trying to grok

Why don't we see such thought-provoking stuff in other publications? Do they believe we can't think?

Nice to have you back! I enjoy reading your blog, and get a chuckle (and sometimes a tear) out of your insights.

I'm a former Marine and my wife is a schoolteacher. We spent the better part of our first three years of marriage apart as I was constantly deployed. But the last two years of my military time was spent in Okinawa on an accompanied tour with my wife. We had an opportunity to travel many places that we never would have had an oppportunity to visit otherwise (including Germany(Bavaria/Austria) etc).

I love your writing! Please keep it up!