Neat-o

| February 14, 2006

It’s been many many years since I’ve received a Valentine card from anyone other than a relative. So long, in fact, that the day has long since lost any meaning for me. So, thanks, Ith. And right back at you.

Retirement

| February 6, 2006

When I was a somewhat younger man — pretty much still a kid, really — I decided on a military career. There was no single reason for that decision; rather, it was the product of the cumulative influences on my life up to that point. That my grandfather had been a soldier played no small […]