Category: Musings
Posted on August 13, 2023
Handicaps and Flaws
Generally speaking, interesting characters have to overcome obstacles. That’s why Superman bores me. It’s hard for the most powerful being around to face challenges that don’t immediately turn absurd. Something writers think about when developing those characters is …
Posted on June 18, 2023
Father’s Day Round Two
Today is my second Father’s Day as an actual father. This one sinks in deeper than the first given that during the first, my son was basically a semi-sentient potato capable only of pooping and crying. Now, however, …
Posted on April 24, 2023
It’s All Connected: Scams, Conspiracies, and Belief
In an interview shortly after publishing The Da Vinci Code, author Dan Brown stated unequivocally that the various secret holy orders contained within were real, that the French monarchy blood line claimed to have been wiped out in …
Posted on April 9, 2023
Easter Message ’23
Happy Easter! What a special day this is. For many, it involves egg painting, Easter baskets, and large quantities of sugar. The best part of that is how much of it revolves around doing it with family, a …
Posted on March 13, 2023
I Left My Heart in SpaceX – Starbase
One of the unique parts of life in the military is you never really know what your job will be. Sure, you have your specialty code, but ultimately you are a widget they can and will slot into …
Posted on February 5, 2023
The Infinite Variabilities of Taste
Taste is a funny concept. You can have good taste or bad, acquired taste or popular. The one thing we all have in common is we each have our own taste, be that for food, media, or people. …
Updated on February 5, 2023
ChatGPT, So Hot Right Now
“A wise man can get more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.” – Baltasar Gracian They’ve done it. They went and ruined my writing career before it ever had a chance, and they …
Posted on November 27, 2022
Humility – Leadership’s Most Important Facet
When you search ‘leadership books’ on Amazon, it returns over 30,000 results. I won’t even try to quantify the number of blogs, podcasts, newsletters, sermons, and social media posts on the subject. There must be billions of words …
Posted on November 20, 2022
The Three Questions of Life
The verdict is in: life is hard. Show me a person who claims they have never struggled and I will show you a liar. Of life’s many obstacles, understanding it is often the most difficult. Anyone can put …
Posted on September 25, 2022
Joining the Military: A Tale Told in Three Parts
Our society has an unfortunate tendency. We expect children on the cusp of adulthood to know what they want to do with their lives before graduating from high school, regardless of further need for emotional and maturity development. …
