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 Due to hypergamy, women always marry up.  There has been an ongoing sentiment for as long as this author can remember that women who do not marry by XX age (usually 28, 30, 35, etc.) have to "settle" for a man so they can get married. There is so much in that statement alone to unpack, but the focus of this post will be how that statement is completely at odds with the concept of hypergamy. So which is true?  Hypergamy is true, and women settle when they marry - both statements are 100% accurate and correct.  The reason they can both be correct? Most women do not have an accurate assessment of their "market value." The "settling" comes when the woman realizes that her market value cannot earn a higher level man. She is not settling on the man - she is settling on her market value!  There is an article out at Medium that dances all around this fact, but won't say it. A few misquotes from the article and some corrections: As those women age, their dati...

There have been a couple of blog posts here about ending military elitism . And although there is no drive to document every instance of it on this blog, there was one recently of note. YouTuber "Frogman Tactical," herein called "the complainer," recently made a "call out" video of T-Rex Arms. This was problematic for several reasons.  First - why make a "call-out" video of someone on "our side" when there is plenty of material from the other side? It's not like Lucas of T-Rex Arms was doing something dangerous.  Also - the critique smacked of YoU'rE dOiNg It WrOnG!!! when the actual instruction and coaching given was simply not what the complainer would have done, or maybe even a technique the complainer was not familiar with.  A quick trip to the comments section confirmed that the complainer heard Lucas incorrectly and ran with the incorrect word. Not a good look - to formulate a "YoU'rE dOiNg It WrOnG!!! "  bas...

In a typical gun class, we introduce ourselves at the beginning. The exercise is to tell your name, where you are from, what do you do, and why are you here. Students are asked to keep answers to 30 seconds or less. It's a quick ice-breaker that starts building camaraderie. And, from time to time, this segment provides for some blog fodder. This is one of those times.  One participant gives the name, skips where they are from and what they do for a job, and says "I know how to shoot, just want to test a new gun."  Folks - this is the excuse writing itself prior to being used. And it will be used. You can bet your bottom dollar.  We get out on the line, and are performing some lesson modules using DEA dots at 3 yards (10 feet). This does not require a tremendous amount of skill, and sets the student up for success later when a 6-inch vital zone is used. And starts the student toward skills needed to make hits on the 3-inch ocular cranial cavity area.  Usually, at this...

This is a documentation of iPhone failures.  As I near my upper 40's,  my arms are "getting shorter." Admittedly, I have had to increase the size of the font on my phone so as to be able to read texts, etc.  On a recent business trip, I was having great difficulty adjusting the size of the font on the company iPhone. A well-meaning coworker grabbed the phone and fumbled around for a few moments, eventually making the font larger.  It was too large - and I didn't know how to make the adjustment myself, so I went to work, figuring it out. The coworker gave a few simple directions, and left a lot of the rest to be desired. Through a combination that cannot be recalled, the font became so large that I could only see a part of the screen at any given time. A few moments of fumbling on my part and the coworker again grabbed the phone. This time, the coworker couldn't get it to decrease in size, either!  The main problem was that since only part of the normal screen co...

Because the internet is forever®. And because this has been posted about before.  Let's review this passive-aggressive post and evaluate for accuracy.  Since 2016, Patriot Training has had over 1000 paying students walk through the doors.  In 2022, just over half of all paying attendees have been Alumni (had a live fire class with Patriot Training) Over 200 paying students have taken life-saving medical classes.  Prices for classes have been increased every year.  Attendance has increased every year, with the exception of 2022 (unknown, as the year is not yet complete - but trending to be slightly less than 2021).  Over 70 military veterans have attended classes. All but one has attended again.  Over 50 current or former LEO have attended classes. All but three have attended again.  46 Facebook reviews - 45 of which are 5-star reviews. The lone negative review is from an individual who has never and will never attend a Patriot Training class....

  A recent YouTube video by Dave Ramsey had an interesting dichotomy.   3:35 - 6:25 - Ramsey and his cohost level set with the caller and tell her to avoid doing everyone else's job. This is "quiet quitting!" This is acting your wage! 6:30 - Ramsey fires a verbal shot at "quiet quitters" 7:15 - 7:35 - Ramsey states "just show up to work and do the work and you are a rockstar!" This is his dichotomy. He just defined and advocated for acting your wage.  All in all, the advice they gave the caller was 100% accurate.  To be fair, Ramsey's debt snowball, and "Baby Steps" are also completely accurate and effective, so long as you do not invest using the methods Ramsey suggests. 

Influence can be direct, and indirect. Both direct and indirect influence can have great effect. This post is about that. Both men listed have had great effect - direct and indirect.  DIRECT EFFECT Jeff Mayhew is an instructor with Patriot Training. Jeff brings family. Jeff brings friends. Jeff helps set up and take down. Jeff attends classes with the author at other schools. Jeff asks pertinent questions, and always conducts himself as a professional. He understands that the only "glamor" in being a firearms instructor is a blue-collar type of glamor.  Having Jeff on board with Patriot Training has significantly improved classes and morale. Morale on the part of the participants, as well as the owner.  For this reason, Jeff is hereby awarded the title of "Rifleman Emeritus" and will henceforth attend any Patriot Training class he wishes, completely on the house.  INDIRECT EFFECT Aaron Shipp owns Victory Martial Arts in Elizabethtown, KY. Make no mistake, Aaron ha...

  Some time ago, this author worked for a company that outlined an employee's performance by using the above scale - "threshold, target, and outstanding." Threshold was less than 95%. Target was between 95% and 105%. Outstanding was 105% and above.  Recently, this video was made on YouTube about "Quiet Quitting." As Joshua Fluke pointed out, then name "quiet quitting" is a bit of a misnomer. This author prefers "Act Your Wage." Also sometimes written as #ActYourWage.  In the video, Fluke refutes claims by people who hate the idea of quiet quitting. The one underlying theme in these haters is they think quiet quitters don't do anything at work. They presume the quiet quitter is in the "threshold" category above. This is patently false.  THE QUIET QUITTER IS CONSISTENTLY AT TARGET - they do exactly what is expected of the position. 100%.  And this is why it is preferred to say these people are simply acting their wage. The idea ...

By now, you've surely heard of the "olive branch" that has been extended for "Pandemic Amnesty."  Make no mistake, the only reason the Left wants "amnesty" is because they have been proven wrong in every aspect of the "pandemic." The death rate was no different than a severe flu.  The "vaccine" didn't prevent you from catching it.  The "vaccine" didn't lessen the severity of it.  The "vaccine" didn't prevent you from passing it on.  The "vaccine" didn't reduce your likelihood of death.  The "vaccine" had all of the negative side effects warned by the "conspiracy theorists" and worse.  The lockdowns didn't work.  Social Distancing didn't work.  Masks sure as Hell didn't work.  They closed your church and schools. They took your job.  They made you cancel family gatherings, funerals, and even visiting loved ones in hospitals.  Now, they simply don't want...

This is a documentation of iPhone failures.  The afore-mentioned company iPhone has normal iPhone issues. This time, it is with the Calendar. My boss recently shared her calendar with me. Nothing out of the normal. Except my iPhone calendar now shows me all of her updates, as well as my own!  As usual, off to Google to look up that make of iPhone and possible fixes. The results are spectacularly predictable - a plethora of suggestions, and NONE OF THEM WORK. (they never do!) Oh, well, I can just completely ignore my company phone calendar. One more item that is useless on that device. And I did actually use that one a little. 

  Because this meme is true, this meme became true: But I would propose this is true: What it is, and what it is not: It is not about Republican turnout! It is not about "Independent" voters or Lolbertarians! It is not about Early Voting! It sure as Hell is not Trump's doing! It is about Voter ID! It is about banning mail-in ballots! It is about ballot harvesting - see DeSantis' election police force!

  " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."  - Theodore Roosevelt  This is why this blog posts the ridiculous statements of gun culture yahoos.  Particularly and especially those former military who insist YoU'rE dOiNg It WrOnG!!! To that idea,  From John Hearne...

  Some time ago, this blog had a post designed to expose some of the idiocy in and around the gun community - particularly online.  One presumably well-intended reader commented "Gee. What made you think that you were exempt from the general BS?" And then he went on to suggest I was somehow whining about something.  Of course, anyone who read the article as a whole understands the purpose was to categorize the types of "yahoos" one might encounter online.  To that point, more recently, Mike Glover of Fieldcraft Survival had one such yahoo make some of those irregular statements.  And Glover documented it on his Instagram page.  Nope, nobody is exempt.  Nobody should pretend they should be.  The point is, internet yahoos will do what they do, which is to find fault where one does not exist.  Mainly because they do not get out there and train, they type from cheetos-dusted keyboards in mommy's basement. 

 A reader asks: "Would you suggest a woman get a degree or get married, assuming the two were mutually exclusive?" Great question. And there are several layers to unpack.  First - most college degrees are somewhat useless.  Second - the primary argument given by feminists as to why a woman needs a degree is for a backup plan in case their man leaves them. This is a very problematic argument - arguing to the extreme as opposed to the norm. This blog has established that 80% of divorces are initiated by women, and another 16% are initiated by men whose wives displayed infidelity.  It would be wiser for women to focus on staying married to their husbands and not cheating on them. Then there is only a 4% chance of divorce!  Summary This blog cannot, in good conscience, suggest anyone get a college degree without a distinct and proven plan to use it. Think doctor, nurse, accountant, lawyer, engineer, and not much else .  Given that, and given the unlikely nat...

New blog category - iFails. This is a documentation of iPhone failures.  In 2012, my company issued me an iPhone. I lamented on FB that I didn't like it because it was an inferior platform than the Blackberry I'd had for so long. Of course, many well-meaning friends who cannot read came along to assure me I'd like it "once I learned how to use it." Problem was - I already knew how to use it, hence the reason I did not want one!  Fortunately, they did away with the iPhone mandate a couple of years after. They realized their errors in using an iPhone only app and went to a different service that supported Android, as well. I switched and have never looked back.  Fast forward - I got a new job, and they issued me an iPhone.  Let the games begin again.  First installment - pictures.  My boss wanted to see pictures of folks Halloween adventures. This past weekend, my son turned 18 and we took him and several of his friends to Lake Winnie . My brother and sister ...

  Found on social media, this meme provides some opportunity to logically evaluate some critical thinking errors.  "I will never sit with my back to the door." Show me one mass shooter incident where the first victim targeted was facing away.  "I will never leave home without my weapon." Even thinking of a gun as a weapon is problematic. I am the weapon, the gun is simply one of my tools.  "I will never quit watching out for you..."  This is the most common misconception in law enforcement - that they do what they do to protect. Nothing could be further from the truth, and police have no duty to protect .  "I am always watching, scanning, making sure, that everyone, everywhere I go, is safe." See previous. The scanning is to look for possible problems. Not safety. There is a difference.  "I am always ready to act on your behalf, whether I know you or not."  One word: Uvalade. "I might be retired, but my oath has no expiration date....

Over eight years ago, this blog featured this article on barrel deflection . Recently, it was discovered that this article was linked to post on Reddit. Here is a link to that post. From that post, here are the questions: "Where are some good resources in avoiding barrel deflection in non free floated systems in order to get consistent groups? Looking to shoot 300m with my mp15. Would using a grip pod or bipod on my non free floated RIS mess that up?" These are very pertinent questions! Since there are two questions, lets deal with them one at a time: Where are some good resources in avoiding barrel deflection in non free floated systems in order to get consistent groups? Short answer - there are not going to be many resources for avoiding barrel deflection in a non-free floated system. The problem is that there are a great many difficulties in applying the exact same amount of pressure to the barrel each and every time. And even if one figures a way out to apply consistent ...