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81What to do next if you shoot someone who is breaking into your home!
In North Carolina you have to pass a gun safety class before you can get a concealed weapons permit. I took my gun safety class from Rick, a retired Charlotte North Carolina policeman. Rick gave me a card with his rules imprinted on it to keep...
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74How to survive a riptide or an undertow in the ocean
For all intents and purposes it was the perfect summer for a 16-year old boy. This was a time when everyone went to drive-in movies. The drive-ins were perfect for young couples to get in a little necking...
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77How I finally got rid of a troublesome slice by using a flatter swing and a closed stance
I am not talking about the occasional golfer's weekend struggle. I am talking about the guy like me, who suffered for years, being frustrated with what everyone says is a good swing and a good grip, who still hits the ball anywhere but center or...
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75The Sig Sauer P226 is a safe-to-own powerful handgun for self-defense
When I decided it was time to buy a handgun I asked the Chief of Police of the town I lived in which one was the best one to purchase. He told me that the Sig Sauer P226 9mm was the one that he had decided...
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76Learning about Trading Stocks for a Living!
I have always been the entrepreneurial type. I knew that I would never retire from any one company. I knew I would never have a "pension." One of the problems that loomed on the horizon was that, even though I...
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74Who is in charge - You or your cigarette? My quitting smoking story.
I used to buy two or three packs of cigarettes every day. I smoked in elevators, in cars with the windows up and in airplanes when it was still legal. I would have a cigarette going in two or three ashtrays at...
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83Pink Sand, White Coral Roofs and Blue Parrot Fish In Bermuda
Carla and I recently visited the island of Bermuda. It has many unique features, including the pink sand that surrounds it. Horseshoe Bay has to be one of the most beautiful and unusual beaches in the world. (We have seen many of them.) In...
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76Travel to Athens and the Greek Island of Chios to Trace My Ancestors
Marmaro is on the coast near the top on the right. I remember sitting on my Grandfather's knee, listening to his stories about how he and two of his best friends had escaped from Marmaro - possibly Marmara -- during an uprising against the...
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72Mountain Lions, Trout and Great Scenery in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina
You could miss seeing a mountain lion a broad-shouldered Brown Trout or one of the most beautiful homes in the world, if you drive too fast through the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. Most of the sites that are mentioned in this photo...
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75Memories of a Hot Rod: 1955 Chevy's Big Night Out in Marked Tree, Arkansas
1955 Chevy sedan with a brand new 350 horsepower 327 Chevy short block. It had a huge four-barrel carburetor and a set of custom exhaust headers with a 3:89 or 4:11 rear end. It was a true “sleeper.”
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