Welcome!

My wife and I, waiting on the train in New York City.

Fun Facts:

  • I was deployed to Iraq in 2003 and Kuwait in 2007
  • I can drive a 5 ton tractor-trailer
  • I fired a MK-19 automatic grenade launcher, .50 cal machine gun, and have a Silver German Marksmanship Badge
  • I’ve lived in 7 countries, one of which no longer exists, and literally walked where Jesus walked

Find more information about me on the About page or by browsing the social media sites listed below.

Quotes I Like:

Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot at least we learned a little, and if we didn’t learn a little, at least we didn’t get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn’t die; so, let us all be thankful.

Gautama Buddha

The essence of philosophy is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things.

Epictetus

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Notable Posts:

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Water in the desert. #Iraq, 2003. A fruit stand on 14th Street in #Manhattan #NYC, 2012. Sunset in Iraq. March, 23 2003. This was the first time the sun set on me while inside Iraq during the American invasion of the country in 2003. It was the moment I realized that “this shit is really happening” and it might be the first day of the last leg of my journey through life. Thankfully, it wasn’t. Union Square Park, #manhattan , #NYC. 2011. A late birthday gift from my Mom. I had COVID-19 on my birthday, so we just got together today and had burgers at @habitburgergrill. They rarely disappoint and today the burger was excellent. Thanks, Mom! A door on Ave B between 13th and 14th Streets. It leads up to a restaurant and bar called 11 Tigers. #art #11tigersnyc The weird timer in Union Square is no longer running its usual clock like it has been for as long as I can remember. Now it’s counting down to a supposed climate armageddon. What a shame. There’s a weird lens flare in the image but I still wanted to share this. New life is sprouting from the stump of this tree in Tompkins Square Park. #nyc #manhattan Some #streetart from 8th St next to Ave A and Tompkins Square Park in #manhattan , #nyc.