The Untouchables

Before you read the rest of this, let me just say, I in no way, shape or form, claim to speak for all veterans. The views below are my own opinions and should not and cannot be taken to represent veterans as a whole. As always, I attempt to interject a little perspective and nuance into an increasingly simplistic and vitriolic discourse. I recently started using Twitter more than I have in the past. It's not that I have anything really against Twitter but I feared -- and have been

Just... Stop

As has been the case since January 20, this week was filled with controversy, misdirection, and Twitter wars-- and that was just the NFL. This week has been somewhat of a struggle to really figure out where I stand on certain matters. It's those grey-area controversies, or at least they are for me. Let me back up a little bit. On Monday, the President and Senate Majority Leader held a press conference in the Rose Garden. Once statements between the two leaders were complete, members of

It's Been a While

Walking up to Pureora Mountain, I realized it had been a while since my last post... two weeks to be exact.  In that time, Donald Trump has been elected, Kaikoura was hit with a 7.8 magnitude earthquake, the eastern coast of New Zealand's South Island was hit with a high-wind rain storm, and Fidel Castro died.  Let's dispense with the most obvious and trivial. Can we all just be adults about the election? Neither candidate was a good choice, not all who supported Trump are racists,