I wrote what follows back in 1996. Someone on the original West Point Forum had mentioned the incident and it had been like the exercise we'd done back in school where a person whispers something in someone's ear, who then whispers it in another's ear, and then another, and so on, until the last person… Continue reading For Lack of Discipline
Adjudicate Ah-JOO-di-cate Yourself you must ED-joo-cate: it's not AD-joo-cate but ad-JOO-di-icate. You're a doctor, speak like one. Or do you just play one on TV? ~ Dempsey 🌵
Fort Benning, Georgia. United States Army Airborne School Headquarters. 1977. “Shouldn’t you be working down the hill?” The young lady admonished the lieutenant sitting by her desk. He grinned back at her and stood up. “Yeah, I think I’ve slacked off enough. See you later?” “You obviously know how to find me…” He caught the… Continue reading A Time of Innocence
So what if I bought it myself? ~ Dempsey 🌵
I was working at home with the TV show "The Doctors" on in the background when attorney and author Ann-Margaret Carrozza let fly the word "HAIR-assment". Well, "harassment" is pronounced "her-ASS-ment", darlin'. I realize some people have issues with vocalizing what are essentially the street names for anatomical parts (in this case, "her ass") but… Continue reading No, That’s Not How You Say It
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