Subjects and ghosts from the past.
I wrote the following post to my class West Point discussion list a while ago. Tonight was Ah-nulled Schwarzenegger night at the movies. I watched Conan the Barbarian since I hadn't seen it in quite a while. The film about Robert E. Howard's timeless character was filmed in Spain, some 16 years after Clint Eastwood's initial dabbling with… Continue reading “I’m so cold…so cold…”
When I first heard, saw, or read, "MAGA", my thoughts immediately went elsewhere, outside of the political realm, where the word, "maga", was not an acronym, where it was half of the duo, "Krav Maga". The term is derived from the Hebrew words "krav", meaning combat, and "maga", meaning contact. Krav Maga is a gift… Continue reading There’s Something Wrong with My Neck
A tale of purgatory. A scenario of transition. A true, short tale of a time between military active duty and the subsequent transition to civilian life. I’ve changed the names because…well…I’ve just changed the names. It made it easier to write. Rated R for language and sexual content. “Yo, Matt!” Matt Turner snatched the tossed… Continue reading A Time for Change
The proudest - and most difficult - achievement of my life. “I woke up in a cold sweat, I had a nightmare that I was still in Ranger School. Thank God that I was in Vietnam. Compared to Ranger School, combat was easy.” ~ COL. Robert A. "Tex" Turner, Ranger Hall of Fame.
The big Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser Station Wagon moved silently in a world of white. Conspicuous by its motion in a scene of winter still life, its three passengers rode without speaking in an atmosphere reflecting the moody gray of the overcast sky. With a slight turn of the steering wheel, the driver turned off West… Continue reading A Killing on the River
Chalk Dust 