Duke
Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.
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I’ve Been One poor Correspondent… in General
I don’t write here much. My brain is tired, and while I have a lot to talk about I rarely have the energy by the time I leave work. Work is interestingly exhausting… No two projects are the same...
Always Somewhere in General
Two months at work and I am finally doing something with someone hanging over my shoulder. Boss is trusting she trained me well enough to do some things on my own. No two days are the same. Wher...
Battle Rhythm in General
I first heard the term “Battle Rhythm” in ’94 when we were flying in Bosnia. It, in Naval Aviation parlance refers to the fitting of all the requirements of fighting a war into a 24 hour day and ...
Learn My lesson By Now in General
Week Two Into the second full week of actually “working.” Word I get is it will take me a few months to be able to work on my own. It doesn’t matter how smart or experienced you are. This is so...
Commence the Adventure in General
First Day of three of orientation. Half of tomorrow I have to find something else to do on the clock, because the briefs are all Union oriented, and I am not allowed to witness. Wednesday I go i...
The Show Must Go On in General
In 1991 I was in training at VAQ-129. It was a miserable time. I had absolutely no control over my life. I was a slave to the flight schedule. We lived in base housing. Three-bedroom two bat...
My love is in league with the freeway Its passion will rise as the cities fly by And the taillights dissolve in the coming of night And the questions of thousands take flight When I wore a young...
The Beat Goes On in General
Jumped out of bed at 0455. Took a nice hot shower. Drank three big cups of coffee and a 40oz bottle of water. And watched the clock. At 0630 I really needed to pee. Poured my fourth cup of cof...
Space Junk in General
The call finally came. I am scheduled for the second medical screening on Friday. Then salary orientation on the 27th. At which point I am on the clock again. The 10 year vacation that included...
Slowly, Incrementally in General
The employment guy (who, strangely I may be distantly related to by marriage) told me if I hadn’t heard from Medical by Friday to give him a call. After three days of checking my email every hour...
Back on the Docket in General
After 90 days in limbo, I finally talked with the guy in employment. The offer is still good, I should hear from medical by Friday. All goes well, I will be in orientation on the 27th. As I rec...
Swampfox 623, Delta High. in General
I occasionally throw out obscure references. Swampfox was the tactical call sign for the World Famous VAQ-132 Scorpions. 623 was my jet. I was always assigned to 623, and 623 wasn’t always the s...
Delta Dirty in General
I am again in a holding pattern. I went in for the medical screening on Monday. I prepped as if I was going in for a physical. I ate supper at 1900 the night before. Didn’t eat or drink anythin...
Don’t Go Away Mad in General
We could sail away Or catch a freight train Or a rocketship into outer space Nothin’ left to do Too many things were said To ever make it feel Like yesterday did Seasons must change Separate pat...
Contingency targeting Exercise. I have no idea if they do those these days. It has been a while since I retired, and a really long time since I was a junior officer. Crossing oceans to arrive in...
Holy Macaroni! in General
I texted Steve, the guy who will be my bosses boss. “At this rate Hailey will be out of her cast by the time I hear anything!” Smiley face emoji. “It’s with the president now.” The company pres...
No one is to Blame in General
Still. No word from GDBIW. I talked to a girl in HR on Monday. The offer is still stuck with the VP. The way that organization works is all the senior people wander from department to departm...
Whew. Just watched the Liam Neeson movie “Taken.” Not for the feint of heart, at least if you are a parent. Pretty badass movie, but I had to check my blood pressure, because I was adrenalize...
Quicksand Jesus in General
My copy of “Slave to the Grind” was in the CD changer of my F-150 when the truck died and I traded Kayla for the never named 2010 Ford Fusion. Obviously in hindsight, “Slave to the Grind” was an...
Kickstart My heart in General
Back in the day that was my up-tempo work out tune. Two slow temp, then kickstart… Managed to get Natalie on the phone. My offer is now with the vice president. “You should hear something nex...
For a month or so I toyed with the idea of making Keto Sushi. I finally pulled the trigger and did it. I must say I fucking rock at cooking. Even though cooking when making sushi is minimal. ...
I had a dream last night. A replay of a memory. I woke up with a smile on my face. When we were making out or engaged in “heavy petting” I would occasionally break our kiss and sit back. Her r...
Wake Me Up When September Ends in General
In the little mini-movie, the girl is Evan Rachel Wood. Beautiful girl, no doubt. She played/plays (I don’t watch it anymore so I don’t know if she is still a character) one of the androids in...
Eight Miles High in General
Eight miles is 48K feet. Not terribly high for modern jets. F-15s laugh at that altitude. Basically impossible for an EA-6B. which was derivative of the A-6, which was a low-level medium-bombe...
American Pie in General
About five years ago I was travelling cross country with an old friend in a Penske truck, moving his shit from New Hampshire to Las Vegas. I didn’t get the impetus; I’d lived in Las Vegas in th...
