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Hazardous Duties

Life for an octogenarian has many hazards. One of them is winding up on the ground when you least expect it (aka falling). If you’re...

Auntie Em, Uncle Mac, and Ice Cream…

When Marjorie said, “I do,” she became part of a family structure far different from how she was raised. I’m a Yankee from New York...

Geezer Down! A Story of Grace and Gratitude

Once a month, a group of 4 or 5 old dudes, including me, meet for lunch, toast each other for making it through another month...

Fayette-Nam and the Tap Dancer: Pope AFB (1977-1980)

I was especially pleased to receive my next Air Force assignment after three years at Scott AFB, Illinois and the MAC Headquarters staff. Our next...

MAC and Corn – Scott AFB (1974-1977)

Scott AFB is totally surrounded by cornfields with many small, very Americana, midwestern towns. Belleville was the biggest, with O’Fallon, Mascoutah, Collinsville, Lebanon, Breeze, New...

First Time We Were Five: Denver, 1970-1974

Denver was my first long-term assignment in a western USA city. It was a brand new, somewhat scary experience for both me and Marjorie. A...

My Catholic Years

I was a strongly practicing Catholic from about age 12 to 20, while living in New York. Slightly unique, since there was no family encouragement...

Truisms – Part II

I believed I was done after the first 10 truisms. But after earning “Best Article” award for 1985, my people dared me to come up...

Truisms

The next two Blog posts I will submit are a piece of ancient history. They are two articles I wrote for the Air Force Comptroller...
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