“The gear isn’t the goal”

A response I wrote elsewhere to some good-natured ribbing from a fan of the show about my new competition belt and magazine pouches and the skills > tools mantra: Heh, yeah. The idea is that gear just needs to be “good enough”. I switched to a double belt as means...

When an Empty Casing Equals School Suspension

I have a little boy. He just turned 5 years old. And as all of my mom friends who had sons before me warned, boys love to collect odds and ends of all kinds. And the messier, the dirtier, or the more nonsensical, the better. Parents of sons, I am sure you know this...