Dad:  I got your letter; give me a call...

I had planned on coming out to my father during my visit to Houston last week; I chickened out.  I spent a good portion of today working on letters to send to him, my mother, and my sister.  I know a letter sounds rather chickenshit, but I know I lack the courage to initiate this … Continue reading Time to write a letter home… →

Sometimes I get so angry I just can't see straight!  I apologize in advance, but I am unable to think logically at this moment.  My story begins like this... I was a company commander in Germany.  I had returned from my first tour in Iraq.  My wife had just left me because she thought she … Continue reading HATE →

There was a time when I hated going to bed because it meant the next morning would only come sooner.  I could barely handle the troubles of one day and nearly became mentally incapacitated just thinking about the new problems the morning would bring.  I started to fixate on all the things I had screwed … Continue reading Double entry bookkeeping →

If you saw my previous post, then you know today was not a great day.  I am not sure why it went sour, it just ended up being a miserable day.  I woke up early, fixed myself breakfast, even packed a lunch.  When I left my tiny living space, I felt reasonably content and proud … Continue reading OMFG! →

...but inconsiderate people really annoy me.  Being a frequent passenger on public transportation, I get to see a lot of inconsiderate people.  Last week when I was coming back from an art class in Jamaica Plain (southwest Boston) I saw a memorable instance of a person being inconsiderate of others. I am very aware of … Continue reading I shouldn’t complain so much… →

1.  I grew up thinking I was the dumb one in my family.  My older brother was considered the gifted one.  A lot of people were afraid I had consumed too many paint chips or something to that effect. 2.  I'm a screw up.  I seem to only really learn the lessons taught at the … Continue reading 16 Things →

I swear to God, the woman was barking. I desperately wanted to look directly at her to confirm with my eyes what my ears told me was going on; instead I averted my glance out the salt encrusted window. I would love to claim that my superior manners prevented me from staring. However, I know … Continue reading Let loose the dogs of war… →

I was throwing out some crap from my cramped and messy living quarters. A non-trivial amount of the trash was junk mail comprised of catalogs and various mailings announcing different wares on sale for Christmas. One such advertisement was for a toy store that rumors have it will file for bankruptcy soon. Before dumping the … Continue reading Discarded… →

I really meant to keep this blog updated. Like a lot of things in my life I failed to keep up. Instead of beating myself up over not doing much with this blog, I am just going to work on getting better. I am going to send some of what I have written on my … Continue reading So it’s been a while… →