While I don’t often need lock-picks, I do find the ability to pick locks fascinating. There are groups and conventions dedicated to the mechanical skill needed to bypass locking mechanisms. It take a keen mechanical mind to develop lock picking techniques. This Jackknife Lockpick is a really neat way to keep lock-picks readily available for […]
Month: December 2015
The Complete Soapmaker
Making soap is an essential homesteading skill of our forefathers. Imagine how life would be if you did not have soap. Not only for hygiene, but for disease prevention. For years I avoided making soap for fear it was too complicated and dangerous. However, The Complete Soapmaker and books like it made me realize it […]
The Government Can
I find Tim Hawkins to be a talented and funny man. I enjoy his music, especially this video “the government can”. It reminds me that a government that can give you anything to you can take everything from you. Personally I would rather have a limited government with a strong sens that their role […]
Thinking, Fast and Slow
This Nobel prize winning economist writes about the two basic types of thinking and how to use them to achieve success. I find Thinking, Fast and Slow to be useful when teaching students how to make decisions under stress.I am currently in a graduate certificate program in executive leadership, and in my class on decision […]