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Reintegration Complete!

Reintegration Complete!

Sunday marked four years since retiring from the military and returning to civilian life. I’ve blogged frequently how serving in the military profession is like no other; for most veterans, our service defined who we are. Everyone who serves has to leave at some point and return to civilian life. Transitioning out of the military [...]

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College Football

College Football

I’m not what one would call the world’s biggest sports fan. I don’t buy a lot of gear, hardly ever go to any games and although I catch most of the key games for my favorite team, the world doesn’t end if I miss one. This doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy sports; it just seems [...]

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Time Management

Time Management

There is an expression used in the Army; “spinning plates” was used to describe someone who was typically managing a lot of tasks. Well, I’m spinning a lot of plates right now. Setting up our new home, preparing the old home for sale, full time job, and rental side business. Not to mention my most [...]

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Twenty-Two Years

Twenty-Two Years

My wife and I were married almost exactly one month to the day before the September 11th attacks. We celebrated our 22nd anniversary just a few weeks ago knowing that another more solemn anniversary was coming soon. The anniversary occurring this week is when, in my humble opinion, the world fundamentally changed. I can’t help [...]

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Laboring on Labor Day

I honestly can’t remember the last time we did anything fun on Labor Day. This year is no exception. As I lamented last week, we are in the process of moving. The packers came for day 1 on Friday so about 50% of our household is packed away in boxes. The other 50% is a [...]

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