I won’t go into it in great detail, but returning home from war fully intact, let alone disabled, is difficult. There was a time in that process when I felt that all I had in this world was my dog. And Java was everything to me, so few causes hit home like dogs and Vets. …
The term ‘boot hill’ was a common one in the American West, referring to burial grounds of gunfighters who died violently, i.e. with their boots on. Across from the cemetery in downtown Daytona Beach lies the Boot Hill Saloon in all its iconic, biker bar glory. They never run out of ice cold cheap beer, …
The GORUCK Tough patch is not for sale. It takes inspiration from the First Special Service Force’s spearhead, and the only way to earn it is to pass the GORUCK Challenge. The Force was a joint Canadian-American commando unit formed in 1942. “The name ‘First Special Service Force’ was selected to cover an assault force …
When in the South, there is no substitute for homemade everything. When that is not possible, the stuff at Carolina Cider Co. does the trick. The store is just a few minutes of I-95 at exit 33 in South Carolina. Samples are everywhere, as are smiles.
When in Chattanooga, you can’t go wrong at Champy’s. Any place that lists ‘Blues, Brews, & Bird’ as its calling is alright in my book, and if you’re gonna have fried chicken, the more Southern it is, the better.
Call me Irish and the worst you’ll get is a smile, but I’ve wanted to own a bar with my buddies since forever. Getting serious means a lot of recon, and I’m excited to say that I’m up to that task and someday we’ll have that bar.
