The call came in as an individual carrying a firearm inside an apartment building. Nothing had happened yet. No shots fired. No foot pursuit. No Continue Reading
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The Healer’s Arsenal
Where Traditional Healing Practices and Contemporary Approaches to Healing Converge and Where They Do Not By Emily Ireland Modern medicine has Continue Reading
The Five-Year Stranger: The Part of a Military Career Nobody Warns You About
There is a concept that has been making the rounds online lately called the "Five-Year Stranger Theory." It is not an established psychological Continue Reading
Try to Set the Sea on Fire
By Scott Staron “Does anyone want to know why I got into this line of work?” I looked out at my daughter’s class of fifth graders. No takers. “I Continue Reading
Navy Sends 1918-Era Sailors Aboard USS Abraham Lincoln to Investigate “Intolerable” Living Conditions
By Untactic Al WASHINGTON: Following widespread reports of declining morale and difficult living conditions aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Continue Reading
God Told Me I Wouldn’t Die
Colonel Keith Gentile is a tough guy. A former U-2 pilot, TACP ground controller, and combat veteran of Iraq as a commander of MNF-I, he was known by Continue Reading
How Do You Choose a Rehab When Every Program Says the Same Thing?
Photo by RU Recovery Ministries on Unsplash Every treatment website promises compassionate care, licensed clinicians, evidence-based therapy, and a Continue Reading
There Are No Dangerous Weapons, Only Dangerous Men
"There are no dangerous weapons; there are only dangerous men."— Robert A. Heinlein, Starship Troopers (1959) Spend enough time around soldiers, Continue Reading
How to Choose the Right Cooling System for Your Needs
Photo by Andrey Matveev on Unsplash Choosing an air conditioner can seem daunting, but once you understand the basic questions, it becomes a lot Continue Reading
Common HVAC Problems and When to Call for Repair
Photo by Sam Jotham Sutharson on Unsplash Heating and cooling systems in Seattle homes work harder than many people realize, cycling through the Continue Reading
The War That Won’t Wait for Us
By Carlin McKeahow Picture a command post at two in the morning. The coffee has been sitting on the burner too long. Somebody has half a sandwich Continue Reading
Kind of Feral
While we were in Texas visiting our son's family, Karin, Asher, and I spent nearly all of our waking hours in their double-wide home. The double-wide Continue Reading