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I realized after trying to get ahold of my son for months. Yes, months. That my grandson doesn’t know me, or our family history. My son being a way too easily dismissible millennial has no ide...

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Farewell and adieu, you fair Spanish ladies Farewell and adieu, you ladies of Spain For we’ve received orders for to sail back to Boston And never the more will we see you again… I am now officia...

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Farewell and adieu, you fair Spanish ladies Farewell and adieu, you ladies of Spain For we’ve received orders for to sail back to Boston And never the more will we see you again… I am now officia...

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Once the wings go on, they never come off, whether they can be seen, or not. It fuses to the soul through adversity, fear and adrenaline and no one who has ever worn them with pride, integrity an...

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I spent an hour on the phone with Gary last night. He was surprisingly upbeat considering his dad just died. We made plans for breakfast with the boys this morning. I’ve been around too long to...

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Decade End Observations. I started the decade in love. I end it pretty sure it is going to take divine intervention for it to ever happen again. Gary’s Dad died yesterday and nothing in the way...

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I really hate those dreams where everything is going really good, sex is amazing and… I have to go take a leak. And try as I may, try as I might I can’t get the dream back. That really sucks, be...

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I received a phone call from my school advisor. One of the items we discussed was the fact I seem to have a balance on my account with the school. Both of these degree programs have been paid fo...

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Repost For the first time in three day I am not wearing a hat. Inside my apartment. This is getting ridiculous. I have known cold. I grew up on northern tier bomber bases. Places that don’t ...

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In the process of producing a publishable artifact, my biggest challenge is in actually following through and finishing at least a first draft of one of my works in progress. My problem remains t...

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In the process of producing a publishable artifact, my biggest challenge is in actually following through and finishing at least a first draft of one of my works in progress. My problem remains t...

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I listen to this when I am doing schoolwork. Or writing. It is both relaxing and horrifying. It was what I was listening to when Laura called and told me about Sandy. It was a crazy warm Sept...

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I listen to this when I am doing schoolwork. Or writing. It is both relaxing and horrifying. It was what I was listening to when Laura called and told me about Sandy. It was a crazy warm Sept...

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Tom Clancy, an insurance salesman, wrote and sold Red Storm Rising in 1986. With absolutely no experience in the military, intelligence, government, or international politics. How in the hell di...

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Thanksgiving went off without a hitch. I completely nailed the garlic mashed potatoes which were a big hit. I peeled the potatoes the night before and let them soak overnight. I think that le...

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Garlic mashed locked and loaded. Checked in with Mireya’s house, and she is indeed up and will be ready for pickup for the trip up to ‘Salem’s Lot. Talked to Mom, and the guests are bringing a ...

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The worst part of my day is the going to bed part, which is antithetical from the rest of most of my days. This is an unpleasant part of the year, where the sun creeps around the horizon and the...

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I am still so pissed I am spitting snakes. After writing for three hours, microdick decides my version of Word 2007 is ‘Retired.” And refuses me access to a document I had been working on for th...

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Slow Down, You Crazy Child… Motoring through the fog, somewhere in western Pennsylvania or maybe West Virginia Vienna came on the radio. I was listening to the Billy Joel channel on Sirius XM. ...

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Slow Down, You Crazy Child… Motoring through the fog, somewhere in western Pennsylvania or maybe West Virginia Vienna came on the radio. I was listening to the Billy Joel channel on Sirius XM. ...

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My trip to Pittsburg, then to Texas was somewhat delayed by that annoying Nor’Easter. I launched at 3am only to find I couldn’t even see road, let alone the end of the hood of my car. I was cre...

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My trip to Pittsburg, then to Texas was somewhat delayed by that annoying Nor’Easter. I launched at 3am only to find I couldn’t even see road, let alone the end of the hood of my car. I was cre...

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I finished all of my course work and am technically done, but I will check in a few time from the road. Assuming wifi is available in Best Western. Bud in Pittsburg knows my schedule. Mancub kn...

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I got that call sign as I joined VAQ-131 to support OSW. Through message traffic, squadrons see who is coming into the squadron and they post a list in the ready room of ridiculous call signs. ...

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