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The wait is almost over. Teleportal: Damage Control will soon be available on Amazon. Barring unforeseen circumstances, the launch announcement will be on the website (https://bit.ly/2DOLjea) next week. Look for it. In the meantime, here’s a little bit of the … Continue reading →

For some reason, yesterday’s shooting in Ottawa made me angrier than 9/11 did. Whatever the reason, it got me to thinking. I’m going to step out of my reminiscing for this post and write about something that disturbs me deeply. … Continue reading →

The summer of ’57 came and the class took a get acquainted tour. We traveled to most, if not all, the major air commands. It was a whirlwind tour, and I only remember bits and pieces. We visited Wright-Patterson AFB … Continue reading →

Part of our education that first year was the social graces. Mrs. McComas led us through how to dance (with little or no sense of rhythm, not one of my better subjects), proper etiquette at the table and with a … Continue reading →

I’m back. I’ve unloaded some of the activities that were eating up my time so, hopefully, I’ll be able to do a better job keeping up with this in the future. Now back to my first summer at the Academy. … Continue reading →

On the third of June this year I had back surgery. I had a piece of bone removed from the bottom three of my lumbar vertebrae to make more room for my spinal nerve. The procedure is called a laminectomy … Continue reading →

We didn’t have a lot of money to spare, but I expected to go to college. I new vaguely that I was destined to become an engineer, but that was about it. I started looking for where I wanted to … Continue reading →

When I started writing this journal, I planned to put out a post every Thursday. It hasn’t worked out. I admit I’ve done better with a deadline, but I’ve gotten so far behind that I’ve decided to restart. If I … Continue reading →

After trying door to door sales and I don’t know what else, Dad finally found a job that suited him well, working as a surveyor for a small construction firm. I’m not sure why we moved but the new job … Continue reading →

The trip from Missouri to Delaware was not particularly memorable. In fact, the only thing I recall was driving through Pennsylvania on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. It was my first encounter with a limited access highway and with a toll road. … Continue reading →