What’s one thing that would instantly improve your city? A program without a building attached to it. This works very well in my small community, the outreach would be very large if more programs existed, ie. our seniors meet every week for chair exercises in the park. I haven’t been because I am not old…
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My Deployment to Djibouti
The travel was intense: Norfolk to Atlanta, Atlanta to FT Benning (renamed now), Ft Benning to Atlanta, Atlanta to Norfolk, Norfolk back to Atlanta, back to FT Benning, Back to Atlanta, back to Norfolk, forward onto Italy, then Bahrain, then Dubai, then Djibouti. Returning home was just as interesting: In-between: Kenya, Ethiopia Djibouti to Dubai,…
Charlie Brown
Charles Shultz created a character I related with. Often, I would wait, pray, and hope my parents would bring home a new paper so I could tear through it when they were finished and rip the comics apart. I’d read through them like they were Saturday morning cartoons. A lonely country boy finding humor in…
Not Interested
I’m not interested in financial success. I am interested in the voice of my work carrying hope and the reflection of a man on a recovery journey. I have published some collections and priced them; it is because I think there is value and a different audience. People who won’t take time to peruse a…
“The Ball…”
“The ball dad, the ball, yeah, yeah, it’s over here, I’m always telling its over here, its here, right here, yes there, under that, yes there, I said yes, there it is, get it,” SQUEEKE the balls dies in a fit of squeals and high pitch shrieks as Marvin jumps happily away.
The Jungle
What’s the best and worst airport you’ve been to? Deep in the jungle on the mountain where the pilot couldn’t find the landing strip for half an hour. That’s probably the funnest experience, a lot of g force.
Sicily
The restaurant on the side of the road during wartime a couple decades ago.
Gave me a compliment
What’s the kindest thing someone has ever done for you? A lot of my life has been spent living in emotional pain from loneliness. In high school an English teacher I wasn’t even in class with would stop me in the hall and tell me I was doing a good job and to keep my…
Simply Piano is a Gateway
Share a hobby you’ve picked up recently — what got you into it? I don’t sponsor Simply Piano, I only want to share my user experience. I have been playing for 77 days straight since I bought my first tiny electric piano and I am engaged and learning. I am bad at memorization so I…
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