I think there are two kinds of people in the world….watchers and doers. Everyone has dreams, aspirations, things they want to do….or wish they had done. Why don’t people follow their dreams? Is it that critical voice in their head that says “That’s stupid….that won’t work.” Or is it the people in their life that [...]

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I am all fired up!!! Hoppin’ mad. Furious. Pissed off!!!
I recently watched a CNN report about a highly decorated Green Beret, Staff Sgt Ryan Maseth who was electrocuted and died while serving in Iraq. This didn’t happen on the front line. This didn’t happen while he was engaging the enemy. This happened while he was……taking [...]

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Last year I had to go to West Texas for some training. We were installing wind generators at a wind farm west of San Angelo out in the middle of nowhere. Frank was great and was driving me all over the site. I kept seeing these huts up on stilts. After awhile I had to [...]

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This post was moved to Blue Behind Bars on Nov 21, 2008 and can be found by clicking HERE

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Why does the smell of freshly cut grass smell sooooo good on a warm spring day? What is that urge to plant something on the first sunny day of the year? To get down and dirty and get that vegetable garden, herb garden, flower garden going? When the sun shines in the spring the garden [...]

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I’m not sure what all the hullabaloo is about texting. All the kids are doing it and many adults. There is this texting shorthand that I just don’t get. Here is an example.
DILLIGAD - Do I Look Like I Give A Darnn?
BFF - Best Friends Forever
IJWTS - I Just Want To Say…
J4F - Just For [...]

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When Tiffany was initially arrested she was about one month pregnant. I was in Iraq and she wasn’t talking to me because I wouldn’t bail her out. So, she sat in jail and I communicated with her through her attorney.
I didn’t bail her out because I knew she would run and be back on meth [...]

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Over Memorial Day weekend we were childless and looking for something to watch on TV that didn’t involve Sprongebob, Pokemon or Transformers!! I ran across some black and white 1950’s “Leave It To Beaver” show. They were sitting at the breakfast table. Mom was puttering around the kitchen and Dad was drinking his coffee and [...]

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This weekend I was taking my grandson Keelen to spend the weekend with his Dad and Step-mom. I was heading south on I-5. It was raining like crazy but the holiday traffic was still moving. Then it got slower and slower and slower. Then we were at a complete stop. I sat on the interstate [...]

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Woo Hoo!!! A three day weekend. People are heading to their beach house, lake house, summer house. Campgrounds and beaches are overflowing. Friends and family come together. BBQ’s are fired up and the beer is cold. The deafening roar of the Indy 500 as it gets underway. Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of [...]

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