I've always joked that if I did a book about the art we do here at OO-RAH.com, I would have to title the book, "Skulls and Bulldogs," since those two subjects dominate the themes. Lately, I think the book would have to be called, "Skulls, Bulldogs, and Spartans."

Cam pointed me to an article about how the Marines will train to help put out wildfires in the wake of latest outbreak of fires in California. You can read the full article here: Marines to Train for Calif. Wildfires I think this is a good idea, but nothing new. I talked to Marines from [...]

Today I learned that six Eagle Scouts have earned the medal of honor. One such Eagle Scout was a man named Mitchell Paige who, according to usscouts.org, "walked 200 miles to enlist in Marines on his 18th birthday in 1936 . . . Presented his eagle award in 2003 after it was verified that he'd [...]

Seth Godin wrote an interesting article about the value of going to a big name school versus a lesser-name school that set my gears in motion. In it he writes: There's no question that a Harvard degree helps (or is even required) in a few fields. There's also no doubt that spending four years at [...]