The infamous ECT button has caused quite a bit of discussion over the years. To push it or not to push it. What the heck is it anyway? The Electronically Controlled Transmission (ECT) allows the transmission to rev higher producing more output for situations like climbing hills, pulling a trailer, etc. Many folks use it …
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Thought everyone would like to see what I should have been doing to prepare to deploy to Iraq! Things to do for a smooth transition when you find out you're deploying:
The Bible is not “just a book about religion”. The Bible is a guide book to life. It’ll teach you how to live your life as well as how to raise your children, treat other people, choose and treat your wife, live like a man and so much more.
My wife and I like to travel. I mean, like outside the U.S. travel. The U.S. is awesome but there’s a lot to see on this rock and we want to see it all. Except Southeast Asia. She could care less. I on the other hand, loved Japan. Anyway, enjoying travel and being very frugal don’t go hand-in-hand. That’s where me lady comes into the picture. She’s a bargain shopper, even when it comes to travel. We are actually going to Maui, for the second time, this fall and are only paying less than $800 for both of us to stay for 6 days at an all-inclusive. That’s good.
Many who know me have seen quite a bit of change in me the past month. This morning as I was having some reflection time and reading I kind of chuckled to myself. I thought, “Dude, I’ve totally taken the pill and entered the Matrix”. Things look so differently to me know. I have been awakened and I see things differently. I have a new realization of things around me in my world. I know this sounds deep and a little hokey, but it’s real.
There are a lot of jokes out there about the different ranks of the Army. What I'm fixin' to do is lay it down for all you Army hopefuls and Army family members. Let's start from the top and go down.
When I've told folks "I was going wheelin' this weekend" they look at me funny and ask what I mean. Well, I mean off-roading in my truck. I bought my 4Runner in February of 2012. I bought from a friend's son who was wanting a car. I had owned one once before and LOVED it! This time, however, I was set on keeping forever and turning it into my zombie escape rig.
Have you ever asked another CrossFitter, “What is CrossFit”? Saying I do CrossFit is like saying “I live.” It’s extremely generalized because CrossFit really does encompass everything I do in life. It’s eating, sleeping,
Optimism is hoping and reality is controlling. You can control your reality. Control is real movement, choices and action. Hoping for the optimum requires nothing but candy cane and lollipop dreams.
