You’ve been running a business. Maybe you started it, maybe you bought in and grew it. You have enjoyed participating in the best capitalist economic Continue Reading
When “Humanitarian” Projects Aren’t
Engineers, especially civil engineers, build things. It’s what we do, and we consider each project, large or small, “our” project. Being a civil Continue Reading
The Power of a Patch
“What are you doing?” a little boy asked me as I tapped an Army patch hanging in the doorway at our gym. He, like many kids, was hanging out, playing Continue Reading
The Day I Risked My Career to Keep My Honor
My time in uniform has been many years ago now. But some days, some moments, are etched in my memory like stone. No—stone weathers and fades. These Continue Reading
Trick the Angry Old Man
As decades compound, nearly everyone is justified in being bitter, callous, jaded to allWe’ve seen muchEven with plenty of good, the bad still haunts, Continue Reading
What’s on your digital spoon?
If you spent any time in front of a glowing screen last week, it undoubtedly sent you something about Charlie Kirk. It may have sent you hours of it. Continue Reading
Occam’s Razor Blew Up My Runway
“My runway is blowing up!” The airport manager called in a panic. Not blowing up in a social media sort of way—but instead, like a bomb. That Continue Reading
The American Health Insurance Sandwich
Current events in New York compel me to write this right up front: cold-blooded murder will always just be cold-blooded murder. Such heinous crimes Continue Reading
Welcome to Your STEM Career
Dear nerds, welcome to your STEM career. Nice calculator. Remember all those touchy-feely classes college made you take? You’ll need those Continue Reading
Be Careful What You Ask For
If you want to shock a weeknight staff meeting of reservists and full-timers, have your company commander lead with this: “First, some news, they’re Continue Reading
The Ghazni Eight
We ran ammo bunker "missions" all the time. It was really more of a work detail. In the early days of 2003, the Afghan National Army (ANA) was still Continue Reading
Afghanistan: Then and Now
This first appeared in The Havok Journal on August 22, 2021. ___________ My Afghanistan time was in 2003-2004 so it’s been a while. It was my Continue Reading