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Take the Extra Minute: Hunting and Outdoor Safety
Autumn doesn’t just bring cooler air and turning leaves. It also marks the height of hunting season across much of the country. For many, it’s a cherished time of tradition, skill and connection to the outdoors. As the leaves drop … Continue reading
Posted in Search and Rescue
Tagged hunting, orange, outdoor safety, search and rescue, TakeTheExtraMinute
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National I Love to Write Day: Why the Struggle is Worth It
Today is National I Love to Write Day and I wanted to take the opportunity to talk about something I get asked more often than you’d think: “Why do you write?” It’s a fair question. My friends read my blog, … Continue reading
Posted in Language
Tagged blogging, creativity, National I Love to Write Day, reflection, writing
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The Paladin’s Dilemma: When Saving a Life Risks Your Soul
There are moments in search and rescue that test not your training, not your endurance, but your soul. I joined search and rescue with a clear, singular purpose: to help those in distress. When a call drops, my moral compass … Continue reading
Chaos Never Dies Day: Just Stop Fighting It — Even Your Laundry Has Given Up
Today, November 9th, is a day of great philosophical importance. It is Chaos Never Dies Day, a perfect celebration for anyone whose life currently resembles a poorly organized junk drawer. There are a lot of weird holidays out there — … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays
Tagged Chaos Never Dies Day, disorder, holiday, laundry, messy, organizing, surrender
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Take the Extra Minute: Before the Dark Falls
The shift is here. Since the summer solstice, our daylight has been steadily retreating and since the fall equinox, the night has officially been winning the tug-of-war. But when the clocks “fall back” for Daylight Saving Time, we experience a … Continue reading
COEXIST — Just Not With You
We’ve all seen it, that little optimistic flag of harmony, the COEXIST bumper sticker. C, the Crescent Moon and Star of Islam; O, the sign of peace; E, the equality of genders; X, the Star of David, representing Judaism; I, … Continue reading
Posted in Society
Tagged bumper stickers, COEXIST, conditional acceptance, diversity, hypocrisy, society, tolerance, virtue signaling
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Paying to Be Terrified: The Curious Case of “Safe Fear”
There’s something deeply odd about human beings: we actively seek out fear. No other species on the planet does this. You’ll never see a deer buying tickets to a prance though a predator habitat or a raccoon strapping itself into … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays
Tagged adrenaline, dopamine, fear, fight or flight, Halloween, horror, neuroscience, psychology, risky behavior, scary things, thrill seeking
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Because Rescue Starts with Compassion: A Reflection for National First Responders Day
The Calm After a Search The quiet always feels good. The search is over. The headlamps are off. When the radios go silent and the trucks pull back into the bay, there’s a moment of stillness, a pause between one … Continue reading
Black Cats: They’re Just Purr-fectly Normal
October 27 is National Black Cat Day and let’s be honest, these sleek, shadowy companions arrive with more baggage than a globe-trotting rock star, mostly thanks to some terribly outdated press. For centuries, black cats have had a PR problem. … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Holidays, Society
Tagged adoption, black cats, cats, Halloween, melanism, National Black Cat Day, pets, superstition
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Take the Extra Minute: Don’t Let Your Costume Hide You
Halloween brings laughter, candy and a parade of superheroes, witches and ghosts filling the streets, but it also brings one of the riskiest nights of the year for pedestrians, especially kids. Darkness, excitement and costumes that limit visibility all combine … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Search and Rescue
Tagged costumes, danger, Halloween, kids, preventative SAR, safety, search and rescue, TakeTheExtraMinute
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