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The Maxims of Wabasha I, Sioux Chief | Repost ~Art of Maliness

The Maxims of Wabasha I, Sioux Chief | Art of Manliness | Editor’s Note: Wabasha — or Wapasha — I (1718-1806) was a American Indian warrior and the chief of a band of Santee Sioux who resided in Minnesota. He was a man greatly respected for his ethics by both his tribe and their British neighbors. These are his teachings, as recorded by Ernest Thompson Seton. In  the  day  of  his strength no man is fat. Fat is good in a beast, but in a man it is disease  and  comes only  of  an evil life. No man will eat three times each sun if he would keep his body strong  and  his mind unclouded. If you would purify your heart  and  so see clearer  the  way  of the  Great Spirit, touch no food for two days or more, according to your strength. For thereby your spirit hath mastery over  the  body  and the  body is purged. Touch not  the  poisonous firewater tha...

The Get Outside Friday | Reads of The Week

America's Best Off-Road Trips | Road and Track | From mile high Colorado mountain passes to Arizona's Mojave Desert, we've highlighted some of the country's wildest and most scenic dirt and gravel drives. Hitting the open road is a distinctly American pastime, and no season calls for it more than summer. But might we suggest a little twist on the idea? We call it the off-road trip, for the folks with four-wheel-drive and a taste for adventure—not to mention dust. So, with the hope to inspire you to break away from the pavement, we've compiled some of the greatest trips you can make, all (or mostly) on dirt and gravel. Here they are, in no particular order. That’s Not Fat: How Ryan Hall Gained 40 Pounds of Muscle | Runners World | When Ryan Hall returned to the Boston Marathon in April to make appearances, all anybody could talk about was his size. Since he announced his retirement from professional running this winter, the fastest American-born marathone...

Leading | The Monday Edition

How To Chart A Brave Path To Data-Driven | Clearhead | Excitement is building around brands adopting test and learn culture. Here at Clearhead I see that spark igniting in the eyes of clients I work with weekly here in the U.S. and abroad. They are starting to see how viewing everything as an experiment really works, how there can be a unifying method to test their problems, and how those two seemingly small strategies start to drive data-driven decision making. However, as you imagine, there are some challenges. Chip Debit Cards: What You Need to Know | Dave Ramsey | Beginning late in 2015, that process started to change. Banks and financial institutions began rolling out the new chip debit cards. These MasterCard and Visa cards look like the ones you’ve used for years—the same numbers, logos, security number on the back and magnetic strip. So what’s new? How to Protect Your Privacy Online | Art of Manliness | There’s a saying: “What you don’t know can’t ...