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“They carried all the emotional baggage of men who might die. Grief, terror, love, longing–these were intangibles, but the intangibles had their own mass and specific gravity, they had tangible weight. They carried shameful memories. They carried the common...
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As long as I can remember, I’ve been a boxing fan. When I was a kid, my dad got a set of boxing gloves for me. He wanted to teach me how to defend myself. We would spar as he showed me how to jab and hook. I learned well. I never lost a fight growing up, but I...
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When I was a 22-year-old sailor stationed overseas, I thought about becoming a dentist. The dentist I worked for at the time saw potential in me and even pushed me to attend some college course in the evenings. When I transferred back to the States in 1988, I fully...
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I’m a huge fan of documentaries. Growing up I loved Victory at Sea and The World at War. Now I often find myself watching documentaries on PBS or Netflix. What makes a good documentary, or a story, is a good narrator. If you were to have a documentary made about...
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I’ve seen some beautiful sunsets. Beaches on Guam and in Australia. In the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California. In the high deserts of Arizona and of course on long road trips headed West. All were beautiful, but nothing inspires me more than a sunrise. I didn’t...
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When I saw a Facebook ad promoting a Queen concert in Nashville, I immediately opened it. There are three bands I’d like to see live before I’m too old to hear: AC/DC, KISS, and Queen. AC/DC doesn’t tour as far as I know although there are always rumors. KISS is on...
