Purpose

Why do you blog?

I ask myself this question every now and then. The answer varies.

I’ve blogged because I thought it would be cool to try. I’ve blogged to encourage myself to hone my writing skills. I’ve blogged solely to amuse my readers. I’ve blogged to get “discovered.” I’ve blogged because I’ve had nothing better to do.

Then . . . → Read More: Purpose

Hooah

Last night the Captain watched Platoon.

This morning I woke up with a wicked headache.

As a person acutely aware of how much time my beloved is kept away from me, I’ve noticed that in recent months battle assemblies have grown longer, sometimes starting on Fridays, and generally require “being in the field” for the duration. Teleconferences have . . . → Read More: Hooah

Something Wicked This Way Comes

I hate Halloween.

This declaration seems to shock people. They stare at me wide-eyed, their mouths agape, and eventually sputter out some version of, “But . . . why?”

I’m going to go out on a limb here, but I think spending the vast majority of my childhood Halloweens in a darkened house with the shades drawn while . . . → Read More: Something Wicked This Way Comes

Nag

I will be twenty-eight years old next month.

I have been living with the Captain for a year.

We have been dating for nearly four years.

Three women who sit in my corner of the building at work have gotten married in the last year and a half.

Two of the three other women that sit in my cubicle area . . . → Read More: Nag

Occupied

“Stacey, they keep you busier than a one-armed paper hanger around here.”

Yes. . . . → Read More: Occupied