The I don't know thing?

Perhaps it's a male thing, or maybe just a human one...but the admission of ignorance and or the ability to form new ideas around new knowledge sometimes comes hard to me. I find this doubly annoying as I have and have had for years a personal habit of judging my views and actions against my basic morals. Surprising how often I find myself in the wrong ;)
Don't get me wrong I'm a pretty informed person, I make a concerted effort to be one. But I am and always will be ignorant of some things, that's the downside of not being a God.
Still, and as such, I'm looking to bring in a new poster or two...administrators I guess they're called. I have one in the wings who leans more to the right, so I'll be looking for one of those damned lefties to even things up.
I'm a brawler personally, it's not the only way that I learn, but it helps.
So let's see what changes.
Blessings,
David

Technique of the week 3- Elbow strikes.

For those who don't know, I'm doing techniques of the week in an order, first the basic stance, 2cnd, the most basic and useful blocking technique , third a very effective close range striking technique. Next week hopefully the camera is up, and I can add in the next blocking technique, and the week after basic foot work.
Thanks,
David

Who is minding the store?

It is a sad thing to admit about my gender, but many men are a bit put off by a string woman. And yet, this is a traditional family value.
I have woodcuts from the 1800's showing a man teaching his woman to shoot before going off to war, and both western and eastern culture are replete with the self sufficient woman archetype.
If a mans home is his castle, then what of the queen?
Can she defend the castle in his absence? and if not, why not?
Is it some sick modern dependency,some inner fear of a strong woman?
Growing up, mom kept a .38 special on her person, dad beat her, he was a complete ass of a man for all that he was an American hero, but in his absence, she knew her way around defense. As did we kids, I once wounded a man wo broke into our house t the age of eight with that same .38 special.
So, who is minding the farm?
Do we come home to find our castle raped and pillaged, or defended?
How m7uch do we care?
With a dozen guns in the closet and our machismo in full fling, do we think about training our women to use them. Or do we harbor thoughts of mastery and heroism that die in the light of reality?
blessings,
David


How much is that $3000.00 gun worth if she can't use it?

A common tongue - a common thread?

Let's face it , thanks to massive outside interests and a lot of national self interest we will not see a national or even state language requirement, but at the city level this is within our means.
Let's explain the need.
Out side of hate and anger the primary reason for adopting a shared common language is simple, it allows all persons within the bounds of the nation, state or in our case city to communicate with one another which at present is simply not the case. As such a true communal understanding is simply not possible. We do not share residency, we simply co-habitate. The difference is massive, and acceptable in dictatorships where the say of the common man is of no value, but in a democracy?
Arguably at this moment in time 25% of Americans can not speak English period.(Figure includes the elusive illegal alien and may in truth be a low ball).
This means in essence that 1/4 of the nation simply CANNOT communicate with the other, much less share rule or responsibility.
I would like the see a common tongue for Easton as a matter of city code, which is within our power. I would like to see us empower both ourselves and our fellow immigrants to communicate as a matter of law. To save the racism argument, I'll let my fellow citizens sort out which language, I'll be honest in saying that I'd prefer English, despise Spanish but would accept it to solve the issue...maybe Dutch , Miene Duetchse Ist nicht sher Gut... but I'll make the effort.
If we cannot speak a common tongue, we cannot share a common thread. We sadly will not within at least my lifetime see one at a national level, but we can do so locally. With fines, and such to ensure it's enforcement in the schools, work places and daily life our all of our neighbors.
This I think is the first place to start. I don't think any of you too stupid based on your race, or ethnicity to laern whatever we decide on as a shared tongue, and having to print everything in only one language will save us all some serious money. Esperanto maybe? Linguist from other nations have suggested that this failed because no one enforced it...we could be the first. I ask no one to include myself to give up the tongues of their culture... simply to make a knowledge and use of a shared tongue law in all transactions and public venues within the city of easton.
Peace,l
David

Islam, the next communism? Why?

9/11 found me on the phone frantically truing to find Jeanette only to find that she was in California. I spent the better part of the next 48 hours on the phone working with state, and federal agencies to come up with a multitude of plans to limit the anti-muslim violence that Many believed would sweep the country. Thanks to the actions of many on all sides, and me just a bit , that wave swept over us with far fewer casualties than had been expected. Most not surprisingly non-Muslim. While our many hate groups and radical Christians seem to have an unlimited ability to hate, they seem to have an very limited ability to properly identify targets. Many of those attacked were Hispanic, Sephardic Jews, Sihks and even a few Asians. Were it not for the sheer tragedy of the matter the ineptitude would be laughable. Then of course we went to war, and the door closed to folks like myself who actually gave a damn about things like truth and co-operation. Granted I wasn't horribly concerned at the time, her not so close brush with death, finally convinced her to give me a whirl and well the rest as they say is history. Within months that canary yellow letter came in the mail asking me to go play in the big sandbox. It was our first big fight. The contract that came with that letter was signed, the bombing of the city where she spends most of her time hit a chord of bitter hatred in me that I didn't truly know I possessed . Killing was on my mind and I knew the work. In the end though that contract never got sent in. I stayed here while friends went off to fight and die and for a while my anger kept me from seeing what a horrible over reaction the whole mess was. I guess like most, I thought it would be another Desert shield, well, that passed, the years passed I built a business, kept up with my other responsibilities though the calls became fewer and fewer. The phone did not ring over the Mosque issue . Had I been paying better attention, I might have noticed the real change in our nations stance on the issue. I had my own issues. Oddly the only time the phone has rung since the fire was over Marcellus shale. Not over the environmental issues, but over double checking every resource to see if any rumbling of terrorist acts from the extreme right against the drilling had reached my ears. Priorities had changed, but so had I.
Still, the question remains, do we really hate the Muslims, or is this just the next smoke and mirrors? I must say I think it the latter. I am coming to believe that pretty much all of this has in the end simply been a machination , one in which I have despite myself played a small part.
For that I apologize.
Blessings,
David

Lcoal volunteerism with some national support?

Sorry Pa Citizen corps doesn't have a video. I am wondering if there is a demand for / option for citizens corps, CERT, VIPS here in Easton. Technically I believe we have a VIPS (volunteers in Police service) though in three years here I've never heard anything about them. I'm more towards CERT myself, but we'll see what the future holds. With luck the Citizen Corps state leader should be getting back to me within a few days.
Anyone with an interest may contact me at davidcaines1414@gmail.com
http://www.citizencorps.gov/
Thanks,
David

External camera's which is best for you?

By and large money dictates what camera system we will own or install. From a wired high end camera systems to wireless single cameras that you can find on sale at sites like WWW.sportsmansguide.com , or a small pack at Sams club. The idea of course is to deter burglars , drug dealers and such and possibly have evidence for the police in the event that something bad does happen. For those who don't know, a camera system can get you a percentage off of your home owners insurance. It doesn't exactly pay for itself, but it doesn't hurt.
What ever the case cameras are worth their weight.
Peace,
David