Our once-was, soon-to-be-again President of this great land has proffered the idea that the Gulf of Mexico should be renamed the "Gulf of America." This proposal, at the dawn of yet another "America First" era, raises the question of what other geographic names need to be changed?
It has been a little over two years since I retired from the navy. Given that it's Veterans Day, it's probably a good time to…
Continue reading → Reflections on the Transition to Civilian Live
Assorted musings on Thomas Cromwell (as one does on a random Sunday...) I am working my way through the second volume of Hilary Mantel’s “Wolf…
I was giving work my all: all my energy, my devotion, my humor, and my limited amounts of extroversion, with nothing leftover for the ones who loved me the most.
This is my first blog post in over four years. The break in writing was due the demands of work, school, and family, as well…
Thirty years later, the ghosts of Tiananmen continue to haunt. In this era of renewed competition and confrontation, we must be clear-eyed in understanding who we are dealing with.
Despite being written almost a century ago, "Arrowsmith" delivers a great deal of relevance for the modern reader. The novel is a remarkable meditation on the meaning of success and achievement in one's chosen profession.
I stood in front of my command, and hesitated. Did I really want to do this?
This past fall, the military blogosphere was awash with think pieces on “Lethality,” a focus of the 2018 National Defense Strategy released over a year ago. A…
Continue reading → Ready to Fight: The Importance of Lethality
It's important to have a job that fulfills you. But it shouldn't consume you. Otherwise, when it chews you up and spits you out, there's not much left for your family at the end of the day (or the end of your career).
Father, Sailor, Citizen 