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Cold
I realize we Floridians will not gain a bit of sympathy from y’all UPN. But dang it! It’s cold! And this is Florida. Right now, sitting in my office while writing this, the outside air temperature is 39 degrees F. … Continue reading
ID Security
I woke this morning to the newscasters carrying another story about identity theft and the things the average person should do to avoid becoming a victim. For the most part, it is basic, common sense information; but there is more … Continue reading
Posted in Life in General, Personal
Tagged banks, be proactive in protecting yourself, Do Not Call Registry, Facebook, financial information, ID Security, identity theft, Internet, loan companies, managing information, personal information, putting yourself at risk, shredding, social media, telephone surveys
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The Owl Hoot Trail
Book two opens with Cliff and his new bride making their way back to Georgia. Cliff comes home to find the situation grimmer than the short message of his mother’s telegram. This leads to more adventure for Cliff as he … Continue reading
Posted in Life in General, Personal, Publishing, Reading, Writing
Tagged Clifford Brown, fertile imagination, Gold in the Red Desert, Louis L’Amour, Point Lookout Maryland, prisoner of war, Reb Brown, Southern Georgia, T.H. Bear, The Bear Lady, the gold rush, The Long Trail, The Owl Hoot Trail, the Pony Express, The Reconstruction Period, the War Between the States, The Withlacoochee Renegades, Wyoming
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Thanksgiving 1983
As we wrap up this Thanksgiving, I cannot help but reflect back on Thanksgiving 1983. In 1983, I found myself stationed at NAS Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and that Thanksgiving holiday was my first stationed overseas. There is nothing like an … Continue reading
Posted in Life in General, Personal
Tagged airmen, call to service, civil service, duty stations, fellow citizens, friends, good holidays, hostile duty stations, Marines, military service, NAS Guantanamo Bay Cuba, sailors, soldiers, standing watch, stationed overseas, Thanksgiving 1983, vet, young warriors
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Live, Love, and Laugh
Live, love, and laugh. It is a saying of which my in-laws are very fond. You can find it on the wall of one of their favorite restaurants in Tampa, Daddy’s Grill. That little saying says a lot about life. … Continue reading
Posted in Life in General, Personal
Tagged Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, classmates, Daddy’s Grill, dinner with great friends, friendship, good friends, in-laws, laughing with abandon, Live love and laugh, living life, loving without boundaries, mates, shipmates, squadron mates, Tampa, teammates, Wind Sand and Stars
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