Tag: autobiography
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Old life is overrated
What are your thoughts on the concept of living a very long life? Perhaps it is due to seeing my grandparents of both sides of my parents, but I actually detest old age. To live to retirement and then passing on would be a dream come true to me. I served a useful purpose and…
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Comic Books
What makes you feel nostalgic? Not written by DC or Marvel, but those by the names of Breathed, Larson, Watterson, Adams, and Amend. Those comic books brought many an hour of joy and made time on the pot pass. My childhood comic books were those of wit and physical humor. Heroes of the normal variety…
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I need direction
Do you need time? I am so lost I thought that being in the army My loneliness would go away It did for a time But I come back home And old ways set in My pain is imagined and real I seek companionship And I fear being alone And yet that time is coming…
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When the towers fell.
What major historical events do you remember? When the towers fell I was in middle school The teachers pulled us from gym class Moved us to the library And made us watch history in the making Symbols of our country Were destroyed in an instant Planes crashed into buildings My heart plummeted at the sight…
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Life without music
What would your life be like without music? I would not be an author I have been inspired And lead through tones To write and study With beats pounding And words singing Most writing would be bound To technical terms Music is a spice of life That most ignore And think nothing of
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Leader? Maybe?
Do you see yourself as a leader? Do I see myself as a leader? Most of the time, I would have to say no. Most of the time, when I am placed into situations that require leadership, I am happy to support and follow. But there are other times that I know what is best,…
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Lesson learned
Early on in Basic Combat Training, My Drill Sargents had a favorite saying for when a trainee did Not answer a simple yes OR No question. “Yes, Drill Sargent? No, Drill Sargent. Fuck you, Drill Sargent !?!” To simply drive the point home on how much they wanted an answer. Well one day, my back…
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I am that guy that everyone knows
Describe your life in an alternate universe. For starters, everyone knows me. I am that guy. While nobody knows my name, they all know my actions. I own a big house where everyone is welcome. There are room upon rooms. It is almost like a hotel or lodge. Secrets around every corner, treasures to be…
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Biggun
How would you describe yourself to someone? Large, tall, fresh out of basic training, and blunt as all hell.
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I became a Soldier
What strategies do you use to maintain your health and well-being? It had been my dream to become a soldier from the time that I saw 9/11. Though I was just in middle school at the time, I maintained that willpower and determination to go and serve my country. It seemed that fate had other…
The In Constant Chronicles 