Life Is Too Short

Life Is Too Short

Every so often, I’m reminded of my own mortality. When I was a teenager, I believed I was invincible. Then as I aged, I experienced the pain and grief that occurs when a loved one wanders past this mortal realm. I remember when I was in high school, I read The Diary...
Five Lessons I Learned From The Army

Five Lessons I Learned From The Army

Twenty-Two and a Half Years Ago, I enlisted in the U.S. Army. I just happened to be 22 years old at the time. Right after I turned 22, I finished my second year of college. My whole life up until that point in my life had already been planned out for me. I bought into...
A Life Well Lived

A Life Well Lived

A Life Well Lived Six months ago, on January 24th, I woke up at 6 am with a singular thought. She’s gone. My Nana, who was in her 93rd year, passed on from this life a few hours later. A few years ago, I flew to her home in Bangor to visit. I always had a special...
What’s Obvious To You is Magic to Others

What’s Obvious To You is Magic to Others

Many years ago, my wife Angel and I went to see the world-famous magician David Copperfield. It was a spectacular show. In the final trick of the show, David Copperfield transported himself from Raleigh, NC to a beautiful paradise island in the middle of the Pacific...
The Iron Cowboy Takes on America

The Iron Cowboy Takes on America

An Iron Cowboy?  What in the world is an Iron Cowboy? Once upon a time, there was a man that liked to compete in triathlons. While he was competing in the races, he would wear a cowboy hat.  That way, when his spectator friends and family saw him, they would know it...

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