Duke
Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.
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FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY in General
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY - The Department of the Navy issued orders today to ADM S. Clause, recalling him to active duty, with a report date of 24 Dec 17. A reservist, with 1,742 years of service, t...
Jillian Mele in General
Holy shit, Jillian Mele was live streaming and she actually answered me. I do declare I got an endorphin rush.
File under "You can't make this shit up." in General
When I watch TV, I always have an index card and a pencil on the coffee table. Mostly because if I don’t write it down, I will forget. Then it will pop back into my head at 3am two weeks later. ...
The Entry I sat Down to Write the other Night Before I got all Melancholy in General
The Entry I sat Down to Write the other Night Before I got all Melancholy So Gary told me last weekend that we might be going to the southern restaurant in Portland on Sunday. This is referring t...
Wintersong in General
It’s late and morning’s in no hurry But sleep won’t set me free I lie awake and try to recall How your body felt beside me When silence gets too hard to handle And the night too long This is how...
Post Thanksgiving in General
Well thanksgiving went off as it always does. We had some laughs and ate too much. My nephew acted like a spoiled little 13 year shit he is. I took two pounds of garlic mashed potatoes home. ...
November Rain in General
Seems the sun never even came up today. Low ceiling, alternating from drizzle to pouring rain. The temperature hanging in the low 40s. It is that time of year. Tomorrow being Thanksgiving, I ...
Tubthumping in General
In June of 1999 I filed for divorce. And went on cruise. I suppose you could call it a transitional phase of my life. It was only 6 months. Most of the staff was at Danny’s Palm Bar on Corona...
She's So High in General
She’s So High She’s blood, flesh and bones No tucks or silicone She’s touch smell sight taste and sound But somehow I can’t believe that anything should happen I know we’re right where I belong ...
The Eagle and the Hawk in General
I am feeling pretty virtuous because I did five miles on my elliptical today. Not all at once. A mile at a time. But that is better than I have done in the last few years. It was this weird ep...
Being the rocket scientist I am, after two days of something approximating the stomach flu I went to Taco Bell. Who fucking does that? Me. I got up at 5AM on Sunday to prep for my flight. Went ...
The Wings that Fly Us Home in General
There are many ways of being in the circle we call life. A wise man seeks an answer, burns his candle through the night. Is a jewel just a pebble that found a way to shine? Is a hero’s blood more...
Well the hybrid storm rolled up the coast. Clobbered New England. Other than a 24 hour power loss you wouldn’t know anything had happened. No trees down, no branches in the road. Here. A littl...
Skyhawk 739 Juliet Whiskey in General
After many an abortive attempt I finally had my sit down with the owner/operator of the flight school. I spelled out my objectives, especially regarding the transition from Private Pilot quals t...
Just Friday in General
The alarm went off at 6am. I looked at it and said “Really?” Turned it off. Stared at the ceiling for a bit, listening to the wind fight with the fan in the window. Got up. Showered and shaved...
A-Town It’s forty below and I don’t give a fuck, got a heater in my truck and I’m off to the rodeo. I’m up way too early. Okay I was up at midnight. I am going to have to do the only thing that...
This is the creepiest place I have even been. It is a few miles from where my mother grew up, and just across the river from where my parents live now. Only the front building still exists. It...
Real Fine Place to Start in General
I have always loved Sara Evans’ voice. I was listening to her album No Place That Far as my first marriage came apart at the seams. Sometimes I would just sleep in my truck at the base beach....
A Change in the Air in General
A Change in the Air About 20 years ago I was working in the attic over my garage. Trying to build in some storage space between the rafters. I had a CD player and a couple of my boat speakers,...
Hallelujah in General
Disappointing day at the beach. I arrived right at high tide. It was all chop. There were no real ride-able swells. I sat on my board and watched the waves beat themselves into foam. One good...
It's the End of the World as We Know It in General
That’s right it starts with an earthquake, birds snakes and airplanes. Jose is sitting and spinning off the coast of southern New England. That means gray skies, wind and surf. Oh yeah. Surf. ...
Barber's Adagio / Mercury in Retrograde in General
It was the air show weekend this weekend. The Blue Angels were in town and the traffic was out of control. I don’t bother going to the air show any more because there is rarely anything I have...
Blair Witch Project in General
I just turned on the TV and “The Blair Witch Project” is on HBO. What a stinker. In June 2003 we closed on the McMansion in Maryland. Big beautiful house came with 5 acres, most of which was f...
Silent Running in General
Silent Running I feel the need to write something profound, but profundity seems to be escaping me tonight. We have had a solid 12 hours of decent rain. It is very welcome, because we were head...
