Knowledge
Flanking Your Passions: Achieving Goals Indirectly
Some days back, I had just stepped into a favorite coffee shop of mine when I noticed the owner, Paul, an Aussie who makes incredible coffee, clearing objects from the counter top so that an award might be prominently displayed: Best New Coffee Shop in Charlotte, 2015. I asked him how it came ...
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Sep 25, 2015
Man of the Month: Harry Houdini – Part 2 – The Escapist
“What the eyes see and the ears hear, the mind believes.” – Harry Houdini, Magician, Escape Artist, & Actor, 1874-1926
Perhaps what amazes me the most about Houdini is how he heard his true life calling at such an early age, and heeded that call with unreserved fervor. Rather than ...
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Sep 15, 2015
Barbati Fratres – The Bearded Brothers and the Start of the Freemasons
When you think of Freemasons, what typically comes to mind? A secret organization, shrouded in mystery? An ancient brotherhood with unknown ties of influence throughout history? Great! Because I am absolutely going to play that up!
I believe what I have uncovered and what you are about to read is ...
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Sep 1, 2015
Man in Runes
This article will be a little different from the ones you will typically find on this site. Not because it is more Christian in focus, but because it may not have a specific message that I can really hone in. Essentially, I stumbled upon something that I thought was kind of cool, really ...
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Aug 14, 2015
The Manly History of Coffee: Part 2 – The 20th Century to Today
“The morning cup of coffee has an exhilaration about it which the cheering influence of the afternoon or evening cup of tea cannot be expected to reproduce.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, 1841-1935
The following article is a guest post from Erik Hill. Read the ...
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Aug 13, 2015
The Manly History of Coffee: Part 1 – Westward to the Civil War
“Coffee is the common man’s gold, and like gold it brings to every man the feeling of luxury and nobility. Coffee differs from pure, gentle milk only in its taste and colour. Take time in your preparation of coffee and God will be with you and bless you and ...
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Jul 16, 2015
TRThursday: Roosevelt’s Attempt to Simplify the Spelling of the English Language
“There’s ‘gherkin.’ What are you going to do with the ‘h’ in that? What the devil’s the use of ‘h’ in gherkin, I’d like to know.” – Mark Twain on Spelling Reform, 1907
One may think that being President of the United States would come with enough responsibilities, say, defending ...
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Jul 13, 2015
How to be Cool-Headed and Decisive Like General Ulysses S. Grant
“In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins.” – Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, Union Army General & 18th President of the United States, 1822-1885
The following article is a guest post from Erik Hill. Read the author's ...
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How to Speed Read and Comprehend
Theodore Roosevelt reportedly read tens of thousands of books during his lifetime. His profound ability to comprehend and remember what he read was astounding. Here are some techniques to speed read and comprehend.
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Jun 4, 2015
TRThursday: Roosevelt the Conservationist, not Environmentalist
I wish I had gained a love of history in my youth, because it changes how we view the history that is being written in our daily lives. It also provides a great deal of perspective on how easily history can be revised to suit the current-day influencers. One of the popular methods ...
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May 29, 2015
How a Winning Mindset Increases Testosterone Levels Naturally
As it turns out, the natural competitive nature of men and boys, how they have a built-in mindset toward winning, is one of the main ways we can see increases in testosterone naturally.
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Why Every Man Should Eschew Political Correctness
“Divide and rule, the politician cries; unite and lead, is watchword of the wise.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German Writer and Statesman, 1749 – 1832
As a kid I do not remember ever hearing the phrase “politically correct”. Perhaps it was because I was raised in a small town, ...
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