The debate about guns is stuck at a tactical level: should there be guns or should they be banned?  I will not participate in the …

All baby boomers and their parents remember the TV series Bonanza.   When I was a kid, the theme song had everyone rushing into the living …

The Micromegas was a 45’ steel ketch. After many adventures together including crossing the Atlantic, the symbiotic bond between the boat and the sailor was …

The most important element in any fight is all too often ignored when it comes to gun fights. The first thing that any martial art …

Douglas Adams introduced the concept of SEP: Somebody Else’s Problem, in his remarkable book Hitchhiker’s Guide to The Galaxy. “An SEP is something we can’t …

It was a wonderful morning, young and cocky as we can only be in our twenties, I was a Police Inspector (lieutenant) stationed in Caen.  …

Distraction has become such an addiction for so many that it has become a major element of our culture. Every animal living in nature knows …

Performance is considerably more important than value when it comes to security. Most business decisions are made based on value. Value, perceived or real, fading …

Old men don’t fight; they just kill you. We know this to be true as the news, always dreadful when it comes to the state …

A few years ago Martinique was plagued by social disturbances. I was living in a small town on the East coast and most of the …