33 and Me

ā€¦Shakespeareā€™s Sonnet 33, that is. I woke this morning, looked out on my favorite vista across the fields, and, all unbidden, thought, ā€œFull many a glorious morning have I seenā€. What I was thinking was, how lucky I am to still be alive , to still be here, and to have been here so long, … Continue reading 33 and Me →

Gone fishing in Mongolia: You can blame this post on James of England – Redux

July 30, 2013  At a recent meet-up with James of England (JoE) I spoke about an Enlisted Leadership Development program that I initiated, developed, and implemented in Mongolia almost ten years ago. JoE asked and I promised to post on my libertarian efforts with the Mongolian Armed Forces (MAF), so please blame this post on … Continue reading Gone fishing in Mongolia: You can blame this post on James of England – Redux →

Winning the Peace (Ch. 2)

Anyone who believes that we are winning the so called ā€œGlobal War on Terrorismā€ has not endured an airport screening lately. Winning the peace would mean that you could board a plane as stress free as you did before 9-11. No, what we see and feel in todayā€™s America is not what peace looks like. … Continue reading Winning the Peace (Ch. 2) →