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Both Shiloh and Max are heavily inspired by the cutie mark crusaders! (Also there’s another kid to their lil group who JO was supposed to design BUT SHRUG). They don’t really have the personalities of any crusader in particular but it’s just kinda. The energy of having a small lil tight knit group of pals who you just. Go on spontaneous adventures with. The group’s interests (creating stories + worlds) are also kinda inspired by myself in 5th/6th grade. And in my mind I’ve been calling them the Ruff Ruff Bunch as in Pound Puppies, even tho the group of pups are actually called the Super Secret Pup Club

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Silent Drift, 2015 - Max Rodriguez

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New Post has been published on http://www.knesekguns.com/blog/new-guy-checking-in-ross-kennedy/

New Guy Checking In - Ross Kennedy

Recently, the estimable Max Rodriguez approved me as a new, occasional guest writer here on the KGI blog.  It’s an honor to join these ranks, and I hope to live up to the high standard of professionalism and interesting content contributed by the regulars.  And as is good manners, I felt it proper to introduce myself and offer a little background and context to my decision to join the team here on the KGI blog.

Like Kevin Budig, the foremost question in my mind is “What can I possibly offer that would be worth reading?”  I come from a long, proud tradition of service to God and country, but unlike the preceding generations of Kennedy men in my family, I have not served in the armed forces.  This is a point of occasional heartache for me, but as is so often the case, life happened while I was busy making plans.  In due time, I’ve found other ways to serve, such as volunteering in the community and learning basic life-saving skills (which, sadly, have been utilized on multiple occasions).  I believe that Americans are at their best when it’s all on the line, and in any difficult situation, it is my only hope to have prepared and done enough to uphold the tradition of courage and grit that lives in each American heart.

In my years on earth, I’ve been first on the scene at several vehicle accidents and personal injury situations.  On another occasion, the actions of a dangerous man put me in the position of making the decision to end a human life if necessary; to my unending relief, the situation was resolved without lethal incident.  Each of these events remains fresh and visceral in my mind, reminding me daily that duty to one’s fellow man will call at the most unexpected time.  Fortunately, my parents were strict about drilling into me the basic tenets of first aid and crisis management.  But even more than that, it was important to them that I develop a “bulletproof mind” – a mind, as so eloquently defined by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, which “can walk into the heart of darkness, into the universal human phobia, and walk out unscathed.”  Thus far, I have been able to pay their expectations forward.

To that end, it is my goal to contribute to this forum the perspective and feedback of an Average Joe.  KGI offers a vast array of firearms, tools, and kit that are designed for the express purpose of defending and preserving life.  While I cannot offer the point-of-view afforded an operator or professional who is “in the trenches” each day, I can provide insight into the mindset of the garden-variety citizen who, in all likelihood, will be unexpectedly called upon as first responder to an emergency.  And perhaps in my own small way, I can use this platform to build relationships and connect the resources of the professional sheepdogs to the men and women who must be properly equipped to address any crisis in their daily lives.  From the bottom of my heart, my thanks for this opportunity go out to Max, the team at KGI, and the writers whose work will assuredly overshadow my own.

Let’s Roll,

RK

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