These are recollections that I have of receiving my rank; non-comissioned officer, full corporal. That means I wore my rank on my sleeves, two stripes, and that I was not saluted to by soldiers but rather braced to or they were required to stand to attention when I addressed them. I was part of both the [...]
Memories are like those eccentric relatives everybody has in their family. You know the one. Like the uncle who asks children to pull his finger and promptly farts loudly enough to chase the dog into the yard and set teacups and windows rattling. Or the granny who has [...]
So I have worked my way through the entire six seasons of Dawson’s Creek since my return from my epic fail in the US. The Creek has been a blessed bandaid for my aching heart. Seriously, I kid you not. I highly recommend you do the same the next time you find yourself faced with [...]
Alpha: a train. This is how this all began. This Army thing. This rite of White Male South African’s into manhood. This obstacle course of emotion, brutality juxtaposed alongside tenderness, each highlighting the other. This initiation into a society of boys masquerading as killers. The alpha, and again a train. It began with a train [...]
I f you've ever seen the movie The Big Chill you'll kind of get how I view death, and for that matter life. chill I saw her today at a reception A glass of wine in her hand I knew she would meet her connection At her feet was her footloose man No, [...]