Quit Glorifying Political ViolenceThere seems to be an increase in violent political rhetoric that has been building for the past couple of years. We like to distance…Oct 26, 2020Oct 26, 2020
Universal Healthcare as a Function of Economic Advantage and Personal LibertyOur current healthcare approach is like taking a NFL team through a season without team trainers and doctors for a portion of the team.Oct 16, 20201Oct 16, 20201
Lack of Personal Responsibility is Killing AmericansWhen we look back on COVID-19, we will realize that state controls and lack of personal responsibility will result in more deaths than the…Jul 19, 2020Jul 19, 2020
Is it a WAR against COVID-19?The amount of wartime imagery and vocabulary comparing the COVID-19 outbreak is everywhere. Phrases like “War on COVID-19,” “it’s like a…Mar 31, 2020Mar 31, 2020
My Rethinking of ThanksgivingAs I have aged, my opinions about life has changed. I think most come from different schools of thought in regards to the nature of life…Nov 18, 2018Nov 18, 2018
The Donkey AmbushDuring the summer of 2008, the 173rd Airborne had the Afghan Army Company that I was advising conduct an air assault with them around a…Jun 24, 2018Jun 24, 2018
Personal Relationships as a Business Driver when Assets are MinimalAnother lesson from Afghanistan… Go back to the 1980s and the locals will tell you how they ran the Russians out of Asmar, Afghanistan…May 14, 2018May 14, 2018
Third Time’s the Charm…This is a pretty personal story… I kept it very personal and very private when I was in the Marines because I saw it as a hindrance to…Mar 23, 2018Mar 23, 2018
True Short Stories P4: Rambo is a Good ManWhen I was deployed to Afghanistan, I spent a few hours a day just talking to an Afghan Company Commander and his NCOs. We talked about…Mar 11, 2018Mar 11, 2018
True Short Stories P3: Pink Breast Cancer Awareness Tic TacsIn the late summer of 2008, it was really hot in Kunar province Afghanistan. Daily patrols in the mountains were hard on the bodies of the…Mar 8, 2018Mar 8, 2018
True Short Stories P2: The Crepe Myrtle-erDuring the Fall of 1999, I was a freshman at Texas A&M. I had started going to church on my own. Kinda strange for many schools but not at…Feb 20, 2018Feb 20, 2018
True Short Stories P1: Enter “Fanta Man”Let’s cut to the chase… in 2008, I was in Afghanistan. On some sunny afternoon, our FOB came under attack from three different Taliban/HIG…Feb 12, 2018Feb 12, 2018
What Sun Tea Has Taught Me About HappinessI was drinking some sun tea that I made and my mind started wandering as it often does on the weekend and I thought about years ago when I…Jun 11, 2017Jun 11, 2017
Wishes for my ChildI have been thinking a lot recently on how my wife and I will raise our soon-to-be-born child in a world that often doesn’t make sense, has…Dec 30, 2016Dec 30, 2016
Why Indiana Jones is the Best Role Model EverI grew up in the 1980s… To put some context here, movies became pretty violent in the 1980s. Movies like Robocop, Rambo, and Commando were…Jul 21, 2016Jul 21, 2016
FROM AFGHANISTAN TO THE CLASSROOM(My Transition From The Marines to Life After War)Jul 27, 2014Jul 27, 2014
