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Friday, May 13, 2016

Swiftboat Veterans for Truth and Viagra: Hard Messages to Soft Audiences

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Many pundits are calling the current Presidential election with too much confidence.  Politics in America is war limited to words, ...
Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Need a Fitness Plan? Ask Someone Who Is Out of Shape

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The day after my unit arrived at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, to train for deployment to Iraq, we took an Army Fitness Test.   Forty-two...
Friday, May 6, 2016

Book 10 of 2016: Does Altruism Exist?

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Does Altruism Exist? Great topic, not so great book.  I read this book for the Evolution Table discussion group at Franklin and Marshall ...
Thursday, May 5, 2016

First Names with Everybody! Civilian Life Has No Rank

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The Hierarchy of the Ancient Greek Army Not much different in Modern Armies The next time I see General Perry, he will be Scott.  I...
Wednesday, May 4, 2016

More of My Favorite People from the Aviation Ball

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Sgt. Maj. Dell Christine who got me out of the motor pool in Iraq and set me up  taking pictures and writing about soldiers.  Most of...

May the Fourth Be With Me: Today I Am a Civilian

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Today at a minute after midnight I became a civilian.  I do not have enough years to retire, so I my enlistment expired and my Army career e...
Monday, May 2, 2016

Aviation Ball Photos--Some Really Great People I Served With

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Tim Blosser and his friend Jen.  Tim and I deployed to Iraq in 2009-10.  He makes as many bad jokes as I do. Pilots and commanders...