I was watching some lame-ass TV show, I don’t remember which one, when I first heard the question, “Do you want to be happy, or do you want to be right?” While I’m not discounting that I may have dreamt the whole thing while in a Jack Daniels induced coma, I’m pretty sure I heard this question posed by some Dr. Philesque type self help guru who makes it his duty to keep happy couples happy. You see, while happy couples do happy things like go to the zoo, go to soRead More...

2009 was the year of the Cow. And boy did I feel like a cow this year. I tried to accomplish so much. I worked full time, went to school full time, participated in Air Force Reserve Drill every month, took care of 4 kids, kicked off 2 websites, and even got into web development. I didn’t exercise, eat right, or take the family on vacation or even a small trip. I mean, 2009 was reallyRead More...

These past three months that I’ve been home since my discharge have been a treasure.  My sons have grown so much since I first arrived to the USS Santa Fe in 2004 and I missed all of it.  I have very few years left with them before they go off to make their own way in this world and let me say, I don’t intend to miss another second.  This first Christmas back home and out of the Navy was a very Merry Christmas indeed andRead More...

The blog I'm posting below is actually something I wrote almost a year ago.  It was just prior to Christmas 2008 and right before my 8th anniversary.  As is turns out (just as I had planned mind  you), it was going to be my last Christmas on active duty and the last Christmas apart from my wife.

Now that I'm out and living the, "normal life" I now know what it means to walk this country's roads wrapped in the protective warmth of the freedoms made possible by alRead More...