So, I make my pilgrimage to Tucson on Sunday to go to a nice big book store and get some new running shoes. I had my last pair for something like five years which is way too long. The running shoe industry--of course--recommends a new pair every six months. I may run a few miles every week, but I think they're just trying to get me to buy more ( Read more... )

Yesterday, we took a photo of everyone at work out in front of our building for someone's going away plaque. We arranged ourselves with the taller people in back and the shorter people in front. We took a couple of pictures to make sure there was at least one that turned out. Everyone was getting restless for the last one and we were a little ( Read more... )

My class graduated last week. It was actually a good graduation. It's funny how I enjoyed it more than any of my own graduations. It was nice to have a day that was all about the students where things were done for them instead of to them. They certainly earned it ( Read more... )

It’s official, I’m the “man.” And not that bad kind of “man,” who’s always keeping people down and raping the environment, either. I was voted Instructor of the Cycle by my class. Not to sound conceited, but I did expect this. I spent more time with the students than anyone else, if I wasn’t the actual instructor of a class I provided input on ( Read more... )

So, I'm out at the field training site for my class last night and I play a role for one of the interrogators. This guy is not one of MY students, by the way. It lasted three hours and was a hilarious ordeal.

( Should Be a Scene from Catch-22 )

I have 24 hours of duty today, so this is probably the best opportunity I have to update my long neglected LiveJournal. I had hoped to post some of my teaching experiences with my first class, but I was too busy teaching to do any real posting on the subject. Now I have another class and I haven’t posted a single thing about the first one. It ( Read more... )

His name was Chris and he left behind a wife and two children. He died of wounds received in Afghanistan in August 2002. A fragment from a grenade went through his brain. He lived longer than he was supposed to, long enough to be reunited with his wife and his brother. I was fortunate enough to be a part of that reunion and it is still one of ( Read more... )

When I created this journal, I promised to post a big, long, whiny explanation about a relationship that had ended badly. I started to do that, but then stopped because it was too long and too bitter. I don't really feel like whining about it any more. I'm at peace with how things are right now an am actually happy to be out of a situation that ( Read more... )

I’ve been pondering something lately and wondering where I fit in in the big scheme of things. Actually, I’m wondering if I even fit in at all ( Read more... )

Woo hoo! It's been a while due to the whole poly thing. It was nice. I even got a little nasty and fingered her asshole. She liked it. >:)