The Marine Corps motto is Semper Fidelis, or Always Faithful, in my unit we jokingly used the term Semper Gumby – after the rubber cartoon character – meaning Always Flexible. I must have been a very impressionable young Marine, as I took it to heart and the core of my preparedness plan is to develop […]
Year: 2013
How to Remove Cosmoline
There are several ways and opinions about how to remove cosmoline, and many curses heaped on the head of this product over the years. Cosmoline is not evil, if it was not for its preservative effects, we would not be able to enjoy shooting old military surplus guns as they would not have survived over […]
Mosin Nagant Cleaning Rod Tip
At a recent NRA instructor class we got into a Curio and Relic discussion on one of the breaks, and one of the students told me he found a solution to the short cleaning rods that come with the Mosin Nagant 91/30s. As always, I was open to learning how someone else did things, so […]
How to Keep Your Child Safe With a Car Seat Emergency Sticker
I just discovered this idea on pinterest late last week and I hat to share this tip on how you can use this car seat emergency sticker to keep your child safe. I bumped my schedule around to post this because I think it is exactly what risk management is. Getting the most safety from the […]
PRN Episode #36 Joe Nobody
Today we interview Joe Nobody (pen name for the author who wishes to keep his identity confidential) has provided systems, consulting and training for the U.S. Army, Department of Homeland Security, Office of Naval Research, United States Border Patrol as well as several private firms and government agencies which cannot be disclosed. He is currently […]