Archive for July 2025
Good People
I was deployed to Iraq twice. The flights to and from required stops for refueling. Bangor Maine was always one of them. Then there were stops either in Ireland, Germany, Italy and then Kuwait or in the case of my first trip to Iraq, Romania. Romania and Kuwait were memorable because of that was the…
Read MoreThe Whole Point
My friend Fred and I have started a podcast called Deported to Sweden. https://deportedtosweden.buzzsprout.com/2513002 . It’s likely that if your reading this, you already know that. You probably also know that it’s basically Fred and I sitting around, drinking Bourbon and talking. We talk about writing, movies, art and other related things. We also wax nostalgic…
Read MoreWhat is a Week end?
There is a great line in the first season of Downton Abbey when one character mentions that he is looking forward to the upcoming weekend. And the incomparable Maggie Smith, playing the Dowager Countess Grantham perfectly delivers the line; “What is… a week end?” She says this so convincingly that watching it one genuinely believes…
Read MoreI’d rather be busy
My best friend sent me a text message today. He was making a wry observation about his job and this led to the inevitable inquiries as to our weekends. We chatted each listing our weekend activities. Neither of us were slouches this weekend. His involved a little travel and the building of a new deck.…
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