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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Holy Macaroni! in General
I texted Steve, the guy who will be my bosses boss. “At this rate Hailey will be out of her cast by the time I hear anything!” Smiley face emoji. “It’s with the president now.” The company pres...
No one is to Blame in General
Still. No word from GDBIW. I talked to a girl in HR on Monday. The offer is still stuck with the VP. The way that organization works is all the senior people wander from department to departm...
Whew. Just watched the Liam Neeson movie “Taken.” Not for the feint of heart, at least if you are a parent. Pretty badass movie, but I had to check my blood pressure, because I was adrenalize...
Quicksand Jesus in General
My copy of “Slave to the Grind” was in the CD changer of my F-150 when the truck died and I traded Kayla for the never named 2010 Ford Fusion. Obviously in hindsight, “Slave to the Grind” was an...
Kickstart My heart in General
Back in the day that was my up-tempo work out tune. Two slow temp, then kickstart… Managed to get Natalie on the phone. My offer is now with the vice president. “You should hear something nex...
For a month or so I toyed with the idea of making Keto Sushi. I finally pulled the trigger and did it. I must say I fucking rock at cooking. Even though cooking when making sushi is minimal. ...
I had a dream last night. A replay of a memory. I woke up with a smile on my face. When we were making out or engaged in “heavy petting” I would occasionally break our kiss and sit back. Her r...
Wake Me Up When September Ends in General
In the little mini-movie, the girl is Evan Rachel Wood. Beautiful girl, no doubt. She played/plays (I don’t watch it anymore so I don’t know if she is still a character) one of the androids in...
Eight Miles High in General
Eight miles is 48K feet. Not terribly high for modern jets. F-15s laugh at that altitude. Basically impossible for an EA-6B. which was derivative of the A-6, which was a low-level medium-bombe...
American Pie in General
About five years ago I was travelling cross country with an old friend in a Penske truck, moving his shit from New Hampshire to Las Vegas. I didn’t get the impetus; I’d lived in Las Vegas in th...
A Change in the Air in General
” Can’t explain, there’s something strange about the early fall It’s comfort leaving me without a care I remain but everything around me hears the call And tonight I feel a change in the air The...
It has been dreary as shit here. It rained for two days, the stopped raining yesterday – but stayed overcast. Then it rained all day today. The only things I accomplished were: 1. Coffee 2. A...
I Remember You in General
In 1989, right after I was commissioned in the Navy and had started flight school I switched from vinyl and cassettes to CDs. I was separated from X1, and living in the BOQ in NAS Pensacola. Aft...
John Connor in General
We’re not gonna make it, are we? People, I mean. -John Connor, “Terminator” Sweet Jesus. People are pouring Nyquil over chicken and cooking it. I think this Tik Tok Challenge bullshit is going t...
Goddamn It in General
I must be insane. Flirting with a 34 year old girl in North Carolina on facebook. I recognize it is unreasonable / untenable. We have been chatting about military aircraft and beaches and wher...
The Day We Meet Again in General
Calendar said it was time for a haircut. Every six weeks I go to Kilroy’s to get my hairs cut. Prevents me from waking up, looking in the mirror and wondering what the frog is on my head. Very ...
American Kill Switch in General
I got a text on my iPhone this morning. “Hi, this is Steve from XYZ (The company I have been waiting for an offer from). I left a voicemail. I need to talk to you.” I didn’t get the text until...
Street of Dreams in General
Candice Night is such a freaking hottie. Her voice gives me chills! Ritchie, you lucky bastard. So. Yesterday I decided it was time to start moving again. Mostly healed up from the overnight....
Still They Ride in General
“Jesse rides, through the night, under the main street lights, riding slow. This old town ain’t the same. Now nobody knows his name.” So many years ago. I had “Escape” on cassette. Millennials...
September 12th in General
Today is three years since Sandy committed suicide. While I have come to accept it, it doesn’t mean I am not still angry about it. She had so many people who loved her. I was planning a trip to A...
The sun never really came up. It was dreary, and strangely warm. I wasn’t interested enough to find out that I went to Wunderground to look at the weather map to find out why. It was pleasant e...
I’m binge watching Southland. Police drama based in Las Angeles, centered as near as I can tell the Hollywood Division. Being an aficionado of the Bosch series, I feel like I know these streets....
I now have two 27” curved Samsung monitors. What is currently pissing me off is I can’t speed up the trackball. I want to be able to go from the upper left of the left monitor to the low righ...
I Know Why in General
I finally know why I can’t let her go. She is the only truly “good” person I have met in my life. Perfectly good. My parents are good. They always try to do the right thing. They instilled that...
The Wings that Fly Us Home. in General
“And the spirit fills the darkness of the heavens It fills the endless yearning of the soul It lives within a star too far to dream of It lives within each part and is the whole It’s the fire an...
