I almost didn’t re-post this. Nearly every year, I have. It always refreshes my memory far too realistically and emotionally. Just now, I re-read it and I realized that’s the whole reason I re-post this in the first place — so that I don’t forget how I felt that day. So at the risk of being repetitive, here it is. — Dan I wrote this back in 2009 in response to all the “Where were you when 9/11 happened?” questions … Continue reading
Back here and here, Frank Simons, actor, LA Dodger fan and fellow Star Trek genius formalized our love of (nearly) all things Star Trek by each listing in writing the ten favorite episodes of The Original Series – not the best or the most revered, but the ones WE each liked the best. Ever since, we’ve been trying to coordinate our second installment of the Battle of the Star Trek Geniuses. Since I went first last time, Frank gets first … Continue reading
So as many of you know from my non-stop and regularly scheduled gloating, I’m retired. I’m now allowed by statute to yell “Get off my lawn!” to people who get on my lawn. I’ve not yet gotten to the point of calling anyone younger than 60 a young whippersnapper, a term which I never really understood, but I’m reading a book on my Kindle about how to be an effective curmudgeon. I’ll get there. Give me a minute or two, … Continue reading
I’ve been doing this ham radio thing for about a year and a half now. I have a couple more observations to add to the blog post I wrote last year. 1. The amount of learning required to get started is not massive. You can get started with a relative minimum of technological knowledge and if that’s all you want, you can do quite a bit. But… If you want to get really good at it or learn the nitty, … Continue reading
Quoted for posterity in its entirety from the lovely and talented Beth Geyer’s Facebook page. Emmett’s feeling much better and wrote this lovely letter to thank us for taking such great care of him. He’s the sweetest! “DEAR FAMILY, I WRITE THIS IN ALL CAPS, NOT SO IT’S EASIER TO READ, BUT SO YOU CAN TELL I’M YELLING. MY DISAPPOINTMENT IN YOU THIS WEEK KNOWS NO BOUNDS. FIRST OF ALL, HOW DARE YOU. ALL I DID WAS VOMIT ALL OVER … Continue reading
After months of house hunting, mortgage applications, moving company disasters, long-distance commuting (sorta), unanticipated major home repairs, government administrivia and last-minute projects at work, I’m finally retired. Again. I’ve told folks for years that the eight months after I retired from the Army were the best months of my life. While that’s only a slight exaggeration, not working for those eight months was wonderful. I could see a movie in the middle of the day, schedule medical appointments at my … Continue reading
I do not intend to debate who touched whom first or the truth of the CNN reporter “… placing his hands on a young woman…”. Everyone can decide for themselves from the plethora of imagery out there. To establish blame for this incident misses the greater point. One of the tenets of good public affairs work is the relationship an organization or individual holds with the press. For example, the Department of Defense provides office space in the Pentagon for … Continue reading
Here’s another in a series of posts I’m going to make when I find some of these treasures. Some will be captioned, others will not. The only criteria for posting in this series is that: a.) I’m in the photo or… b.) … I took the photo. In the summer of 2017, Nate, Garrett and I went on a biking tour of the National Mall in Washington, DC. We stopped at all the sights – and there are many. Here’s … Continue reading