"The American flag represents an ideal: the sovereign individual contributing their best to the collective by choice rather than coercion."...
Ritter turned four years old today. Happy birthday teammate....
I don't want you to think like me. I want you to think like you. I'm not trying to convince you of anything. I'm just writing; it's like thinking aloud....
As always, conflict arose. Where to go? What to do there? The country was a kingdom and the knights upon steel steeds rode to and fro looking for danger - finding, conquering, and moving on....
It hurts my head that we are so inwardly focused. I can still respect you if I disagree with you. Can you say the same to me?...
The world turns and we find ourselves again having completed another Memorial Day....
Despite being crumpled up like garbage, I got myself back on the bike quickly (and stupidly) without doing a self or bike assessment....
What’s in a name? So, who are you? That’s the hard part. ...
Perception is your interpretation of reality. It's this perception we must break free of. I'm guilty of feeling trapped, alone, hopeless, and that this world is only out to get me....
EOD is the science of vague assumptions based on debatable data taken from inconclusive experiments with instruments of problematic accuracy by persons of questionable mentality....
Coming out of the courtyard, we start taking fire from second-story windows across the street. The SAW gunner lays down a heavy stream and we close the distance, crossing the street to join the platoon....
Nothing will ever look, feel, smell, sound, or taste the same after this. When are you ever at peace?...
Life is short, or long. You just don't know how things are going to go from one day to the next....
The frightening thing is, some of you know you're at max pressure. You've been staring at your gauge for awhile now, tempting fate....
Imagine trying to meet and establish rapport with a new mental health provider over the telephone...