5th Verse

Heaven and earth are impartial:  they see the 10,000 things as straw dogs.  The sage is not sentimental’  he treats all his people as straw dogs.
The sage is like heaven and earth:  To him none are especially dear, nor is there anyone he disfavors.  he gives and gives, without condition, offering his treasures to everyone.
Between [...]

Getting Older

I am 38.  I generally don’t feel 38, and frankly, when I tell people that I have 20 years in the military, they don’t believe me.
I have always been a little “baby-faced”.  It’s not such a bad thing to look and feel young but recently, the Army has been taking its toll on my body.
I [...]

Losing stuff

I have a bad habit of losing things.  Actually, I wouldn’t call it losing things, it’s more like misplacing them and then finding them again after I replaced them.
The most recent thing I have lost is my Army phone.  Now, don’t worry, it’s not classified as secret, there is no encoding, it’s not a Blackberry, and [...]