Charles' Random Mental Wanderings & Contemplations

  If you’ve never been a military brat or been in uniform yourself, you might not be familiar with one of the motivating factors that the mi...

When I walked into the Air Force recruiter’s office all those years ago, he asked me what job I wanted. I’d already taken the ASVAB test and...

It’d been sitting on my desk for some time. It also sat on my desk in Michigan, Germany, and Kuwait. But today, I was looking at it a little...

  Just because I'm not a sports fan, doesn't mean that I don't appreciate the lessons sports teach, in particular the root of go...

  Many of my memorable childhood experiences took place with me sitting on the living room floor watching TV with my family. Many significan...

  I don’t remember the specific date when I used the Magic Transporter for the last time, but I think I was about eight or nine. I do remem...

  Whenever a discussion takes place about what and when you began reading, I’ve always said the first book I ever read was Dr. Seuss’s Green...