How Does One Piss off a 2nd Lieutenant?

Scene: Vietnam War era Basic Training. Basic training is necessary to transform normal street kids into soldiers. People who know nothing of war, are snatched off the street (DRAFT), physically and emotionally brutalized to prepare them to do battle with people they have never met. i.e how do you get a perfectly normal kid from IOWA … Continue reading How Does One Piss off a 2nd Lieutenant? →

An Inefficient Life

via Daily Prompt: Inefficient Anyone that has resisted death to embrace life has had to deal with inefficiencies. Afterall, who gets it right everytime? No one. All of our lives are filled with the attempts and the failures. It is the struggle to be efficient that lands one the brass ring. It is trying that … Continue reading An Inefficient Life →

The Journey Begins

Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton I have always loved listening to people, their stories, their memories, and backgrounds. Sometimes, this can translate to a story, short or long. It is my way of preserving the memories they shared with me, some … Continue reading The Journey Begins →