The Tahlequah Pig

LRAFB, AR – 314th Avionics Maintenance Squadron It was the Spring of 1984 and I was going to my first competitive bicycle race with an awesome bike that I picked up in Germany while on TDY (Temporary Duty) to the UK the previous Fall. I actually picked up a...

100 Days in Rochester

While sitting in a coffee shop yesterday and cranking up my laptop that little message from my backup program appeared in the top right of my display to alert me to the fact of “No backups on xxxx for 99 days”. So I scribbled down some numbers on my...

Pilgrimage to the Adirondack Mountains

During the month of September I took a pilgrimage back to the beautiful Adirondack Mountains in New York State. I had not been there in 25+ years. In my early years we would travel as a family to Indian Lake – both a small town and a lake – to visit my...

Manchester and Jerusalem

Manchester England experienced an horrific terrorist attack Monday evening May 22nd. I have been watching the live coverage on Sky News to stay informed on the aftermath of this tragedy. Tuesday evening local UK time a vigil was held in the center of Manchester with...

Legislating Tolerance

A wise man once told me that Morality cannot be legislated. In light of recent chatter over North Carolina’s HB2 we are seeing the Departments of Education and Justice Legislate Tolerance. The Boss and others have shared their opinions and now the White House is...