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Swords Of Chivalry: Historical Sword Fighting
June 1, 2012
Swords of Chivalry: Historical Sword Combat
June 3, 2012
Swords Of Chivalry: Historical Sword Fighting
June 8, 2012
Swords of Chivalry: Historical Sword Combat
June 10, 2012
Swords Of Chivalry: Historical Sword Fighting
June 15, 2012
In Other Words...
“Adversity does not build character. Adversity reveals character.”- Sandy Dahl (widow of Jason Dahl, captain of American Airlines Flight 93 on 9/11, 2001)
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Pennies from Heaven
Posted on August 20, 2006 | No CommentsMy daughter suffers from cerebral palsy. As a result of this disability, she is forced to use her wheelchair at times when we are out and about. A few summers... -
The Knight of the Air Pump
Posted on August 4, 2006 | No CommentsNot too long ago I was driving to choir practice at church when I looked at the clock and saw I was going to be really early, so I stopped... -
The Old Soldier
Posted on August 1, 2006 | No CommentsI was driving past Hightower Grocery when I heard the news on the radio. Two planes had slammed into the World Trade Center. A third hit the Pentagon. It was... -
A New Order
Posted on July 25, 2006 | No CommentsHow long has it been since a real knight was trained? You still hear all the time about the Queen of England knighting someone, or about an order of Knighthood doing this or that. But do these “knights” really practice chivalry? A pity that these days children can’t be brought up as knights the way they might have back then ...brought in as a page, then a squire, then eventually knighted when they’ve learned enough. But such practices are obsolete now days ... right? -
Wells of Chivalry
Posted on July 23, 2006 | No CommentsMike sells tires. He sells lots and lots of tires and is probably quite affluent as a result of this business. He doesn’t look it — he is a tough,... -
A Knight in the Water Tower
Posted on July 18, 2006 | 1 CommentMy father owned a business sandblasting and repairing water towers. It’s a small, but competitive industry where everyone knows everyone. Many years ago, my father received a call in the... -
A Knightly Christmas Gift
Posted on July 12, 2006 | No CommentsWith thoughts of Christmas gifts yet to buy and bills that needed payment, my son-in-law, Daniel, left his friend’s house in mid-December. The gloom of the early winter day did... -
A Humble Knight
Posted on July 3, 2006 | 1 CommentMy knight in shining armor, didn’t do anything for me, but he taught, just by my own observance of his actions. I remember one day, it was a hot July... -
Valor and Chivalry On Trial
Posted on June 30, 2006 | No CommentsScott Farrell comments: The author, Robert DeRechter, has nearly 30 years of experience as both a trial lawyer and a judge. His background adds an interesting perspective to this story... -
The Everyday Ethics of Chivalry
Posted on June 24, 2006 | No CommentsI got flipped off the other day. Maybe I was following too closely, because the driver ahead of me hit his brakes, glared into the rearview mirror and then gave me an emphatic one-gun salute.
