Military
Thirteen Lip Glosses (far too many shoes) and a Reality Check
A tiny confession about excess — and why I’m finally paying attention (hint, it might have something to do with a shoe collection that could fund a small nation) …
Republicans are More Patriotic Than Democrats
I used to love going through my mom’s yearbooks. And I thought the boys with Xs were the ones she didn’t like. I was wrong. Very wrong. They were the …
Nanu Nanu—a Final Salute
I cannot even pretend to imagine what it would have been like … to be so young, and so scared, and so unprepared for the horrors of Vietnam. Nor can …
Time is a Relative Term
Last year, I let time have her way with me. Let her creep up and pass me by without so much as a glance in her direction. I squandered the present until …
A Life Unworthy of Living
I met a man. He asked if I knew who Dr. Death was. I did. And then, he handed me his POW card from Nazi Germany. A picture of a …
What Does Arlington and Library Day Have in Common?
Arlington. I am thankful for the country that I live in and for all the sacrifices that were made and are being made so my son can have a library …
What the Navy Honor Guard Taught Me
Flying with a fallen sailor changed the way I think about my own life, about fate, about fortune …