myself why I ride in the Patriot Guard. As I search for the right answer, many different ones come to mind but none quite fit. If I were to have to pick one for some reason, I'd probably go with something like "I just think it is what I'm supposed to do right now". Is it fun? … [Read more...] about I’m often asked and often wonder
Nostalgia
I've been blogging since at least 2003, much longer if you consider the early days of computing. I've stopped and started many times, usually deleting everything. I found about 800 old posts from 2004 - 2007 that I imported for random memories. Those posts are under this category.
It’s always humbling to escort
the funeral procession of one of our soldiers K.I.A. You arrive early and stay late, so there is plenty of time for thinking about the situation that brought us together. As I looked around today, the question that kept coming to mind was "what motivates a person to enlist in … [Read more...] about It’s always humbling to escort
It was a beautiful day
yesterday, riding the Marauder down the coast to work, just absolutely gorgeous. And today looks as promising.The plantation still isn't running so great, perhaps spring fever hit us a little late this year. And I just can't seem to keep focused well enough to right the ship, … [Read more...] about It was a beautiful day
After a very sucky day
yesterday, SU and I went to the remote kitchen to chill a bit. The plantation didn't run well at all yesterday, might need to change out a few indentured servants. Same thing at SU's pasture. We've found that the best medicine is Tex-Mex with a margarita (or two) to soften the … [Read more...] about After a very sucky day
It was another one of those
bi-polar days yesterday, emotions down, then up. My job at the plantation is flexible enough that it allowed me to go on another Patriot Guard mission, this one an airport to funeral home escort for Pfc. Roy Jones, III of Houston.Emotions are always on edge at these missions, it … [Read more...] about It was another one of those