After weeks of consideration and research on the web, I finally decided to buy a katana. Not a cheap wall-hanger, but a practical sword, forged by hand and differentially hardened.
Here are ten of the most influential and entertaining books I have read. some will teach you thinks, others will make you laugh. You might hate one or two. A couple might change your life. None will leave you indifferent. Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. This is probably the most important book I have ever [...]
I had noticed those odd-shaped knives before, but really got interested in purchasing one after reading the excellent James Clavell book, “Whirlwind” where, among a flurry of characters, a few British Gurkhas roam Iran on a covert operation during the 1979 revolution. They are armed of course with Nepal’s “official” knife, the Kukri, or Khukuri. [...]
Building a sailboat may seem like a daunting task, but like any big project, if you keep at it, you eventually finish. People build houses, airplanes, barns, cars, you name it, they build it in their backyard. You used to be able to buy a sturdy boat ready to cross oceans. Early fiberglass boats were [...]
I’ve had back trouble for some time, especially after my motorcycle accident in 2004. My broken femur was fixed pretty well with a titanium rod in it, but my broken vertebrae and slipped disk went undiagnosed for a couple years. Systema helped a lot with my reeducation, but the pain always came back. Yesterday I [...]