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March 23rd, 2010

A Recycled War Story…

[Note: I wrote this a couple of years ago, and most of you have probably read it before. In fact, an unedited version is still posted back in the February 2008 archive of this blog. It is the first part of the story of Sergeant Akbar’s treacherous attack on his fellow soldiers at Camp [...]

December 25th, 2009

Christmas Again…

I posted this last year for Christmas. Now, I’m not crazy about the idea of being uncreative and doing the same thing over and over again, but since Christmas happens for the same reason every year, I am willing to make this exception.

Happy Birthday, Jesus.

Oh, and now that I have [...]

September 12th, 2009

This Still Rings True…

Last year on this day, I wrote this blog post. (CLICK THE LINK, DOGGONIT!)

In that post, I wished my friends Kelly, Lee and Doug happy birthdays. Kelly’s is today, Lee’s was on the 9th, and Doug’s is tomorrow. The things I wrote last year about these friends is still true today. These three people are some [...]

August 30th, 2009

Rock, Paper, Pavement…

The other day I posted a video about the dangers of texting and driving. I said that it reminded me of an accident that I was involved in during my time in Iraq. I promised to tell that story, and so I’m keeping good on that promise. This is a revision of some “canned-shit.” I originally [...]

June 18th, 2009

Smudges and Stains (Part One)…

I was watching the television while sitting on my makeshift couch. It consisted of a large denim pillow (about four feet by three feet) that I had purchased at Wal-Mart. It was very simple, but it was comfortable. Looking back, I can see that it was an early indication that I would eventually develop an affinity [...]

February 9th, 2009

Changing the Way That I Think…

Almost anyone who has spent more than five minutes around me within the past six months has heard me drone on and on about the changes that I’m making in my life. I touched on it briefly here, in my first blog entry of the year. A few of my close friends have heard the motivations [...]

November 11th, 2008

Happy Veterans Day…

I would like to wish all veterans a Happy Veterans Day.

This video was put together by my friend Malcolm’s wife. [...]