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An Immortal Lesson from A Christmas Carol
Dickens, mortality, and life as poetry
Dec 23
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Predicting Rain Is Irrelevant. Building the Ark Is Everything
Dec 16
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What a Vietnam Cobra Pilot Can Teach Us About Attention
And knowing what we choose to live for
Dec 9
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What Combat Diving Can Teach Us About Mindfulness
The importance of one moment in time and how we control it
Dec 2
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November 2025
No Trouble at All: Finding Meaning in Our Automatic World
Trading pixels for iron, to recreate an ancient resolve for all that may come.
Nov 25
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Why We Should All Be Idiots
Dostoevsky and five minutes of time
Nov 18
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Veteran’s Day 2025: Why Americans Fight in Silence
German POWs, James Jones, and compassion
Nov 11
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The Cause of Stress Is Self-care. The Cure for Stress Is a Good Fight.
Monty Python, Dugum Dani, and a pale blue dot
Nov 4
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October 2025
Finding the Sublime In Hell: A Lesson from Hell Week
Loudspeakers, rituals, and a path forward
Oct 28
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How to Live in the Moment Like Musashi
Sword fights, fig trees, and a way forward
Oct 21
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Sam Alaimo
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My Case for Savage Stoicism
Marcus Aurelius, Spotted Horse, and a return to savagery
Oct 14
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The Department of War and the Warrior Ethos: In This World Are Tigers
Hegseth, the Korean War, and obeying reality
Oct 7
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