[February 4, 2022] I’m a little late getting around to this article, much to my embarrassment. I like to recognize courage immediately when I see it. Well, 30 lashes and to the dog house for me. It takes a lot of abuse before Canadians, a very laid-back population, get up enough drive to take on their government, but… Read More »
[February 3, 2022] A peek into Chapter 2 of my book, Our Longest Year in Iraq. I thought this might spark some ideas about the leadership at the grunt level. I called it our turn in the “box” – the box was the Iraq battlefield. Thanks for reading it: The greatest foe on the battlefield is fear; it… Read More »
[February 1, 2022] From 2003 until sometime in 2008, the highway between the Baghdad Airport and the Green Zone was the most dangerous road in the world. More deaths occurred along this main supply route, called Route Irish than any other stretch of road anywhere. I discuss Route Irish in my book, Our Longest Year in Iraq. My… Read More »
[January 28, 2022] You advance the human spirit when telling a story. Telling stories of heroes is a skill that is a must-have. Stores have been told since humans walked in the wild long long ago. Stories help us know who we are and where we are going. One such story has long been part of my family’s… Read More »
[January 27, 2022] If you’re a guy, you’ve heard this before. One of your good buddies is about to do something “exciting” and probably very stupid. The first time I remember it being said was by my childhood friend, Wilson. “Hey, watch this!” as he jumped about 20 feet off an old trestle railroad bridge. We were about… Read More »
[January 26, 2022] For those young adults interested in making themselves a better person, getting fulfillment from life, or making a difference in the world, today is the right time for you. You are beginning your journey into adulthood; congratulations. The fact that you are reading this article is testimony to your desire to be better than you… Read More »
[January 25, 2022] The idea of ‘negative charisma’ has been popular these past few years. But is it something real for legitimate discussion, or is it just a way of describing someone you don’t like? Several pundits say that VP Kamala Harris has negative charisma. Does she? True enough, I am a cheerleader for learning lessons from leaders… Read More »
[January 24, 2022] The Greeks had a maxim, “know thyself.” This maxim, of course, was not new in the time of the Greeks. The importance of knowing yourself as the basis of a successful life goes back into the darkness of human antiquity. It is a story that repeatedly resonates. Why? Because it’s true. How do we come… Read More »
[January 22, 2022] A message for men. You have only two choices in life. Be a real man and walk with the Devil or be a wimp and live a life of hatred and misery. There is no in-between. American hero James Megellas of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment decided that walking with the Devil was not enough. … Read More »
[January 21, 2022] I’m sick of wokism. Wokism, a pernicious ideology that has wrecked grief and misery upon all of us because it requires, at its very core, a soft tyranny bordering on fascism, destroying the unfaithful and crushing our souls. It is the forced acceptance of race, ethnicity, gender, or sexual preference as the fundamental defining characteristic… Read More »