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Getting Old is Not For Weak-hearted

Whenever I picture myself in my head, it’s always somewhere in the general age range of when this photo (below)

Today, November 10: celebrates 248 years of professional bad assery — The U.S. Marine Corps birthday. No need to thank

In a post that could possibly make a bunch of us look old (primarily because we are old), I want

Usually I write something about my entry into the United States Marine Corps 59 years ago today, but I saw

We need more thoughts and prayers Maybe if we pray longer and harder, genuflect here and there, light up some

Lately my thoughts and energy have been on the climate crisis. Here we are, a week after a massive storm

There are more than a few things that bug the crap out of me, although at my age I should

Recently I saw a report from CNN that said the use of marijuana and hallucinogens were on the rise among

Forty-eight years ago on July 31 I raised my right hand and took that oath: “I, Timothy P. Forkes, do

I wasn’t going to rant so soon after July 4th, but there’s a lot going on, a lot we can