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An Open Letter to the Armed Services
Dear Officiates that Oversee the Recruiting Process, Once upon a time I was a recruit for the California Army National Guard, and I did everything that was needed of me, and yet I was wronged. Now I’m feeling more and … Continue reading
Generation X, Generation Y; But What of my Generation?
As I sit here today I begin thinking I am almost 25 years old and yet I have not accomplished many of the things I had wanted to do; I have not written a great genre defying tome, created a … Continue reading
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On Troubled Waters, Ship Pass in the Night
Whatever our reasons for being here may have been, we were ultimately stuck on this trip together, we were all just ships passing in obliviously in the night. Each of us wide eyed and bushy tailed, looking for our next … Continue reading
Going for Miles and Miles
In Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin Jr.’s seminal stop motion animated masterpiece Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town, walking was used to describe a characters transformation for evil into good; as well as describing a person taking their first steps, and … Continue reading
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Fear, or the Absence Thereof
Taking some time off and thinking about everything, my reasoning and what had essentially led to my decision in joining the Army I would have to say now that it was because of this unwitting desire to feel fear. As … Continue reading
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Tagged Army, California Army National Guard, Ceremony, fear, Fort Sill, Military, National Guard, Oklahoma, United States Army
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Somehow We’re Hurdling Backwards in Time
Is it just me or am I the only one feeling like gay people are slowly degrading the population of the United States? It seems like for the past few years the gay community had been trying to fit in … Continue reading
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Tagged Advancement, annoyance, Gays, repression
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My Problem with iTunes
My biggest problem with iTunes is not it’s lack of properly categorizing artists in their proper genre or the fact that some albums that I love dearly (Depeche Mode’s Black Celebration) are not even available for purchase. No my problem … Continue reading
Down By the Water
Sometimes, we as people, take a lot of things for granted, especially in the civilian world. For instance we, as young adults, take most of our natural abilities for granted; one such thing we take for granted is our ability … Continue reading
The Long Road 