Journeys in the form of words
"From night problems we learned one lasting lesson: when a map and a compass come into contact with a second lieutenant, prepare yourself for confusion."- Robert Leckie https://www.amazon.com/Helmet-My-Pillow-Parris-Pacific/dp/107062117X?crid=1FYSC1201GX8E&keywords=helmet+for+my+pillow+by+robert+leckie+paperback&qid=1700935076&sprefix=helmet+for+my%2Caps%2C199&sr=8-1&linkCode=ll1&tag=mglikman08-20&linkId=3dafb201025b2d46a59079d72796f845&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
Days like today are important. It is a time to take a few steps back, silence anything and everything distracting, and look around. What do you see? America is not the only country that is free, but we are blessed to enjoy life with a sense of safety and a better quality that is so …
I have decided that another dose of cuteness was in the best interest of.....everyone. It doesn't matter what I am doing or what is going on, this little ball of joy always manages to put a smile on my face. Even after he once managed to get on the counter while we were out shopping …
Sometimes, it is nice to surprise the people that are important to you. It doesn't even have to be big. I decided to take a risk by cooking something new and using the chopper I bought on Amazon to shred some vegetables and chop up some cheese for homemade gyros. It took some time to …
Once upon a time, this used to be the day that didn't really start until about 7:00 PM. Didn't always have a plan, but that didn't stop an adventurous soul with an open mind. Now, I am content to stay at home, throw something good in the air fryer, and put on a funny show. …
I had one of those days where you just look around and can't help but appreciate everything that is happening around you. I see so much to be grateful for and so much that should be so much more appreciated than it is. Have you ever lived in a world where you could attend a …
I try to make it my mission every year to watch Band of Brothers and The Pacific at some point. I would encourage anyone, regardless of culture, to give both of these television series a viewing. I do not encourage this lightly, but I feel that it is important to understand the price of freedom …
"If you can't do the little things right, you will never do the big things right."- Admiral William H. McRaven (Make Your Bed) I love a good military story, but if you are looking for a book about war, Make Your Bed might not exactly be the book for you. Yes, it is a book …
"It won't always go your way, so you can't get trapped in this idea that just because you've imagined a possibility for yourself that you somehow deserve it. Your entitled mind is dead weight. Cut it loose. Don't focus on what you think you deserve. Take aim on what you are willing to earn."- David …
"We have to show the world that not all of us are like him. Otherwise, this will always be Hitler's Germany."- Major General Henning von Tresckow (Valkyrie) Valkyrie is another movie that you would not expect from Tom Cruise. It wasn't action-packed, no death-defying stunts, no romantic twists, and like any movie based on a …
Journeyman's Legacy 