I am a bibliophile. By day I work in sales and marketing for The Penguin Group (USA). By night I pursue my own writing ambitions, and indulge in good Science Fiction (the kind of science that doesn't encumber the fiction). My MA is in Rhetoric and my BA in Music with an emphasis in Vocal Studies. I have an artistic wife (both my opposite and my delight), and two extraordinary little boys. Daddy is my favorite word, and will probably always be.

My passion is ...

to make God famous

I know too much about ...

high altitude pulminary edema

My parents always told me ...

value comes from who you are, not from what you do

My childhood ambition ...

to visit Mars

My favorite memory ...

the birth of my first son

Why I write ...

to work out my salvation with fear and trembling

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

George Washington by Joseph Ellis, Reason for God by Tim Keller, Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, and American Idol

My first job ...

paperboy

My best moment ...

hearing my son say "daddy" for the first time

My inspiration ...

My wife, my two boys, my faith, and good writing

Politics, News & Issues > US Military (Other) High school graduates: Considering military service as an option

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The words "military" and "service" were once interchangeable terms, synonyms that invoked the American spirit and embodied her grand ideals. This is no longer true. The US military's ongoing embroilment in Iraq is, in part, creating a rift between our military and our nation's time-honored tradition of personal service. This is deterring our youth from sincerely considering military service as a career option.

Previous generations enlisted in "The Service" or in the "The Military." There was no division between them. Some citizens still equate the concept of service to the United States...

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