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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]








