Author Archives: oddball

Maybe people will like this one better?

By | April 9, 2018

At a martial arts seminar this weekend, I heard a version of “slow is smooth, smooth is fast” that I hadn’t heard before: “to go fast, you must first master slow.” Considering it came from a guy that studied under Bruce Lee, has been teaching for decades, is in his 80’s, and could probably destroy… Read More »

heh… oops

By | December 27, 2017

So, my wife’s sister has a bit of a fear of knives.  Somewhere between “healthy respect for,” and a full on phobia.  Normally, if she’s not surprised with it, she can keep it under control.  Not being a jerk, I try to behave and not freak her out.  There have been a few times that… Read More »

A Tale of Two Knives

By | December 14, 2017

My dad and I have a tradition of shopping for each others Christmas presents.  It’s easier to just say “you have x amount of money, what do you want?” than trying to guess.  This year, I decided that my gift from him would be a Spyderco Manix 2. I’ve been interested in Benchmade’s Axis lock… Read More »

Here’s a Tip

By | November 26, 2017

If you say that something is bad because there’s a *chance* that you might flag yourself, and then go on to advocate appendix carry? Yeah… don’t expect me to take you seriously. (also, oh hey! I’m not dead!)