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“You have power over your mind – not outside events.

Realize this, and you will find strength.”


― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

#COVID Again

So I have COVID. This is pretty crappy. I feel pretty crappy. I lose my breath just taking the pups out. Being sick wouldn’t be so bad if it wasn’t such a miserable way to be. It’s hard to do homework or study when I feel like this. I have intermittent nausea and headaches. Sometimes…

Synchronicities – A Journal Entry

Life is so entertaining. Months ago, before I left for school, my friend Philip gave me a book* written by Harold Bloom. He thought that this was the same author that had frustrated me completely in a class I took a couple of years ago (with a philosophy professor moonlighting as an English professor) when…

First Day at Yale College

I am trying to ensure I create space in my day to write about this experience for a number of reasons. One, because I will eventually forget them. Someday, I’ll read these posts and likely not remember writing them or even living the memories I’m recording here. This is just how it’s been to read…

Flashback: Remembering the Repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

This is a post I wrote December 16, 2010. It was first posted to Army Strong Stories – a blog created and curated by the U.S. Army. The other day, I received an email from someone I served with several years ago.  I first met her when we both joined the Army.  She was unaccustomed…

“Where would I find enough leather To cover the entire surface of the earth? But with leather soles beneath my feet, It’s as if the whole world has been covered.” ~Shantideva

hello, you.

Because of my brain injury, I worry about dementia and memory loss. Alzheimer’s, even. So this blog is to try to capture some of the adventures in my life. For me, for you, for no one. I’ll likely write about day to day life, opportunities, dreams, dramas, etc. This will likely include everything from my…


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