Feed the Wolf
TRThursday: Play Your Part, Manfully!
There is a lot of cynicism in today’s culture and media. Cynicism is different from sarcasm, for sarcasm is a play on truth and leaves the door open for humor or a way out, but cynicism is merely hopeless. Growing up, Ronald Regan was my president, and the message from him was almost ...
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The American Rustics
As I believe I have mentioned before, I am working on a book on various men of history titled something along the lines of “# Men of History: And the Character Every Man Should Cultivate.” The # will be the actual number of men in the book (originally it was going to be ...
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Feb 26, 2015
TRThursday: The Winchester – Theodore Roosevelt’s Rifle of Choice
“Personally, I have always preferred the Winchester. I now use a 45-90, with my old Buffalo gun, a 40-90 Sharps’ as spare rifle. Both, of course, have specifically tested barrels, and are stocked and sighted to suit myself.” – Theodore Roosevelt and his rifle of choice, from Hunting Trips of a Ranchman
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Feb 19, 2015
TRThursday: The Power to Strive and Fight and Conquer!
The word ‘Manly’ was one of Roosevelt’s favorite terms. In his day the term was associated less with machismo and more with true manliness. Yet even by the late 1800’s, Roosevelt began to see a softness forming in the American Spirit. The move from the hard-working, rural lifestyle to the comfort of the ...
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Men! Burn Your Ships!
In a sermon this last Sunday (2/15/2015) one of our pastors mentioned Cortés’ famous “burning of his ships” during his conquest of the Aztecs around 1519. For Cortés this was done to prevent a growing mutiny and is often used as an analogy for cutting off all forms of retreat, forcing ourselves to dedicate 100% ...
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TRThursday: Mind and Morals
Theodore Roosevelt is said to have read some 10,000 books in his lifetime. He had an amazing ability to speed-read and retain the information. It was not unusual for him to read a book or two in a day, in his spare moments paging through a book on botany and then in another moment on the war ...
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The U.S. Navy SEALs Physical Screening Test
The question then becomes, if you wanted to join the U.S. Navy SEALs today, would you be able to pass the minimum physical requirements? See how your results compare with those of actual SEALs who complete the physical screening test.
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Book Review: The Heroic Path: In Search of the Masculine Heart by John Sowers
John Sowers’ book, The Heroic Path: In Search of the Masculine Heart, had been on my radar for some time before I read it. I felt like I was playing this sort of game, you know, save the best for last. I could tell right away it was going to be good and ...
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Feb 2, 2015
Famous Quotes: The Wolf Rises in the Heart – Col. Theodore Roosevelt
At the age of 39, Roosevelt formed his famous cowboy cavalry known as Roosevelt’s Rough Riders. Here is one of many famous quotes by Col. Theodore Roosevelt, this time stating that the wolf rises in the heart.
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Theodore Roosevelt: The Man and the Crowd
I have been reading The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt the last few weeks — well, rather, listening to it on Audible. I am about 3/4 of the way through the book and the thing that continues to strike me is how people describe Roosevelt when meeting him for the first time. I don’t know ...
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Eugen Sandow: Part 4 – Sandow’s Exercise Routine
Eugen (Eugene) Sandow began exercising, using the methods of the day, shortly after visiting Italy at the age of 10. Inspired by the Greek and Roman statues, the frail and sickly Sandow was determined to become strong like the heroes cast in marble and developed his own routine.
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Man to Man: On Abortion
“Abortion is an attack on the family and the humanity that unites us all.” – Alveda King, Civil Rights Activist, Niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, 1951 – Present
Most discussions around the sensitive topic of abortion focus on the arguments spun up by politicians, in particular a woman’s right to ...
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