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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Shipmates and Cheyenne in General
I was watching a video earlier today. It included clips from a FOB in Iraq. The camera swung around and momentarily centered on a piece of paper on a bulletin board: I will Always Place the Miss...
After typing up my resignation letter I went out for a walk. I came home and folded the letter neatly and put it in an envelope. I pulled my nametag/badge out of my work backpack. Pondered if I...
Mercenary III in General
I just drafted my resignation letter for Wally World. I actually got about 5 hours of sleep. I took a long hot shower at 2230 last night and opened the windows in my bedroom. I was awake before ...
Brothers in Arms in General
These mist covered mountains Are a home now for me But my home is the lowlands And always will be Someday you’ll return to Your valleys and your farms And you’ll no longer burn to be Brothers in...
Unsleepened in General
I am now at 48 hours with no sleep. I went to bed at 1000 am this morning, woke in a panic at 1030 – “Holy fuck! I’m late for work!” I have no intention of going to work, and even if I had the in...
It’s a bit heartbreaking. I hope she was happy in her life. She brought joy to a pimple faced kid on Andersen AFB on Guam in 1975. Between “Have You Never Been Mellow,” “If you Love Me Let Me ...
RIP Sweet Girl Olivia Newton John was my Mom’s favorite back in the 70s. Truth be told I had a little celebrity crush on her. At the time it felt weird to be attracted to an artist that my moth...
RIP Sweet Girl Olivia Newton John was my Mom’s favorite back in the 70s. Truth be told I had a little celebrity crush on her. She was on 12 years older than me, so in 1980 she was thirty. A ba...
I’ve now been up for 36 hours. As predicted after the endorphin/caffeine rush from yesterday afternoon there is no sleep to be had. It is fucking Saturday and I am not going to hear from GD until...
Mercenary II in General
I showed up fifteen minutes early for the interview. Walked through the front door ten minutes early, announced my arrival and took a seat. Still wearing shades I didn’t move for a half an hour. ...
The Sex Entry in General
There was something going on from the minute I met her. This ridiculous electrical thing. We did the interview thing. I was low, and certainly didn’t feel attractive. I was coming out of a divo...
I went back into the GD employment webpage and found the job listing I am interviewing for tomorrow. Bookmarked all the listed software on Youtube. Printed out my resume, Found my DD214, Social S...
On Every Street in General
There’s gotta be a record of you someplace You gotta be on somebody’s books The lowdown, a picture of your face Your injured looks The sacred and profane The pleasure and the pain Somewhere your...
The million dollar ride. Mostly under 500’ AGL (above ground level) and occasionally less than 50’ AGL when ridge cresting. 420-480 knots (480-550 miles per hour) I miss it so bad I could cry.
Amish Paradise in General
I was on a break last week when google recommended this video. I watched it on my phone and laughed way more than I should have. When I was living in an alternate universe, in southern Maryl...
Top Gun: Maverick in General
The original actually inspired an entire generation of Naval Aviators. While unrealistic in concept (meaning+shit don’t work that way) the flying scenes are fantastic. I recognize parts of VR-135...
Zero Day Code in General
I am listening to a book I accessed for free from Audible. Zero Day Code. It is a fascinating hand-in-glove tale of events right on the edge of reality. In a nutshell, global drought leads to ...
The Dolphin in General
My folks took me out to lunch for my birthday. Well after rescheduling a couple of times we finally went out. I got off work and went about Tuesday chores before taking a shower to wash off 9 ho...
All Things in Time in General
I realized that working until I was ready to die, only to spend my two day “weekend” pounding Aleve and leaning on a heating pad only to go back and do it all again for five days only to soak my ...
Enter Sandman in General
In spring of ’91 I was in the Replacement Air Group (RAG) for the EA-6B fleet. It was technically the Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS), but Navy guys are hard to change. We still referred to t...
Blank Page in Background Noise
“You are the ways of my mistakes I catch the rainfall Through the leaking roof That you had left behind You remind me Of that leak in my soul…” It is strange how music can put you right bac...
Free For All in General
Free For All “See you there with your Cheshire grin I got my eyes on you Shake your tail feathers in my face and there’s no tell in what I’ll do Well looky here, you sweet young thing: the magic...
I Will Mend Your Heart (7/26/2017) in Background Noise
A little over 7 years ago I fell in love for the last time. I was still living in my house on great island. I had gone to the Sea Dog for New Years Eve. I danced with a girl I had known for f...
Bought Some Cheap Shades at the AMOCO Station in General
Yeah this Vampire shift shit isn’t going to work. You know that thing you do where you touch each of your fingers with your thumb? Sa Ta Ma Na A yoga Mantra, which works for me when I am in a do...
Living After Midnight in General
I’ve successfully flipped my schedule. Day is night, and night is day. I am a Vampire. Back to work a few days ago. Came close to the first conflict with a shift manager. At Wallyworld there a...
