Moving from seventh grade at North Shore Elementary School to eighth grade at the larger, much more “cosmopolitan” Kirby-Smith Junior High School was stressful, what with the older, larger, tougher kids from other parts of Jacksonville, Florida. That transition from bush league to big time was made much easier for me by a big fella … Continue reading Ernest Craun, a life well lived, RIP →

“All of America’s veterans have placed the nation’s security before their own lives. Their sacrifice creates a debt that America can never fully repay…. And we will not stop searching until we have accounted for every soldier and sailor and airman and Marines [sic] missing in the line of duty.”  President George Bush, 11 November … Continue reading What’s A Government Promise Worth? →

“All of America’s veterans have placed the nation’s security before their own lives. Their sacrifice creates a debt that America can never fully repay…. And we will not stop searching until we have accounted for every soldier and sailor and airman and Marines [sic] missing in the line of duty.” President George Bush, 11 November … Continue reading Time To End Don’t Ask, Don’t Search Policy →

“Sustema” I believe it’s a case of “sustema,” Doc. Sustema? Yeah, sustema, a composite whole, a Greek word we got from the Romans—only now we call it “systems.” Oh, systems. But I don’t understand what that’s got to do with your feelings of helplessness, anger, alienation and nausea, especially when you see your Social Security … Continue reading Life Is Just A Bowl of Systems →

His business associates called him “Mr. Connors,” or “Old Man Connors.”  His friends and relatives called him, “Arch.”  His employees, when he wasn’t present, called him “Fire-in-the-Hole.” Construction crews, just before setting off dynamite, yell “Fire in the hole,” as a warning to take cover, explosion about to take place. It fitted Arch Connors to … Continue reading Connors Construction Company →