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, ask the Lord's blessing for…
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May 18, 2025
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 destination...Pope AFB, in Fayetteville, NC,…
May 14, 2025
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 Baden and Shiloh nearby. All…
May 7, 2025
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 long way from South Carolina…
April 30, 2025
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 whatsoever. My mom tolerated my…
April 20, 2025
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 with another 10. Coming up…
April 18, 2025
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 magazine. The first is from…
April 13, 2025
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World’s Best Geography Class
Not much narrative on this story. But I wanted to illustrate, while my memory is still essentially intact, what a fantastic geography lesson I received from the US Air Force…
April 8, 2025
Small Talk
I may have made a good friend for life, or maybe not. At any rate, it'll be a fun part of my Daytona Beach experience, probably not as memorable as…
March 26, 2025
A Prayer of Thanks
Dear Lord, Thank You!! You've allowed me to live in the greatest country in the world for a grand total of 86 years as of today. In jest, I've stated…
March 24, 2025
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