It’s a beautiful if windy Tuesday afternoon, and I’m sitting outside our rig at the Lake Elmer Thomas Recreation Area, or LETRA at Fort Sill.
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One of the advantages of traveling the country the way we do is the serendipity we run in to. We arrived in the Tahlequah-Muskogee area with little research, less planning, and no real schedule. But the day after we got here, we discovered that the USS Batfish was having a work day to help...
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Looking Back at The Equalizer

By Bob

30 September, 2010

This is supposed to be the first of an ongoing series of posts. I’m an information junkie, and also a big fan of looking back on events or people long after, to see where they are now. It won’t always be a TV show. It might be a news celebrity; it might be an...
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Thoughts From Gettysburg

By Bob

13 August, 2010

Humbling was my first thought as we drove along Confederate Road.
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President Obama and Memorial Day

By Bob

31 May, 2010

It’s said that the difference between Memorial Day and Veteran’s Day is that when you honor a vet on Veteran’s Day, they’re still around to hear you. Memorial Day is when we remember those veterans who gave their lives in service to our country.
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My Outrage Over Fort Hood

By Bob

9 November, 2009

What's more tragic? That a soldier fired on other soldiers, or that they couldn't return fire?
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Berkeley vs USMC

By Bob

1 February, 2008

As if you needed any confirmation that folks out in Berkeley just don’t get it, well, here you go.
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They’ll Be Home For Christmas

By Bob

23 December, 2006

Because Santa drives a minivan. 4 Marines were stranded in San Francisco, trying to get home for Christmas. Old enough to serve our country. Old enough to drink a beer, even. But not old enough to rent a car. Then Paul Deines stepped in. God Bless Them All!
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