Opinion
Are you armed?
By Vince at March 26, 2012 | 3:26 pm | 0 Comment
I’ve been asked this I can’t tell you how many times. I’m always at a loss as to how to reply. I realize they mean, “Do you have a weapon/pistol/gun/knife on you?” but what they don’t seem to realize is that those things are just tools. I don’t mean to sound cliché, but I am […]
Read more...Reading
By Vince at March 9, 2012 | 9:49 am | 0 Comment
Does what you read at an early age influence you? I will say right here and now that I have NOT done any in depth study on how the psyche is developed in children and young adults. Or, dare I say it, in adults? Aren’t we still growing as we get older? Still learning? I […]
Read more...Emerson Knives Grand Opening
By Vince at March 5, 2012 | 10:57 am | 0 Comment
I’ve known Ernest Emerson and his family for a long time now, for well over 10 years, although lately due to finances and distance we haven’t been able to get together. I also know that Ernest Emerson makes a superlative knife. Ernest has prided himself for years that his knives are made right here in […]
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Custom or Production Knife?
By Vince at December 29, 2011 | 11:17 am | 0 Comment
If you haven’t heard yet, I like custom handmade knives. Since the first Randall Model 12 Confederate Bowie I purchased new in 1978 for the hefty price of $200. Like many knives and guns I wish I still had, I miss this knife. When I sold it, years later, it sold for $800. Yes, […]
Read more...All Gun Shows are NOT created equal
By Vince at October 24, 2011 | 6:17 pm | 0 Comment
It’s no news that I’ve been in the gun shows for a long time. Over 25 YEARS to be frank. Some shows are great! Others…not so much…and still others just plain suck! Sometimes too many promoters get involved in the mix and then we have too many shows within driving distance of each other. That […]
Read more...The Basics
By Vince at October 16, 2011 | 2:32 pm | 0 Comment
I don’t actually remember when or even where I first heard it, but one of my many instructors/teachers over the years first told me, “The basics, done correctly, will save you every time.” When you are starting out training in whatever you are training, be it martial arts, gun handling or bartending, you always want […]
Read more...Fair ?
By Vince at September 14, 2011 | 9:59 pm | 0 Comment
Fair We’ve all heard this since we were little kids, “That’s not fair!” In fact it’s been bandied about so often that we even have laws and organizations just about “Fair”. See here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_trade http://www.transfairusa.org/ http://www.fairtradefederation.org/ And those are just the top three from a Google search! What exactly does the term mean? According […]
Read more...Global Warming
By Vince at August 10, 2011 | 9:09 pm | 0 Comment
Global warming is BS. Yep. You heard me right. I disagree with Al Gore. Shocking, I know. He’s put forth that he has all this evidence and proof that we, human beings, are the cause. Because we pump so much Fluor carbons, factory exhaust, car exhaust…etc. So let’s break it down: Humans have been around […]
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