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The Story of How Jaded I Am
A song came on the radio today, an early 2000s song, one of those catchy ones whose meaning is lost. It’s one of those songs that obviously lays out the sexual nature in its lyrics but is lost...
You Need Hope if You’re Going to Make it After Combat
by Joe DeCree This first appeared in Britta’s blog, “Life After War” and is republished with permission. Why do we need hope? Everything alive hopes. Without it, the deer would just do mass...
What am I Still Doing Here?
Wednesday was my birthday. It generally falls on the spring equinox, but this year the changing of seasons came a day early, probably because it’s a leap year and we had an extra day in Februar...
The Problem with Gun Violence
Regardless of where you stand on the matter, I think all of you would agree with me when I say that the topic of gun control, as well as the larger topic of gun violence, are hot-button issues at...
Tobacco Musings in Puerto Vallarta
2015 03 29 Sunday I stand on the fantail and stare out at the buildings across the bay from the cutter. We’re moored in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, one of the more popular spring break destination...
Abandon all Hope
by Reagan Pettigrew I lived off the corner of Tustin Ave. I was a student at a nearby university. I did not like to spend time with students. But instead, I was someone who very much liked routin...
We Who Fought, Those We Fought against, and Those We Fought for
by Anonymous This first appeared in The Havok Journal on March 8, 2019, but the message is timeless. I never really have much to say. I guess one of the skills I developed since leaving the Army ...
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How I Stayed Grounded with 40 Years’ Experience in Civilian and Military Aviation
Just as a preface, this story has a point. Mainly that there are lessons I learned early in life that has stood me in good stead. Such as the need to be patient and calm when things are going sid...
Sheepdogs and a World Without Guns
I was engaged in a discussion this morning with a woman when the topic of guns came up. The woman stated, “I’m totally against guns.” I appreciated her blunt honesty, but these words immedi...
Enormous Balls
Stefan came to visit us today. Stefan is our youngest son. He’s tall and muscular. His arms are completely covered with animal tattoos. He has a menagerie drawn with multicolored ink on his bic...