When the Smoke Clears

I am blessed. I have many friends to whom I can turn for support, hanging out, etc. These are men and women I know I can call if I need something and know they feel comfortable calling me in times of need. While some might interpret it as being a pushover one can take advantage [...]

I’ve almost always been a busy person. Even when I had a very bad case of mono contracted from a patient, my doctor and friends worried that I’d never recover because I was always trying to do something. And I was. To the point I nearly had to be hospitalized.
But we carve moments of peace [...]

A great weekend two weekends ago, and I realized that this post has been sitting in the drafts folder and never put up there. Oops.
I had my first drill with my home unit, met some great people, and I think proved my medical worth to at least one grumpy officer who had been having ear [...]

Sitting on the deck tonight listening to the weekend end, I thought about the plans and purposes of things. The dogs off in the valley and up the other side of the ridge had changed their tone from their nightly barking into braying, a set of howls looming over the mountain to reverberate. Perhaps with [...]

If I could spend the rest of my days in this season, in this time, I would. The autumn is just starting to settle into the forest, and this evening, as the sun goes down behind the ridge, the light playing across the woods, a veil of darkness walking up the valley, I felt a [...]

Across from me sits a young girl, taking notes in class. She is dressed all in pink except for her brown shoes. She hides her larger shape under a pink NYC sweater. Her hair looks pulled back and falling to the sides in natural curls reminiscent of the 1910s and early 20s. Her face is [...]

Certain biologists appear to be proud of their nerditude, expecting us to worship her in her nerdacity. Um, hello? She’s like a research biology professor? Autonerd, anyone?

Apparently they think I’m not such a dork. Apparently they have not seen me walk while holding anything other than a bookbag. Talk about a klutz. I just make [...]

Adjusting to the role of “citizen soldier” is taking a little time. I have learned there are some ways in which to save money as a solider, however, including the commissaries, if one is available nearby. (which there isn’t for me, but I occasionally have to go to the big base.) These are basically decently [...]

just saying… I might have found a temporary barrier, but in today’s episode of “What In the Hell Was I Thinking?” I may have made a little mistake.
See, I’m running fast for my age, but one of my elites challenged me. Now I know better but I decided to try to shave a little [...]

One would think with a few decreased responsibilities that there would be a little more free time around the place. Not so.
I’ve cut back on the amount of time I am willing to spend at my regular job. Events prior to and after Basic have demotivated me from working the 60+ hours per week. [...]

The weekend started off well, with me hearing from two of my employees, “Why don’t you go on home early? We’ll call you if something comes up but it’s Friday, nothing’s going to happen.” And it didn’t. But mom called.
She and her sister were on their way back from West Virginia. A number of [...]

Well, the first weekend of drill has come and gone. Interesting.
Actually I was also handed off to my real unit at the end of the weekend and I’m looking forward to meeting up with them and spending time learning about our mission, along with getting prepared to go at a moment’s notice.
But, heh, [...]