Happy New Year, everyone! Like no doubt many of you, 2024 was not the best year of my life and so far 2025 could look a bit more shiny, given my druthers, but it’s still early. As I was gnawing on a ...

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You hear it all the time—someone bragging about their fast new magnum that kicks like a mule and burns through barrels before you can say “overkill.” And then you watch a calm old-timer walk out of ...