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The Raider Rolex

My $201k watch collection. I “finally” retired my Tudor Black Bay after just 3 short years. It had been used…

Dancing with Death: The Thrill Beyond the Finish Line

“There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games.” -Ernest Hemingway When you’…

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DIE LIVING

Usually associated with rich pricks whose daddy could sue the shit out of you, the term exclusivity has earned a…

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Feeding the Monkey

a monkey on (one's) back slang: A drug addiction. Did you hear? Pete checked himself into rehab to deal with…

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Using Fear as Fuel

I’ve been afraid my whole life. I didn’t have a home as a child, I bounced between houses…

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Night Runs

I used to be able to crank out twenty pull-ups and a nineteen minute 3-mile run while legally drunk. But…

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The Long Road to ‘Om

When I was in sixth grade, a free-spirited P.E. teacher decided to implement a segment on yoga. It was…

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Processing the Process

And so it begins. It’s not the first time. It won’t be the last. You’re only halfway…

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Arizona Airspeed

Jumping into some of the best drop zones on Earth. Dancing in mid-air in wind tunnels around the world while…

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Service Beyond The Military: Conservation Legacy

A few months ago, I found myself doing something I never anticipated: after six years of active duty, I left…

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The Iceman

On September 19, 1991, German tourists Helmut and Erika Simon were hiking in the Öttzal Alps along the Italian-Austrian border…

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If Wishes Were Horses Beggars Would Ride

Growing up, anytime I prefaced a statement with, “I wish,” my mother always replied, “If wishes were horses, beggars would…

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Headspace and Timing: T-Levels in Men

As a therapist, you become comfortable with the uncomfortable and not in the physical ways many of us are used…

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ERA3: Renegades of The PNW Area Complex

A lot of people call what ERA3 does “hot rodding,” as the aftermarket firearms company puts their own one-of-a-kind spin…

5 Recovery Protocols You Should Try

Lately I have been able to work on and develop my recovery protocols. They’ve become a huge part and…

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King of Close-Quarters Combat

If you’ve ever trained in hand-to-hand or close-quarters combat, you probably have Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Sr. to thank.…

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More Than One Way to Die Living

I am a “suit”; a middle manager-beholden to the whims and desires of other suits with higher rank and dependent…

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Bordertown Coyote Showdown

Though I’ve gone to school in Texas for four years now, I’ve never been to the border. It’…

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Hero Worship Is Not A Zero Sum Game

This is the statement I posted on January 27, 2020 on many Veteran-associated pages after they re-posted the news article…

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Humanizing The Inhumanity of War

In The Things They Carried, Tim O’Brien blends fact and fiction in his depiction of the Vietnam War he…

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Headspace and Timing: Mental Well-Being

It’s still early in the year and overused catchphrases are still being tossed around in life both real and…

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Shoulder Mobility for Dummies

SOFLETE Athlete, Dara Ching isn't just a lifting badass, she's also poised to graduate PT school this year, and brings…

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White Lies

The familiar smell of singed JP8 and stale grease lingers, stubborn and thick in the air. Beneath me, the aluminum…

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Living Through War: Honor That Lasts Through The Hard Times

The history of humans is the history of war. People have always found a reason to fight others. Sometimes for…

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Tanned, Rested, And Ready: Tyler Giles' Life On the Run

Tyler Giles is a friend of mine, a dedicated lifter, an ultra-marathon runner, and an international mergers and acquisitions attorney.…

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