The Tortoise Was Right
My father taught me how to play poker and blackjack at a fairly early age. My brothers and I would play with him, sometimes winning, but mostly losing. To get started, he would ask us [...]
I DARE You to Tell the Truth
In the sixth grade, my final year in elementary school where I grew up, we went through a program called, “D.A.R.E.” (Drug Abuse Resistance Education). For the most part it was an easy class of [...]
Don’t Take Martial Arts Advice From Cletus The Oil Wrestler
When I first started training martial arts back in 1993, there was no YouTube, no social media, and internet access wasn’t easily accessible by all. Internet was quite slow and got interrupted often. For those [...]
Finish Him!
Sparta had the plain of Thyrea surrounded. The Argives, who were there to defend the territory, struck a deal with the Spartans. Each army would send 300 of their best champions to battle for the [...]
It’s ok to be wrong. Just ask Aristotle
Aristotle, one of the greatest minds of all humanity. He taught us that men have more teeth than women, men’s blood is hotter than women’s, and the earth is the center of the universe. He [...]
I am me, who are you?
Have you ever taken a personality test? The most common being the Myers Briggs personality test. Are you extroverted? Introverted? Judging, sensing, feeling? Do you ever make life choices based on that personality type you’ve [...]