I went to Navy basic training on May 12, 1994. The details and reasoning behind why I decided to join the Navy could take up an entire book if I took the time. The Reader’s Digest-condensed version is this: I was 21-years-old, married with a 1-year-old daughter, living […]
May 13th, 1994 – US Navy Recruit Training Center – Great Lakes, IL The Chief Petty Officer slowly sauntered down the freshly buffed deck of the barracks between 2 rows of Navy recruits on our first full day of basic training. He was a shade over 6 feet […]
I love technology, I really do. I’m endlessly intrigued by the possibilities technology offers to make our lives better, more fun, and more productive. Yet, with technology replacing more and more aspects of our everyday lives, sometimes we miss out on those moments that can only happen when […]
A friend and I were recently having a typical, inane discussion at work for, what I can only assume, was the 7th or 8th such digression that particular day. Truth be told, I love these digressions. They are what makes work tolerable. I can’t tell you how excited […]
I see you sitting there every morning Leaning to the left as I head east The lonely white birch tree on I-88 I don’t know if I should envy your independence Or sympathize your loneliness I wonder how you got there Stranded on the median of an interstate […]
For the first 36 years of my existence on this earth, I was relatively healthy. No major sicknesses. No broken bones other than a nose re-adjustment courtesy of a stray elbow to my nose during a pickup basketball game in college. No overnight stays in a hospital and […]
President Obama, Brad Pitt, Tiger Woods, Bono, The Octo Mom, Jon and Kate, Susan Boyle. All world-famous people, no question about it. Each one has millions of admirers in every corner of the globe and many of those admirers would give anything to be that person, just for […]
Ladies and gentlemen, we are gathered here to continue our journey back in time to review the classics of years gone by. Today, we take another look at OutKast’s 1998 album, Aquemini. This album was the Atlanta duo’s 3rd overall and signalled to the hip hop world that […]
Let’s set the scene, shall we? 1987. The music scene is littered with the following: cheesy 80’s pop a la Madonna, The Bangles, Tiffany, Starship; new wave bands trying desperately to hang on to any sort of relevancy a la Duran Duran, The Pretenders, The Cars; white guy […]
I’m a sarcastic prick. I know this and accept it. There’s a part of my brain that’s always on, always observing, always judging, always curious. These thoughts and observations mainly occupy unimportant space in my brain, entertaining me during times of boredom and especially during those all too […]
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