Memorial Day 2018

May 27, 2018

“If ever proof were needed that we fought for a cause and not for conquest, it could be found in these cemeteries. Here was our only conquest: all we asked…was enough of her soil in which to bury our gallant dead.” – Lt. General Mark W. Clark (h/t to Rumpole for the idea and the […]

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The ides of March are upon us!

March 15, 2018
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CAESAR: Who is it in the press that calls on me? I hear a tongue, shriller than all the music, Cry ‘Caesar!’ Speak; Caesar is turn’d to hear. Soothsayer: Beware the ides of March. Julius Caesar – William Shakespeare Act 1, Scene II Happy March 15th! Go get you some culture and read you some […]

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Difficult Conversations

February 16, 2018

I never wanted to have this conversation with my 13-year-old, but sadly, I had to have it tonight. See, the conversations about life, sex, body issues, boys, and all the other shit that you need to do as a father of daughters, well they’re all tough. But a conversation about what to do if you […]

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Adieu 2017

December 30, 2017

Wow, the end of the year is finally upon us. Thank sweet baby jeebus. This year wasn’t bad or good, it just was. I’m happy to have survived relatively unscathed. 2017 challenged me in good ways and bad. I fought and won, and fought and lost. While the year tried like heck to knock me […]

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Forward, Always Forward!

December 4, 2017

I didn’t expect to get dizzy when I reached the top, but I did. My first thought was “JP, what in the hell were you thinking?” I willingly climbed up an 8-foot ladder and then another 40 feet off the ground to the top of the tower and tried to turn around on a pole. […]

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