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Jun 25, 2015

TRThursday: Theodore Roosevelt’s Handshake!

“He’s a wonderful man,” said one caller. “When I went to see him [Roosevelt], he got up, shook hands with me and said, ‘So glad to see you. Delighted. Good day, sir, good day.’ Then he ushered me to the door. I wonder what I wanted to see him about.” – From Edmund ...

Jun 24, 2015

No Sinless Flags: Thoughts on the Confederate Flag and the Power of Redemption

“Furl that banner! True, ’tis gory, Yet tis wrethed around with glory, And ’twill live in song and story, Though its folds are in the dust.” – Excerpt from The Conquered Banner, Father Abram Joseph Ryan, 1838-1886 Television has made a nation of fine spectators. As a kid, ...

Jun 23, 2015

Hey, Wolf & Iron, What Happened to Your Logo?

Thanks for asking! If you subscribe to the email list (and you should, here) or have visited our Facebook page or other social media venues, you will have noticed some changes in the Wolf & Iron branding. The old logo was way cool, but it was also way like ...

Jun 19, 2015

Mourning the Loss of a Father: Men Share Their Thoughts on the Death of Their Dad

The death of a father is not something men generally talk about, leaving us at a loss on how to deal with it when it occurs. This article is a living and growing account from men who have lost a father or grandfather: what their dad was like, how he affected them, and how they ...

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 ...

Jun 2, 2015

Book Review: Gumption by Nick Offerman

“I can certainly refuel my own well of gumption with the example he set.” – Nick Offerman on Theodore Roosevelt, Gumption This past week the wife and kids were out of town, so I had the rare opportunity to essentially do whatever I wanted with my free-time, outside of work ...

May 28, 2015

TRThursday: Roosevelt’s Fiscal Retardation

Teddy Roosevelt had many noble virtues which are to be emulated by men. Unfortunately, frugality, thrift, and common fiscal sense were not among them. I find that seeing the areas of weakness in our heroes helps us see those in ourselves. Also, it brings them down to earth. In many ways Theodore Roosevelt ...

May 14, 2015

TRThursday: Master of Human Destinies am I!

If we were to tread along Theodore Roosevelt’s path to manliness we would see a trail blazed through the jungles of strength and forests of knowledge. One of the most appealing qualities of the Colonel, both then and now, was that he could relate to the man on horseback just as well as ...

May 7, 2015

TRThursday: Great Thoughts vs. Great Actions

This #TRThursday should be a challenge for all of us. Every man has opinions, but fewer of us are action oriented. We want to see change in the world but we don’t seek opportunities to make those changes happen. We would rather not be inconvenienced, leave it up to the professionals or the ...

Apr 30, 2015

Call to Write: Mourning the Loss of a Father

Hey brothers. A follower of Wolf and Iron recently reached out to me to see if I had any articles on dealing with the loss of a father. I didn’t, and felt that while I would like to write an article on the subject (as I have thoughts on this subject like many ...

Apr 30, 2015

TRThursday: The Glory of Work and the Joy of Living

“The man who learns to love hard work will enjoy all of life.” – Unknown This #TRThursday we will look at a passage from the Colonel’s autobiography where he reflects on his Badlands-Cowboy days. He writes the following in 1913, 55 years old, 4 years after leaving the office of the ...

Apr 23, 2015

TRThursday: Teddy’s Single-Stick Fighting in the White House

“No game was ever yet worth a rap, For a rational man to play, Into which no accident, no mishap, Could possibly find its way.” – Adam Lindsay Gordon, Australian Poet, 1833-1870 Shortly after taking the office of U.S. President, Roosevelt was nearly killed in a carriage ...
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