I Ain’t Done Yet
Got a couple more short, pithy (I like that word. Better not lisp) one, two, or even three-liners that influenced my life. 1. "Mr. Scooler, your paper is grammatically perfect.…
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June 22, 2024
“Take My Wife…Please”
Henny Youngman was the king of one-liners. A good one-liner delivers the setup and punchline in just a few words, leaving a lasting impression. Here are a few of my…
June 20, 2024
Flexibility is the Key to Air Power
Due to overwhelming popular demand (another grandkid asked), here is another truism that has helped me navigate through 85 years of this journey called life. “Flexibility is the Key to…
June 19, 2024
Thank God for the Funny Bone
And God created man. And God created woman. And Thank God, he also gave us a sense of humor. The “funny bone" is one of the most important parts of…
June 7, 2024
Truisms
About 40 years ago, while still on active duty, I wrote an article for the Air Force Comptroller Magazine. Happily, for me, it received the “Best Article of the Year“…
June 4, 2024
Family Sadness, Gratitude, Pride and Joy
Recently, our family suffered a terrible loss with the death of our beloved Candyce (Candy) Antley. She was Harry’s first wife and mother of his four wonderful boys (now men).…
June 1, 2024
The Best Lessons May Not Come From the Classroom
If you pay attention to real life, you’ll learn a heck of a lot. I recall a lesson I learned in the playground at the ripe old age of 7…
May 25, 2024
1964- A Crazy, Wonderful, Educational, Sad, Happy, Scary, Fun Year
Let’s start with me. I am the author of this piece, after all. At the start of this fantastic year, I was a young Air Force lieutenant navigator in a…
May 22, 2024
You’re Gonna Shove That Where?
In about 11 days I’m going to get up at about 6am (as usual), shower well, shave, brush my teeth thoroughly, and get dressed very casually to prepare to go…
May 21, 2024
R and R
Congressional records indicate over 2.7 million Americans served in uniform in Vietnam. Did all of them serve an entire year in country? I dunno. I do know that I did;…
May 18, 2024
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