Deployment to Ukraine I understand that most of my time in Ukraine was during 2018, but I completed the deployment in 2019 that’s why it is on this list. The opportunity I had to experience the Ukrainian culture and travel around Europe was just unbelievable. It was an experience that I’ll probably never have again…
Category: Work Stuff
19 Things That Made 2019 Amazing – Part 1 of 3
Began Purge Process During the last couple of months this year, we decided to start purging from our mass of stuff. This is in preparation for something you’ll read about later, but we have good reason to start this process and continue it through next year. Listened to or read 25+ books I’m not a…
2018: A Road Most Traveled
Last year was filled with a lot of movement, for work and for pleasure. Living in Middle Tennessee and working in East Tennessee is strenuous enough, but when you add a National Training Center rotation, Pre-Deployment Site Survey, Pre-Deployment training, and the actual deployment, I found myself traveling for work more than I ever have….
Wordless Wednesday – Closing The Gate
Another installment of Wordless Wednesday with words. Many people say, “A picture is worth a thousand words.” I believe this picture is worth so much more than any amount of words the greatest author, journalist, essayist, or even critic could scribe to paper or publish to the internet . No words can ever take away…
Friday’s Frustration – Too Much Juice
Where to begin? It’s been a while and for that I apologize. I really haven’t felt like writing for the last month or so. I’ve been working some long hours but mainly I’ve been annoyed, disappointed and just all around pissed off. These frustrations aren’t new, but they’ve seemed to have me spiraling me into…
Monday’s Motivation – Leadership Lessons from Tony Dungy
The other day I received an email from the Adjutant General (TAG). Normally when the TAG sends emails, they come right before a holiday to let us know he is appreciative of us and our work and to take off an hour early. This email was a little different. There wasn’t a holiday involved and…
Thursday’s Three – Three Ideas from Robert E. Lee
My first installment of Thursday’s Three. This was not what I had in mind when brainstorming ideas for daily posts, (okay I actually stole most of my ideas, but isn’t plagiarism the best form of flattery?) I was hoping to post things like my three new favorite songs, three favorite things I like to do…