Tell them it’s me. Phone 71B, location 2 Crew (B). November 2011. Somewhere off the coast of Oman I sit in a same-ness institutional room, opening my mind to the full circle encompassing darkness and light. I have sat here all over the world. The tan walls, the don’t‑give-a-shit mattress, the white sheets and thin soft blanket on a bed […]
Letter to a friend: ***, There’s nothing I have experienced that’s anything like being on a stormy ocean on a small boat, out of reach of all mankind, reliant totally upon self and the fickleness of the sea gods. Not all the nations in the world with all their resources can do anything to affect the
Take my spirit in better shape then when you gave it… Read More »
To stormy nights, cold mountains, the wine-dark sea, and smoky campfires. We are a different breed.
This from a former client of Lee’s: A fellow pilot and friend Robert Gannon just finished a 10-year exploration of the world in his Cessna 182, crossing major oceans. What he says is true: “The one thing I have observed [about flying a private airplane around the world twice over a 10 year period] is that if
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Ho, all you gardeners, hole-fillers, rammed earth wall builders, oh ye makers of adobe bricks and other things earthenly: This is your raw Stuff. Rich and clayey soil from the top of the mesa, this earth will retain water in your garden for your plants to feed on and if blended just so with sand will
“The generation behind us is even worse. They don’t even want the gear, they just want to do the activity on a video game. Don’t bother to learn to play a real guitar, just pretend with guitar hero. Don’t actually go out and dance, just pretend with a dancing video game. It’s so fucking pathetic.”
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tough sense of humor/levity show generosity conscious of diction/vocabulary Justifiable self confidence and belief in self read for professional development Joy in their work care for others Respect for blue collar work and craftsmen Attention to detail Integrity Self awareness of ability/capability Understands the place of physicality Willingness to face facts List makers Written goals Talking to yourself Lack
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Just got back from a 9 day / 8 night 70 mile trek with Lee in Torres Del Paine National Park down in southern Chile. This was the longest hike I’ve done, both in duration and distance. Temps were mostly in the 50s during the day and dipped down to the low 30s at night.
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the why talk Purpose: to ignite in the learner a deep and burning desire to become a better man What do I need to know to give this? ‑history ‑the Greeks ‑philosophy ‑rhetoric ‑personal accomplishments, physical ‑speak another language ‑why do we do what we do? spec ops, cops, border patrol, any physically difficult and challenging job ‑what is great
CR, I like that first one out by Townsend and this last one. Obvious differences of quality vs quantity, and we both know the answer to that question. So with 40 acres and $885k how many folks will you need to make it do-able, and what do you get for your cash? What follows goes against
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