Operation Walk Tall is one of those things that you never hear about. It was started by soldiers in Afghanistan. It provides shoes and clothes for children. . If you have any extra shoes or clothes sitting around, and a few bucks to send them over, it might make a difference to a kid that...
A holiday wish I received today and wanted to pass on. Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the traditions of...
This new hobby of mine is really exciting. I actually read the whole manual for my telescope. Twice. Went out and purchased a level and a compass. Read half of “The Backyard Astronomer” as well as many online astronomy forums. I actually know where Betelguese is now, and can...
Here is how I spent some of my day off today. Having a huge skating rink in the back yard is great. Amazingly, I didn’t spend the rest of my day off in the emergency room.
Oh yeah, the curse of Dr. Pepper continues. Here are a few recent examples: Coming home from Afghanistan took nearly thirty hours. We were supposed to leave Bagram at 7 PM on Friday, we didn’t end up leaving until 7 AM. Our two to four hour layover actually took six. Dr. Peppered...