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19 hour flights are awful, for sure, and I can see your argument that they're actually evil.

Hell no! It's bacon enhanced! There's more to it than cost. The reason we never moved was medical care. I've been diagnosed with 3 different cancers, one of which is quite rare (2000 cases per year, world wide). Other than that, the far east is a fine option. We also have a large family, and...

Depends on exactly where; it's a big area. But the areas that interest us are lower than average for the US. The areas that are big vacation destinations can be pricey. On the other hand, there are places like Cozumel. It's a dive paradise with some of the worlds best reef diving off the...

We had talked about retiring young and moving to the Caribbean back before my first cancer diagnosis. We talked about it again right before the lockdown, but dropped the idea. Because retiring at that time wasn't acceptable to either of us. Last April, the hospital admins were being...

That would be a firm "nope" from me. There is no valid medical reason for it, and it wouldn't be happening.

Why the hell would they blindfold you?

I doubt I've ever gone a week (3 shifts) without. 4-5 times in one shift is not unheard of. And I'm not security. I just have a reputation for being good at handling (see what I did there?) explosive patients. I'm pretty good at talking them down, and if that fails I'm pretty good at putting...

Being able to do forms with your eyes closed has nothing to do with being able to fight or spar without sight. Me too. I've worn a prosthetic eye for 44 years now. Unless this is a new thing, it should not. I would not allow this. You need to be re-learning how to judge distance, not just for...

Are you? Or are you just noticing?

True. My Kwanjangnim was a special forces trainer. Lots and lots of Koreans who immigrated to the US were. He also trained Cadets at the Air Force Academy. But he isn't some Secret Korean Ninja who Kills with a Touch. There is truth to this. We have a son and a son-in-law on the Pueblo PD...

I used to think I liked to travel. But eventually I figured out that I actually HATE traveling. I just like the places we go. The actual traveling part is a nightmare. Between them, the useless TSA and the airlines have made travel one of the worst possible experiences.

They told us about 4 of the changes. Two were surprises. Including them moving their departure flight 24 to the next day. Without telling us. They found out when they got to the airport and were informed that their flight was overbooked and they were being bumped another 6 hours. They would have...

This is, sadly, far too common. We sent one of our kids and his new wife to Cancun for their honeymoon last year. Their flights were changed SIX TIMES. Utter chaos.

Unconscious people really are not anxious. Especially when the drugs used to sedate them are anxiolytics and amnestic.

Stupid laws are still laws, and if you break them, you're still committing a crime. Therefore, by definition, a law breaker. A criminal.

As mentioned, it will depend in part on how blind you actually are, as well as the nature of the "over flexible" joints. I would recommend grappling, since maintaining body contact can, in many ways, replace sight. I taught a woman with two prosthetic eyes how to use the rapier based on sound...

The team was 2.5 miles into the cave system, but most of that path was out of the water. I doubt that would really make it less frightening. But surgery is the stuff of nightmares too. Except it generally isn't. You're sitting on the beach. You get a shot. Now you're out. Being awake would...

The mask, or moving them through the tunnels?

The George Dillman nonsense pretty much invalidates anything else, in my opinion.

Yesterday was 72F. All the windows open. Today it's a blizzard. I literally cannot see the fence across my back yard.

Most of my guns, especially my carry guns, are pretty basic. They get fiber optic sights and a trigger job, but that's about it for most of them. My 1911 models also get modified so they can be carried with the hammer down, but still cocked. But my bedside gun is a bit more elaborate. It's a...

No. Is this really something about which you're uncertain?

It's only March 7th. "Last year" could be just a couple months. This was solved a while back...

Is there anyone who thinks the video posted is anything other than nonsense? Compliant partner demos are one thing. This is a whole 'nother level of silly.

Which is why research and range time are important. Apparently there are mods which allow some models to work reliably with mini shells, but the KSG is apparently the only gun that fires them reliably out of the box.

I love puzzles, but not the jigsaw variety. I like things like the Greek computer puzzle, puzzle boxes, that sort of stuff.

Breathing properly IS one of the technical details. So you focus on it just like any other detail. Timing. Whenever you strike or block, that movement should be accompanied by a forceful exhalation. Like a quiet kiap. That helps with power generation. Inhale during the chamber, exhale during...

I don't know exactly how common it is, but some schools provide laptops or tablets to students. One of my grandkids has a laptop that is so locked down by the school that he cannot add my wireless printer. To print things, he has to email the file to himself and print it from his phone.

It's back in the mid-60F range again. Two days cold, is all.

Moving it vs injuring it. Of course.