Rita Jacobs stands on the edge of a canyon. She looks down and sees a raging river. Fear grips Rita for she wants to cross. She takes two large steps back. Rita gets pulled toward the mesa. Every day she goes to the ledge and looks. Every day Rita turns and walks away. Today …
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What’s Your Creative Outlet?
On Sunday morning, while having my Latte Protein shake, I will watch a Tested YouTube video of Adam Savage answering questions from the Tested members. Over the past few Sundays, he’s been touching on a subject that kept popping into my thoughts. It’s about what my creative expression is. I agree with Adam; we all …
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Stories and Observations
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Read MoreA Move And A New Chapter
For the entire month of August, I have been working through one of the longest moves of my life. It wasn’t because of the amount of stuff I had to move. I was waiting for my remodeled place to be ready due to many delays. What I learned during the actual physical move was that …
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Days of Enterprise
I’ve been a Trekkie since 1966. Admittedly, when The Next Generation hit the airwaves, I rejected it. It took the first few episodes to win me over. I came to accept other characters in the Star Trek universe other than Kirk and Spock. Today, I can happily admit I have watched all the Star Trek …
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Chapter 28 – First Outing
The Hueys carrying C4 and their gear took turns dropping down in the clearing and offloading. Seeing the men standing around waiting for instructions made Psycho realize the first of two problems. Before leaving, he had not given the men specific instructions as to what he wanted them to do after the Hueys dropped them …
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Chapter 27 – Delivery and Deployment
The next morning on the way back from breakfast, Psycho hung back as he watched the members of C4. It was then he came to the realization that he was where he was meant to be. His stomach knotted, for now he needed not only to act like, but be an Army sergeant who could …
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Chapter 26 – Tit for Tat
After breakfast, Sgt. Psycho broke off from C4 to head over to the morgue. He reached for the door handle when the door flew open, revealing Lt. Doyle. “I was wondering when I would see you again.” She said. “I’ve been busy between Capt. Phillips animal control and getting C4 ready.” “I heard about the …
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Chapter 25 – The Training Course
“What location did you find for our training range?” Sgt. Psycho asked Mick as they walked out the West Gate. “Once we go up that hill, you will be able to see all three shooting stations. Sparky and I staked out where to set up each shooting station.” “What about any stray bullets going where …
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Chapter 24 – About Leroy
Sgt. Psycho and Leroy stepped out of Central Command North when Leroy asked, “Where’s the jeep and the lion?” “Don’t worry about it. It’s not our concern anymore.” “I left my M14 in the jeep.” “Why would you do that?” “I figured that after talking with the Captain, he would send me to the kitchen. …
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