The grass is dry The wells dried upWe’re poisoned by our paper cupsThe earth is swallowing houses wholeThe darkness dims our light from coalWhere men can’t find agreements in kindThere’s no way to know a man definedThe hurricanes swallow all to be It’s through that eye we all can see Death and viral loads abound […]
Tag: war
Army Strong ~KM
KM enhances mission command, facilitates the exchange of knowledge, supports doctrine development, fosters leaders’ development, supports lessons learned, supports training and enhances professional education. Ultimately, KM enables the Army to become an adaptable organization that is able to learn and change. The Army’s strategy focuses on advancement in a culture of innovation rather than survival […]
Fukushima vs. Syria
Harm or Help If America is going to do something productive for the world and take on responsibility to police the world, shouldn’t we be spending more time in Japan? I don’t normally watch the news but in the last day or so… I have. I am absolutely disgusted with the media and not […]
Angry and Disconnected
Increasingly we are disconnected. It is as simple as that and as complicated as that. We are disconnected from each other. The relationships that we have are finely strung interwoven webs of very fragile connections. The connections are fragile because of all of the miscommunication. Even when we stand in front of each other today […]
Statement and Question on Terrorist Activities
I work with a lot of people that have expertise in many areas of defense. One of my friends (colleague) is a subject matter expert on counter terrorism and other areas of warfare. Let us call her Mrs. M. Mrs. M asked me to think about and discuss the Boston marathon situation relative […]
Meet in the middle
When I was a child my mother put this picture on the refrigerator, it is simple and telling. I put this picture up at work as a constant reminder of the benefits and challenges of working with others. Regardless of who is at fault or the challenges we face it is my hope that […]
I don’t know what to write.
Every week I write this blog to address mostly work related concepts. Every once in a while when something important comes up or I am feeling that I want to go into something more personal I write about it. I mostly have written with the idea that I am contributing to in my […]
Dispatches from the Front: 5 December 2012
Christmas Day is 20 days from now. I wish for you and your loved ones a very Merry Christmas. It is a very special time of the year when even salty old dogs like me enjoy the magic the season brings. What is your favorite Christmas holiday song? My wife’s favorite is “Silent Night”. Although […]
In support of our Warfighter Creed
Perception “Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.” – Albert Einstein Google “Contractors Creed” and this is what you get from http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?57037-Contractors-Creed THE CONTRACTORS CREED I am a contractor. I look out for myself, the operators to my left and right, and no one else. I will always take advantage of the fact […]
Dispatches from the Front: 19 August 2012
Today ends Ramadan. Previously, I experienced this month long Islamic holiday during the two years deployed in Saudi Arabia. Back then, it was more of an annoyance than an igniter to increase our threat readiness level. Not only do we have the Taliban to worry about, recently, there is an increase of Green (Afghan soldiers […]
The Cohenization Project 