Nothing was real and perception wasn’t reality. ...

Perhaps we are too worried about what others think or because we lack identity derived from something deep within our lives, we allow others to place identity concepts on us which we wear like those...

Often times we try to fix one thing in our life, and get focused on it. At all other costs, we are determined to fix a small thing at the expense of the greater good....

If you live expecting difficulty, you won't be surprised when you encounter it. ...

Stop letting people manipulate how you feel. Very few people EVER tell the truth, much less the whole truth, and nothing but the truth....

It is the diversity of opinion and experience that makes a group stronger - IF it is willing to discuss the ideas and come to logical conclusions and solutions. ...

It's painful to admit that someone manipulated you into believing something. We want to believe we are strong, intelligent, righteous individuals. The sad reality is that we are often weak, easily confused, selfish mobs. ...

Is everyone at formation? Did we accidentally leave someone in the desert to die?...

Is there a lingering resentment of the Japanese, post World War II? Did they attack us unprovoked?...

It’s the 10th after all and we were born in a bar, sing the Marines hymn, smoke a cigar. Leather Neck, Devil Dog, or Jarhead, if you don’t like the Corps, leave your opinion unsaid....

As a Marine, I think Nov 11 is overshadowed by the 10th but that's because in 1775, a bunch of boozers were at Tun Tavern in Philly and someone got them rowdy enough to sign...

I can't think of a worse death than dying alone. ...

Raise your hands: how many people really look forward to family reunions. Ok, I see that one hand in the back. ...

Cancer sucks. It seems way worse if it's a kid. Did you know September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month?...

I don't know what you've gone through, are going through, where you've been or what you've done. But, you don't know me either....