My gym piped in music from speakers in the ceiling for those who didn't care to wear iPods while working out. Unlike that of other fitness centers I found my gym's choice of songs pleasant even if sometimes they weren't conducive to a workout state of mind. Hugh Prestwood's poetic "The Song Remembers When", soulfully… Continue reading The Song Remembers When
"Wow, he left it all out there. He gave 110%!" "We all know how important today is, and so it's important that we go out there and give 110%!" I, and I'm sure you, hear similar remarks on a frequent basis. I, and I'm sure you, also know that this is impossible. In fact, anyone… Continue reading 110%!
It was heating up out here in Arizona. We were expecting our first 90° day, on the way to the summer's triple digits. I was reminded of how nice it is to be able to get into my climate controlled Dodge Challenger and go anywhere, at any time, in comfort, a comfort bordering on the… Continue reading Once Upon a Time in the West
Charles "Charlie" Goodnight cast a large shadow over the American West. He fought in the Civil War. His name is half of that of the 2,000 mile Goodnight-Loving Trail blazed by him and Oliver Loving (and later John Chisum) when they drove the first herd of cattle from the Texas Panhandle, through Colorado, to Wyoming.… Continue reading Good. Night.
Back in the late 1970s I was sent on TDY (Temporary DutY) to West Fort Hood in Texas to be Fort Benning's Infantry School Liaison to TCATA (TRADOC Combined Arms Test Activity) to test the target hardware and establish the procedures that would become the heart of the NTC (National Training Center) at Fort Irwin,… Continue reading Texas!
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