Pokemon and the Future of Reality
This week, for the first and I hope only time, I stood in front of my Sailors at an all-hands call and talked about Pokemon…
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Play Your Heart Out
A little over a year ago, I celebrated Independence Day at Osan Air Base in South Korea. The 51st Fighter Wing put on a terrific 4th of…
A Week Like This
On July 5th, Alton Sterling was shot and killed in Louisiana by Baton Rogue police as they had him pinned to the ground. The…
Instilling Traits and Values: Starting With the End in Mind
I wrote in a previous post that one of the ways my military career has influenced my parenting is the idea of “starting with the…
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Our Fragile Democracy
A few weeks ago, my daughter asked me a really fascinating question: “You said the colonies started the American Revolution because they were being taxed…
The Great Unraveling
On Thursday, the citizens of the United Kingdom chose, by a slim majority, to withdrawal from the European Union. Prime Minister David Cameron agreed to…
Casting Stones
Last month, a boy climbed into a gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo, resulting in the staff having to make the difficult but ultimately correct…
Breaking the Faith
I have up until this point demurred from writing about the recent defense authorization bill that will reduce future cost of living adjustments to military…
Much Thanks
I'm fortunate this year that life has slowed down enough for me to give serious thought to what I'm thankful for: - A house that's…
Leadership, at Home and at Sea
As I wrote in the introduction to this blog, I truly believe that the practice of leadership has certain aspects that are universal in application,…
Father, Sailor, Citizen 