Randy | December 21, 2011
If there is one thing to be learned from history, it’s that from a practical standpoint, people don’t learn anything from history. The winter solstice – the interval of time that surrounds the shortest day, and likewise the longest night of the annual cycle, has held deep spiritual meaning for human societies as long as [...]
Randy | December 15, 2011
“In judging a book by its cover, never forget that you may come to be afforded a closer view while you are being bludgeoned with it.” ~ The Large Fierce Mammal’s Small but Weighty Book of Etiquette, Vol. 1 Abroad of a recent evening, Mrs. LFM and I were exiting our local shopping mall [...]
Randy | December 12, 2011
This is a public service announcement further to an investigation conducted over the past week by Whynacht Security & Survival pursuant to client complaints as well as issues identified by our own alarm monitoring centre personnel. In the past two weeks, Whynacht Security & Survival has received an increasing number of reports from our alarm [...]
Randy | December 11, 2011
Canadian Tire recently began selling the Fasthawk tomahawk manufactured by SOG Specialty Knives and Tools. The local branch is a security client of ours and recently, whenever I was there, I could hear the damn thing calling my name. Fortunately, Mrs. LFM and I maintain a toy budget made entirely out of Canadian Tire Money, [...]
Randy | December 6, 2011
About 15 years ago, long before I ever heard of Game of Thrones and the Stark family motto, I was working late into the night alongside a leathercrafter of great skill who was kindly assisting me with a project that exceeded my own abilities and equipment to complete single handed. As we worked, our conversation [...]