I NOW KNOW WHY MEN WHO HAVE BEEN TO WAR YEARN TO REUNITE, NOT TO TELL STORIES OR LOOK AT OLD PICTURES. NOT TO LAUGH OR WEEP. COMRADES GATHER BECAUSE THEY LONG TO BE WITH THE MEN WHO ONCE ACTED THEIR BEST, MEN WHO SUFFERED AND SACRIFICED, WHO WERE STRIPPED RAW, RIGHT DOWN TO THEIR...
From punchcard computing IBM 360/65 at Iowa State, I found myself as a USMC Captain with an IBM Series/1 in 1979, which I dug into with a vengeance (EDX/EDL anyone?) Hired by AEtna in 1985 into a skunkworks unit that ported insurance applications to the Series/1, and then onto the...
As important as the gear in the jacket is how that gear is organized. Anything that you place in interior pockets should be gear that you would not need frequent access to. Items like a shelter kit, contractor bag, fire kits, and emergency blankets are not items that you would need imme...
I’ve always stored ideas on my closet for too long and I also regreted it for a while. One thing that I don’t agree with is though the way you describe that when reaching FI, the only way to find meaning in life is by starting a business. You are the one that has FI experienc...
LSBLanding Support Battalion(USMC) LSBLeast Significant Bit/Byte LSBLong Spine Board LSBLocal Standards Board(various organizations) LSBLess Said the Better(idiom) LSBLone Star Bank LSBLower Sternal Border LSBLanding Ship Barge LSBLanding Ship, Bombardment(hull classification; US Navy) ...
Hm, this might get long... It doesn't seem I was destined to become one. Growing up in Split, Croatia where winter temperatures rarely go below 0 (that's °C, not °F) and serious snowfall is a once in a lifetime occurrence, it is more than a stretch to say that frozen tundra...
The towns have gotten in on the deal increasingly. “Long distance” backpackers to them tend to be one more type of tourist to fill the town coffers. A little stinkier but no one is going to split a side salad with a side of water. Many younger thru-hikers split room costs however...