Paul was my best friend.  Knowing Paul, he was a best friend to many others.

This picture is how I remember Paul.  Laid back, easy going and ready to get down to business and get things done.  “Bingo, bingo, bingo” was a saying that he kept alive from our trigonometry teacher and his football coach.

We met in [...]

If you see me this holiday season and I look a little dewy-eyed, it’s not the alcohol, but the countless reasons that I have to be grateful for this year. As I look back at the trying times that my family and I have experienced this year, I’m sure that you would understand.

We go [...]

I just finished reading the biography of John Adams, the second president of the United States. If you read this book, you get a real sense of what people can truly believe in. So much so, that they would risk their lives for it.

I think that the real battles that were fought for over [...]

I had only been out of the Army for about a year and was only 22. I was attending university and crossed paths with someone that had been in the Marines. He too, was starting university after the service.

We would pass one another on campus, exchange greetings and that was about the extent of our acquaintance. [...]

When was the last time that you heard from your college roommates?

My best roommate just called earlier this evening. I realized that it has been a long while since we last spoke. At least a year and a half. Far too long for me. It’s been even longer since we saw each [...]