November 17 Update:Some payments DID post and Stripe sent me the money before I knew it. I just logged in and processed refunds for the 15 orders that made it through. It will take a...

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. ...

We can push back the inevitable, fight for our independence, and not succumb to the easy excuses of age and senility....

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 could turn around but all of my effort, the toll of my shame will have been for nothing....

I think the worst thing is just the lack of motivation and energy. I've been fighting it for over a week now and finally getting to the point where I can get things done....

Memento Mori- Remember you must die. How are you supposed to take that? Are you pointing the finger at someone else or looking in the mirror when you say it?...

Suicide is all around us. It’s a growing issue. The past few years have been difficult on everyone and the isolation imposed on the world exacerbated it. ...

I did my best to be social but it was just an extreme juxtaposition: contemplating the death of a friend in combat while surrounded by oblivious, joyful young scouts....

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....

If you never submit yourself to the process, it will never work. If you think therapy never did anything for you, ask yourself: did I actually give it my all? What was I holding back??...

There’s a time to change and that’s authentic you see, Because I’m sick and tired of just being “me.”...