In My Dreams
Almost every night I awaken from a dream at about 3:00 – 3:30 AM. It usually takes me about an hour to get back to sleep. It is now 4:30 AM and I’m wide...
Category: Living, Loving and Laughing
Once More Unto the Breach
Before I get into this post, I know someone out there is going to say,”Oh, he made a typo in the title – he wrote ‘unto’ instead of ‘into.’” Au contraire, mon frere. In...
Golden Anniversary
On 3 June, 1968, I graduated from OCS at Fort Benning. Five days later, 8 June, Louise and I were married. We celebrated the Golden Anniversary of my becoming an Army officer last month...
The Mother of all Pedicures
Every year about this time, as the days wind down leading up to our annual beach reunion, Louise pressures me to get a pedicure. I hate pedicures; I’d rather have four teeth pulled than...
Thank You Jim
Have you ever had a friend do something so special for you that any sort of thank you just seems inadequate? Louise and I seem to be encountering this dilemma frequently since we’ve come...
Reunions
I’ve always heard that it’s not good to live in the past, and I’m sure there’s a lot of truth in that. But I love reunions, always have. Some of my fondest memories of...
Vietnam Revisited
I’ve been asked many times by friends and family why I would want to return to Vietnam. It’s been on my bucket list for many years, and I’m not sure exactly why; I just...
So Much Excitement!!
Almost too much excitement to bear, with the basketball team going into its final two weeks of the regular season, the baseball team beginning regular season play, and of course, the Winter Olympics...
What’s Become of Me?
Lately I’m wondering what’s become of me. I’m not the guy I used to be, and I’m a little uncomfortable in that realization. I’ve been in self-denial for quite some time now, but I...
Going Back in Time
It was almost 47 years ago that I left for my second tour in Vietnam. Leaving the second time was much harder than the first time. I was leaving Louise and two small girls,...