In my own Home Design business prior to going to Afghanistan, I developed over those 30 years an array of forms and checklists to assist my clients and me through the home design and construction process. Like any business I
From the Frying Pan Into the Fire! You want me to do what? Podcasts! What are those? Just as I was thrown into the war zone and many times stood there with bullets and rockets flying by, shocked like a
The America Dream – a Mexican Horatio Alger Story Working hard can improve your life Generally, my blog posts pertain to my time spent in Afghanistan or reflections relating to Afghan experiences. This post is a story that has to
Looking down from a helicopter over the landscape of Afghanistan, seeing the abandoned ancient ruins, I wondered about this desolate and remote area of the world and suddenly pictured “The Silk Road”. Because of the Silk Road, Afghanistan was once
I’ve been sharing stories from Afghanistan with family and friends and while speaking to many groups in recent years. But many wanted more, and I was encouraged to put them in one place – a book. I thought, how hard
I was a deer-in-the-headlights leaving my family and a 25 plus years Architectural Designing business behind heading to war zone Afghanistan to work as a Country Construction Manager, changing my job and life! I traveled to remote areas to help
What does it mean to be deployed in the military or deployed as a civilian contractor? By definition, to be deployed is to move into position for military action. Deployment refers to assigning people to serve in various locations. They
The other day I was sitting on my front porch watching the sun set and heard a Black Hawk Helicopter fly overhead. It was a sound I have heard a hundred times before. The familiar wish-wish sound of the whirling
At times I wonder what the sole purpose and meaning of writing my book and what am I trying to accomplish in writing these blogs. I have racked by brain at times, stared at my computer screen, or looked off
A couple weeks ago celebrating one of my grand-daughters birthdays in Oregon, as she was about to blow out the candles I had a flashback of my deployments in Afghanistan, a quick reminder of all the holidays, birthdays and Anniversaries
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