Clean Up Ship

Welcome back to the Scuttlebutt.  I want to get through some of the things sitting in my “Grist for the mill” file so that I can move on.  Today is dedicated to that.  BTW, if you’re reading this version, you’re on Burn the Boats press.  Sadly, that’s closing down at the end of the month,…

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Mostly Military

Welcome back to the Scuttlebutt.  There’s a piece I want to talk about, that discusses Crime, and War, and the similarities, as well as the differences between the two.  Before I do that piece though I need to find a week where there isn’t a heap of other subjects to cover.  This is not that…

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Short Cuts

Welcome back to the Scuttlebutt.  According to the instructors I’ve had over the years on the subject of knife fighting, there are three basic schools of thought.  1) Go for a vital shot.  This is damn hard with a knife if the other guy has one too and is at all competent.  To reach a…

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Lawsuits and Other Warfare

Welcome back to the Scuttlebutt.  Let’s talk about ‘Lawfare’ and other warfare. I don’t know who first coined the phrase “Lawfare.” The first time I saw it was a mention by author Tom Kratman,a favorite author of mine. So, lacking anyone else to blame, I’ll give him the credit. It refers to using national or…

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