There have been many wonderful advances in the realm of technology. Some better than others. Some greatly enhance our lives. The advent of the ball point pen in 1889. Can I even imagine using a fountain pen today? Hardly. Modern ammunition. The kind we are all used to using today in our firearms. Fantastic! Wouldn’t […]

Today I find myself more than a little tired. Its more like exhausted than tired. You know the variety of tired where the brain prefers not to function. The eyes refuse to stay open. The body feels as though it just finished a 15 mile forced road march with all the standard GI field gear […]

When You Least Expect it… We’ve all heard GrandMa say at one time or another… All good things come to those that wait… My personal take on this is… When you least expect it… Often times in life things happen. You know its going to, just not when… exactly. When you least expect it… The […]

We’ve all heard it before. If you keep all of your emotions bottled up inside, sooner or later your going to explode. This is a very bad habit that many of us find ourselves in. The reasons we do it may be different. The results, always the same. Catastrophe. A violent mess. Some know no […]

The Facade, the hard stone exterior of a building… Impervious to the elements. Hard. Cold. Not very snugly. The facade is something I’ve learned to use myself. As the son of a military veteran and cop as well as being a veteran myself, the facade comes easily. The only way to deal with life is […]

We’ve all heard countless times before how laughter is the best medicine. I disagree. I believe laughter takes second fiddle to crying. I’m not talking about the little cry when you stub your toe on the dresser. I’m talking about the crying that comes from deep down in the center of ones Soul. The kind […]

I’ve come to find through talking with “the older” generation that there are a few things that help make a man successful in life. Some of these things are harder than others. The best piece of advice I’ve found from “the older” generation should be simple enough. However, for most of us men its not […]