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Shoes of the era were indeed abysmal, but there weren't really any widely accepted weekly mileage routines focusing on simply completing a marathon. Achieving a good marathon time was everything and most of us put in 75 to 100 mile weeks, twice daily runs, with many weekly 20 mile days...

At 74 my main physical goals are to maintain flexibility, endurance and strength to do the things I enjoy, and retirement four years ago has made it even easier to do so. In my younger years I trained for full marathons and while I managed a consistent time of around 3:30 I'm relieved that the...

The soft synthetic IWB holsters made by Uncle Mike or Blackhawk are very comfortable. Provide plenty of protection for triggers and are very reasonably priced. IWB holsters work best with smaller handguns like a Glock 42, Ruger LCP, or Taurus Millenium 45 ACP. I've tried kydex IWB and found...

Too soon?

When I called a local theater to see what times a certain movie opening this weekend was playing the lady said "That depends upon what time you wanna show up".

Too late...you're already covered in shit. Be There Now. 😁

All profoundly theoretical when the shit really hits the fan.

As a younger man with a family I took many risks during mountaineering, motorcycling, and in the Marine Corps that I now look back upon with a considerable degree of regret. Yeah...I made it, but quite a few of my friends didn't. Other men are enjoying a life with those friends' wives, children...

I think a hell of a lot of parents now tend to not push their children into getting a driver's license simply because of the rather daunting financial impact of insuring a teenage driver.

Haven't had a bit of alcohol in 7 months, and even before that I'd cut way back from my prime drinking years. Just didn't make me feel all that good as I aged (now 74), probably because old farts don't metabolize alcohol as well as younger folks. Really had no withdrawal impacts, and it was...

I encountered the bear mauled guy on a solo self-contained bicycle ride down the AlCan in 1999. It's sorta problematic getting any kind of firearm across American and Canadian borders...let alone the logistics of hauling one on a bicycle...and a handgun is totally out of the question in Canada...

It is, indeed, very silly advice. The best one could do (for grizz/brown bears) in such circumstances is to roll yourself up in a ball and attempt to protect your neck with your hands. The bear may perceive that the threat has been eliminated. I actually met a badly disfigured man in the YT...

Not only are they (as are all bears) incredibly fast but grizz/brown bears are totally unimpeded by any brush, and have a genetically ingrained predisposition to head directly towards whatever they perceive as a direct threat. I was always amused by the advice to climb a tree to escape grizz...

I think it's a testament to wild bears' (bears not habituated to human contact) strong tendency to avoid humans under most circumstances. We fished the stream the morning after we saw the sow and big cubs (indeed most of bays we visited had brown bears rummaging around on shore) and while we...

Not nearly big enough when you've been watching a massive sow with two cubs the size of adult black bears foraging at the mouth of the stream you're going to fish tomorrow morning.

The standard USFS issue in SE AK is a .375 H&H Magnum.

Yeah.... but those MT grizz are tiny compared to a big AK coastal brown bear. 😄

Excellent advice! Almost spit out my morning coffee regarding your holster comment......I have a large collection acquired over the past decades, although I haven't purchased one in several years....once I found what works for me. Tend to carry larger handguns IWB and smaller ones in pocket...

People with little hands often find firing Glocks uncomfortable. 😄 Seriously though, there are few 1911's as beautifully executed as those by Kimber.

Duluth's FLEXPEDITION pants are also excellent for carry, with the added benefit of containing zero cotton, which makes them better in the sticks. Depending upon I'm doing I'll carry a baby Glock 42 or a Ruger LCP (laser under the barrel model), both in .380. Occasionally carry a Glock 30 (45...