well spent butContinue reading “July 31, 2016”