Tim Walz doesn’t want ‘safety’

Tim Walz doesn’t want ‘safety’ — he wants control, and he’ll trample your rights to get it. By John Davey — no spin, no sugarcoating. Tim Walz isn’t just floating bad ideas — he’s taking direct aim at your rights. This isn’t about “safety.” It’s about control. Every time there’s a tragedy, instead of holding … Read more

Words, Narratives, and Firearms Rights It seems like every time the subject of firearms comes up, certain groups work hard to twist the language and shift the conversation. Clear terms get redefined, narratives get rewritten, and before long the public discussion isn’t even about the same thing anymore. I’ve written more about how liberal Democrats … Read more

Chaos Theory, Part 2: My Parents Lose It

Chaos Theory, Part 2: My Parents Lose It So, I sent the Chaos Theory story to my dad. Just a casual, “Here’s a little reading material for you.” He knows me well enough to realize that if I send something, it’s either critical info or something so funny it’ll leave you sore from laughing. Sure … Read more

Chaos Theory: Man & ChatGPT

The Day I Learned to Speak Fluent ChatGPT If you’ve ever tried to explain something to someone and watched their face slowly morph from “I think I get it” to “I’m just going to nod and pretend,” you already know what my last couple of months with ChatGPT have felt like.It started simple enough: I … Read more

Why the Minnesota Supreme Court Decision Matters to a Guy Like Me

Why the Minnesota Supreme Court Decision Matters to a Guy Like Me This isn’t just news. This is personal. See, I’m a believer in the Second Amendment — not because it’s trendy or political, but because it’s foundational. The Constitution doesn’t give me rights — it protects the God-given ones I was born with. One … Read more

Tools, Fire, and the Standard I Live By

Tools, Fire, and the Standard I Live By I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how I work. How I move. How I lead. And yeah, I’ve had help along the way — tools, tech, AI even. But don’t get it twisted: none of this works without me behind the wheel. I’ve always been this … Read more

Grief

This is what grief is.A hole ripped through the very fabric of your being.The hole eventually heals along the jagged edges that remain. It may even shrink in size.But that hole will always be there.A piece of you always missing.For where there is deep grief, there was great love.Don’t be ashamed of your grief.Don’t judge … Read more

Rock Checks

When the weather decides to turn rainy, a construction company may consider using a simple thing to save time and money. You might want to put a few rock checks put in place. A rock check is simply a line or pile of rock strategically placed to prevent rain water runoff damage. This is especially … Read more

OffRoad Truckin 

Not every “dump truck” legally fits on your ordinary roadway. Some are built for offroad use though they do see some pavement while being driven from jobsite to jobsite. Other offroad trucks are simply too huge to be driven on the typical road surface.  The 30 ton articulated Caterpillar is an excellent workhorse of an … Read more

Missing Driveway 

About a month ago this is what I found as a driveway that ends at an abandoned farm site not far from my house. I was out there doing some work with the dump truck. Now about a month later that minimal driveway has been all but totally erased. I’m in the neighborhood today with … Read more