This story has been going around for years, and as with all stories that I tell from this time frame, this is told to the best of my memory. The other part to this story, that I must disclose before the telling, is that it is something that, in a very weird way, has become a mark of honor for me. For my wife… well… that is for her to tell you.
Now, TO THE BACKSTORY!! (said in my best Adam West impersonation)
It was July 3, 1989.
Sometime in the early evening.
I was 18 and just over a month to go before I shipped off to Navy boot camp.
I was standing in my front yard saying goodbye to a friend.
I don’t recall the reason she had come over, but I won’t ever forget the conversation that followed us walking out and her standing at her car before she left.
Now, before I get into the conversation, some details are in order. Continue reading It Starts…
I have a concern.
It’s a fairly large concern to be honest.
One that, if gone unchecked, could destroy civilization as we know it.
What is it that can be so detrimental that it has me dedicating an entire blog post to it? Continue reading Hey, Hollywood… knock it off.
In this world there are seven sins,
That harm us all from within,
If I were to add an eight,
It would be to never date.
Thoughts from the Front 