Introduction

I'll start out by telling you who I am and what I'm about. I'm just like you. I have a normal job, the house, social life, all of that. But like many of you, I see the world differently. The rose colored glasses came off many years ago. I don't consider myself to be paranoid, but I don't want to rely on anyone to see me through. I want to take responsibility for myself, my family, and my way of life. The way I see it, that is the only way to preserve the life that I have made for myself.

I'm an outdoorsman. I shoot, hunt, fish, and camp. I also like the more extreme sports. Whitewater kayaking, mountaineering, and base jumping. I've spent enough time pursuing these pastimes to have gotten myself into trouble more than once. This has given me valuable experience through lack of good judgement.

I'm no expert, but I wanted a way to share my experience, my learning curve and the sources that I find that might help someone else to avoid the mistakes that I have made. I hope that I can help someone to learn some new skills, and we can all have a laugh now and then. But mostly I want to give one more resource for serious discussion of the world around us, and how to navigate it safely.