Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Here We Go Again?

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I have had my attention drawn to a post in Defense One  (No, not the Defense version of Police One ) about the current situation in Afghan...
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Thursday, February 01, 2018

The Bridges of Basrah

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Two and a half years after coming home from Afghanistan (and 4 months later, getting sent to New Orleans after Katrina) I was called back up...
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Friday, November 10, 2017

OK, I did run up the ski slope

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It appears I sort of left the story hanging, last post, those months ago.  I did run up this: I stopped and took a couple of pictures o...
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Saturday, July 15, 2017

Preparing for Running up a ski slope II

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Last year, I ran up a slope at Seven springs Ski Resort, while I was there for the World Boardgaming Championships. I have been trying to...
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Friday, February 10, 2017

Board Game Convention!

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The gaming group I belong to is hosting its 7th annual "Ludophilia" (our best Latin for "Love of games") convention. ...
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Thursday, October 20, 2016

Viking ship spotted...in Waterford

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While in the "Viking Triangle" of Waterford, Ireland, I turned a corner and ran across this: Waterford was the last Viking to...
Monday, August 01, 2016

Running (or slogging) up a ski hill

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While at the World Boardgaming Championships in Seven Springs (a ski resort in Western Pennsylvania) I decided to see if I could run/jog/...
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Friday, April 29, 2016

New and Increased respect for carpenters

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I finished a day of carpentry on a Habitat for Humanity project and realized....I was profoundly tired and stiff. How on Earth do people do ...
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Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Gaming Convention!

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Ludophilia VI is on!  May 12-15 at the Country Inn & Suites in Elgin, IL As we bid adieu to 2015, we turn our hearts and minds to 20...
Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Veteran's Day 2015

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Looks like a low key day for me. I am going to break out the Dress Blue uniform later (yes, it still fits) so I do have that going for me. ...
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Monday, May 25, 2015

Memorial Day 2015

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Near An-Nasiryiah, Iraq In early 2008, SSG Juantrea Bradley, SPC Tenzin Samten and SPC Dustin Jackson were killed in a rocket attack on...
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Saturday, February 28, 2015

Gaming Time!

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Get your red hot information on Northern Illinois best named boardgaming convention Ludophilia V   ! This year's motto "Ludophil...
Saturday, February 21, 2015

I are..uh, am, umm is(?) an ARe

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Finally finished the last requirement to get my " Associate in Reinsurance " or ARe 'designator' So I can proudly procla...
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Saturday, January 31, 2015

Basil Fawlty had his Moose head, I had a light switch

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A recurring scene in the old Fawlty Towers series was seeing Basil trying to get a moose head hung up on the wall near the front desk.  He ...
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Saturday, December 20, 2014

You konw what makes you feel good?

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Me: "Dad [my Dad/the kids grandfather] is home from the hospital" Kids (in unison): "Yea!" They literally cheered . ...
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