A woman lay on a bed in a small house in the woods. An old woman, her sight is gone, she can no longer walk, she can not hear well, her world has shrunk to this small house and a few of her children and friends. She is 97 years old. She hurts, her bones ache, she’s tired and yet, her mind is clear. For a time she lived in the Caribbean, rode in fast boats, knew heroes, defeat, and victory. This woman is my mother, and she knew some of the joy of life again as I read Matt Bracken’s dystopic action thriller, Castigo Cay . . .
For a week this spring, I read to her when she was awake and I was able. My sister and I took care of her as she can no longer care for herself. She was captivated by Castigo Cay, enthralled by the story, transported to the tropics and the ocean wilderness. Once, she asked me “Is it real?” “It seems so real!”
I won a case of Castigo Cay from Matt on a bet on Freerepublic. I would gladly have paid for the case if I had lost.
I will always owe a debt of gratitude to Matt for the hours that he transported my mother to another time and place, where she was part of a great adventure on the tropical seas.
Matt is one of those extremely rare birds, a self published fiction author that makes a living at it. He does so in part because his technology and tactics are real and first rate. He is a former Navy Seal, and the real deal.
He has released his popular The Bracken Anthology for very free on kindle this week. Matt does this as he offered the Enemies Trilogy the last three weeks. He says that the warnings they convey will not do any good if people look back on them and say that he was right.
Matt has released the kindle version of Castigo Cay for free this week. He says that the warnings they convey will not do any good if people look back on them and say that he was right.
If you have not read Matt’s books, please do so. You will not be disappointed.
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Coed Mexican standoff with witnesses.
From right to left:
“We’re getting married buddy!”
“But I don’t want to get married!”
“Awkward…”
“You’re tellin’ me…”
A man walks into a bar with kitchen tools, a 40 mike mike round and a box of adult diapers……it doesn’t zing. No good way to make a joke out of that combo.
I couldn’t make it to the end of the video before laughing my ass off. Reminded me of the episode of family guy with the lipsy reporter.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ica1Y3Mo73Y
Good policy change. If people want to engage in childish flaming their are plenty of other forums that will gladly welcome it.
You stay classy, TTAG!
The TSA officer died and immediately came calls to arm 45000 TSA agents. If he survived would there be such a call? Maybe, maybe not but legislation avenging his death with arming agents has a better chance with images of blue uniforms paying respect at a ceremony. I doubt they intentionally let him die but they would prefer we not focus on failed emergency processes and instead look at creating an airport army with arrest powers.
I agree with the entire post except for the idea that “society has always been thus.” Two decades ago crime was worse, that’s true, but the proper comparison is not today vs. 1993 but 1960-2013 vs. 1607-1959. For most of the history of this country, violent crime was far, far below what it has been in the last half-century.
Here’s one viewpoint on the historical changes from James Q. Wilson: http://www.pbs.org/fmc/interviews/jwilson.htm
This dovetails into a public service message. I strongly encourage people to take general first aid/CPR or a gunshot-specific first aid course. Saving a life is not just about having a hand on the gun, it’s about knowing how to handle the injuries.
He’s kinda dorky looking in case you haven’t noticed, and what’s with the intentional corny diction? He needs to work on his persona.
It isn’t called execution, it is called “retirement”.
Magazine/clip: What do you call that thing that goes “ping!”?
What about failing to secure the boarder and not enforcing immigration laws?
The FFLs should threaten to leave the state. Look how well it worked for Magpul.
Just local pols looking for some free press. They know that state pre-emption makes anything they say or do moot.
Just another example of the F$%^ing liberal press. They always have to add their own 2cents at the end of every story involving gun play.
The dammed if it bleeds it lead BS.
Never the good story about the defensive uses of a hand gun.
Just another story of the bad parts.
Yikes!
Tapping someone with that thing would likely be bad. Since it IS attached to a ‘deadly weapon’, hitting someone could be construed as assault with a deadly weapon.
Some lib DA would likely jump all over that.
In military usage? There are folks here who are more familiar with ROE.
OK, now I got it. That mule thing reminds me of a welsh corgi dog.
spikes on Muzzle Brake = Mall Ninja.
Rapid Fire Fully Blastomatic Death Dealer.
That has a nicer ring to it.
It hard for me to get excited about any .380 round…
The .380 round works well for a back-up or deep concealment, better than a pointy stick, gun.
Just load your pistol up with SD ammo that cycles reliable and hit what your aiming at, after that, its all just a crapshoot with pistol rounds anyways.