My son, Hans, sometimes tells me stories of his youth without any warning. He did that today. He is a combat vet from the most recent Iraq War Continue Reading
Humor
The Helmsman Was on Acid
By Scott Staron Nighttime at sea. The ship’s bridge is dark, with red light coming from a few isolated pieces of equipment, but my eyes are Continue Reading
Without Discipline, Men Die
By an Anonymous USAF Brat The NCO club at Clark AFB in the Philippines backed up into Lily Hill. Lily Hill was one of those areas we, as Continue Reading
We Needed This
I’m now at the age when I sit on my front porch to watch the rain and say, “We sure needed this” to no one at all. But we did. This drought and Continue Reading
The Expectation and the Job
"When I enlisted, I tried to sign up for the infantry," said every POG (person other than a grunt) ever. It’s true, but with little means for college Continue Reading
What the House Was Hiding
For the last few weeks, there has been a crew of workers in and around my house. I took on a huge project renovating my basement animal room over the Continue Reading
The Recruiter Found Me in a Doghouse
No joke, there I was... slacking off at my pet store job, taking a little nap on the clock. We were slow, and I only made around six bucks an hour. Continue Reading
Viper in the Hatchback
When I was eighteen years old, two friends and I drove to Columbia, South Carolina, to a reptile show. Keeping reptiles and amphibians hadn’t yet Continue Reading
Basement Dwellers
Have you ever looked at something and thought, if I adjusted it marginally, it could be awesome? Then, the next thing you know, you’re pulling at Continue Reading
A Forecast for Panic
For almost two weeks, meteorologists and weather apps tracked a “devastating” snow and ice storm that was due to wreak havoc on the Eastern Atlantic Continue Reading
Work Cattle for a Week, and You’ll Understand Why We Eat Them
2020 05 15 Friday, early afternoon Work cattle for a week, and you’ll understand why we eat them. I was breathing like bellows in a forge, Continue Reading
The Night My Appendix Burst and the Towers Fell
By D.D. Finder “We’re going to check your rectum.” We? How many people do you need? Isn’t one enough? I turned around, Continue Reading