tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post116601775759926043..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Boomsticks: Readiness check.Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1166051289808621212006-12-13T18:08:00.000-05:002006-12-13T18:08:00.000-05:00I took a "combat handguns" course in 1980, wherein...I took a "combat handguns" course in 1980, wherein I was first introduced to the Jeff Cooper philosophy and the Four Colors. It all seemed rational to me.<BR/><BR/>So, I've tried to live in Condition Yellow, ever since. Nothing hyper or paranoid about it, IMO. About like a house cat. Ever try to sneak up on a house cat? Ever know of a house cat with ulcers from "alertness stress"? <BR/><BR/>Like Cooper said, you can't control your environment if you're unaware of what's going on around you.<BR/><BR/>ArtAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1166034468867833932006-12-13T13:27:00.000-05:002006-12-13T13:27:00.000-05:00AwarenessAnticipationAvoidanceI'm 35 now and the o...Awareness<BR/>Anticipation<BR/>Avoidance<BR/><BR/>I'm 35 now and the only fight I've been in since leaving school I entered deliberately.T.Stahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05351094909296928284noreply@blogger.com