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Warriors: We Have Earned the Rest of Our Lives
By Joe DeCree To All My Brothers and Sister Warriors, I have been reading the traffic on this blog for a couple of years and it has helped me Continue Reading
You Ain’t Got to Lie to Kick It
My old field training officer (FTO), now friend and former Marine, once looked at a guy and said, “you ain’t got to lie to kick it.” This man was a Continue Reading
In a Flash, I Saw All of My Boy’s Future Birthdays
By Greg Longey Popular culture, old wives’ tales, movies, and books told me that my life would flash before my eyes during a near-death Continue Reading
The Only Thing in this World I’ve Ever Truly Loved
I found this gem this morning, in a story about a possible remake of the movie 9 to 5: "Tomlin explained that in addition to being a comedy, the Continue Reading
The Weight of It
“Thank goodness! That’s it?” The words left my mouth before I could stop them. The doctor’s eyebrows lifted in surprise. “That’s not the response Continue Reading
Weaponizing a System That Thrives on Anonymity
The once sanctuary, the seemingly last vestige of honest relief, tainted from within. To be denied the right of comedic relief from the horrific Continue Reading
Roosevelt Knew: Leaders, “Do What You Can, With What You Have, Where You Are”
Theodore Roosevelt is often credited with the quote, “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” While the wording has appeared in several Continue Reading
The Space Between the Blast
Michael H. Ollis, the Triple Deuce standard, and the long road to “Medal of Honor” By Calder M Serba [Editor’s Note: Citation superscripts have Continue Reading
How to Keep Going
By Britta Reque-Dragicevic This first appeared in Britta Reque-Dragicevic's blog "Life After War" and is republished with the author's Continue Reading
The Bedding Upgrade That Makes Changing Sheets Surprisingly Easy
[Photo by Olga Nikiforova from Canva] Changing a duvet cover has long been one of those quiet household frustrations people accept without Continue Reading
Dependable Oversight for Smooth Asset Operations
Owning rental assets can be rewarding, but daily operations can feel heavy. There are tenants to support, repairs to schedule, bills to track, and Continue Reading