Nothing good happens after 11 p.m. As a general rule, if it’s nighttime, you should be sleeping. I mean, I would. Why people are out running around at all hours of the night is still a mystery to me. Can I get an Amen? Shortly after 4 a.m. when the cobwebs are freshly...
There are only so many memorable moments that become ingrained in the psyche; that imprint themselves as moments of true bonding in the life of a son and his father. Few are the rites of passage on a boy’s journey to manhood. This shouldn’t be one of them. On a...
I was trapped. My cruiser was mangled and I couldn’t get out. But when I finally did, what I saw was not what I expected. Ever since the Academy there has been a voice in my head reminding me that when an officer calls for help my first job is to get there safely....
The best way I can describe myself that day is as ready as I’d ever be. I’m an Enneagram 1, which means I’m a perfectionist who pays attention to detail and believes the world is a meritocracy that rewards precise, hard work. It also means I care too much what other...
Smokey the Bear would have been so ashamed. A number of years ago my wife and I took my youngest brother and several of his compadres into the woods for an adventure. Though we were outnumbered by teenage boys 3 to 1, I figured if we had enough to eat we had a good...
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