Creative: Kit That Matters

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It is not often I take the time to write a blog post about equipment, but when a piece of equipment instantly leads to another level of work then it is worth noting. Some kit matters. Before I go any …

Read: Tracers in the Dark

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According to the author, most of the agents and prosecutors involved in the hunt for crypto kings have since left their agencies and taken jobs in the cryptocurrency industry. I’m not sure what else I can say about this story. …

Read: Grail Bird

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Would you give up everything to search for a bird thought to be long extinct? I might. It does sound rather appealing and anything is better than Excel spreadsheets. But what if the bird isn’t quite extinct? I’d still go. …

Adventure: Albania 3x

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Time to return to Albania. Well, almost time. Elena and I are about to embark on our third round of Albania workshops. Her first trip to Albania was around the 1991 timeframe while mine was not until 2019. I feel …

Read: The 37th Parallel

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I saw a UFO once. US281, just south of Johnson City, Texas. Had to be late 1980s. Middle of the night, piloting my old Landcruiser, creeping along at 50mph trying to save gas. Looked out the driver’s side window and …

Read: The Fifth Act

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Elliot Ackerman is effortless, and his latest offering “The Fifth Act: America’s End in Afghanistan” proves this once again. We live in a country that loves revisionist history, and we live in an era when everyone seems to just invent …

Read: Lost in the Valley of Death

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This book is a cautionary tale and one that speaks to so many ills of modern culture and society. Two pages into the prologue I already had a dislike of the main character, but I finished the book regardless. Anyone …