Down and dirty list without the usual preamble, still #worthit ~ Destination of the Week: Ramadi, Iraq Quote of the Week: "Take command, reassert your will to achieve your objective, and go on the attack." Band of the Week: Black Flag. Meal of the Week: Blackened Salmon Website of the Week: http://www.eschelonfront.com ### REMINDER: Your …
Month: March 2016
“It Could Be Worse…”
"...it could be raining." The character Igor makes this off-hand comment while he and Dr. Frankenstein are standing neck-deep in a grave, filthy, digging up a coffin in the 1980's comedy, "Young Frankenstein." A moment after the comment, a torrent of rain pours down on them, adding to the duo's struggling, midnight efforts in the …
International Women’s Day 2016
It was probably destiny. I come from a family of two boys, me and my brother. Our mother was outnumbered. It was just mom and the three boys (dad included). So we heard from time to time, especially during our adolescent years, how we needed to respect women, and in particular mom. She wasn't about …
On Maneuvers
Often it's important to circle back to things you've walked away from to have another look. You get fresh, valuable insights from this practice. Here's the latest example I've come across. I was 75% along the way to joining the US Navy out of high school. I was going to use an NROTC scholarship to …
Friday Faves, Issue #30
Yep, it's another Friday, and it's another list to share the wandering and varied thoughts and things I've come across this week. Quite a journey! ENJOY. Destination of the Week: Kanchanaburi is the town in Thailand. It was where during World War II, the Burma Railway built a bridge that crosses over the River Kwai. …
Engage
Engage. It's not just Jean Luc Picard's mantra. It's the basis of everything we humans accomplish. How is that, exactly? We only get things done, move things forward, by engaging with the world around us. It's the foundation of the relationships we have those closest to us -- our family and friends, our work colleagues …
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