: About Me

True writers must write! The act of writing is analogous to breathing. We cannot survive without it.

As a painter chooses a certain hue or length of stroke, we pour over our words and artfully construct our sentences.

As a musician feels the rhythm and tempo that underlies each musical piece, we feel the flow and rhythm of the written word.

My passion is ...

writing and reading

I know too much about ...

the shape and size of the pads on the bottom of my dog's paws

My parents always told me ...

bah!

My childhood ambition ...

writing of course

My favorite memory ...

Oleksandra

Why I write ...

writing is like breathing

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Marcel Proust's, In Search of Lost Time (whole series)

My first job ...

Bag Boy

My best moment ...

every morning when I wake

My inspiration ...

too numerous to mention

Politics, News & Issues > Soldiers & Veterans Political misuse of the military: The dangers of military adventurisim

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On March 20, 2003, an event took place that would forever change global history and create a lasting impact for generations to come. It was on that date coalition forces initiated “Operation Iraqi Freedom”. At the end of December 2011, a term of eight years, nine months and eleven days will have passed, as operations currently known as Operation New Dawn, will formally end. The Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) and subsequent referenda between the United States and the Iraqi government designates December 31, 2011 as the last day of operations in Iraq. The war th...

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