The Power of BS, Then and Now
I’ve always been told I talk too much. When I’m wound up or worried, the words just come. Talking helps me sort things out, and it helps to have people…
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November 2, 2025
Goin South…Really South
No, I don’t mean goin’ south to Miami. Or even Mexico.I’m talkin’ about south of the equator. The southern hemisphere.South latitude in my navigator days. Minus latitude today. In 1963,…
July 6, 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
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
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
A Helluva Mission
It’s 1963 at Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina. I’m a 24-year old Air Force lieutenant airlift navigator from Flushing, Queens, New York City. In other woids, I don’t know…
November 15, 2024
Children- Part Two
Hi again, folks. You may have wondered why I stopped my “ Children” story in 1974, just at the end of our tour in Denver, Colorado. I think I just…
October 5, 2024
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Hugo Ahead. I’ll Stay Here and Wait for the Hurricane.
In every person’s life there are dates or events that leave an indelible mark; and that shape their life opinions, beliefs, and very personalities. Those are dates for which everyone…
October 1, 2024
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