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DID Detectives: Tricks of the Mind


It was while we were in Puerto Rico this last summer that we became aware that there was ‘someone’ playing mind tricks on us – and it wasn’t just from ‘outside’.  It was an insider one as well.  And we … Continue reading

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The Unseen Casualties: The Warrior Child


They are the unseen casualties of a war society; they are the casualties of a peaceful one.  And by “they” I mean those children of the warrior society, of the Military Machine. Every civilization has had to have one, I … Continue reading

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Memories Remembered and Never Forgot


Memory is a funny thing: it is malleable, and prone to err.  Add to that people’s tendency towards projecting their own assumptions, perceptions, and emotions upon an event – or an event not wholly glimpsed or heard – and you … Continue reading

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Something Good, Something Bad . . .


Here’s a picture of something good: These are baby chickies at my friend’s house.  He had a bucket full of them.  They are being born out of season.  He keeps them in his house.  They are very cute and things.  … Continue reading

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Goodbye – for a While


We must leave tomorrow – leaving the North American continent and flying far South of here to rescue a man. We shall be gone for a long while – three weeks – at which time we will return, bringing this … Continue reading

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Accidental Karma


When the doctors ask me “Have you ever been in an accident?”, the first thing I do is laugh (and laugh and laugh) and ask them if they’ve got an hour to spare, because I gave up counting the number … Continue reading

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A Marine Corps Tale: Tears in the Sand


It was hot.  But then again, I thought, the desert was supposed to be hot. Being a Southern boy, I had a natural advantage – the heat I was used to was hot and humid; this was hot and dry.  … Continue reading

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The Soldier


(as part of my ‘self-inventory’, meaning literally, an ‘inventory of selves”) The Soldier (aka “Sarge” and “The Marine”) is #4 or so on our list of “power members”; that is to say “he” can come forward of his own volition, … Continue reading

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Soldier’s Pay – A Mad Marine’s Perspective


So . . . Congress is going to ‘delay’ soldier’s pay until they pass a new budget.  ARE THESE FOLKS CRAZY???  You are talking about tickin’ off all the guys with the really cool guns! That’s how military coups get … Continue reading

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