Category Archives: About Carl

On eating

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Freejack

A little aside. Rita has a few eating requirements. She’s been excluding foods to see how they may be affecting her digestion and also eats organically. I don’t have any dietary restrictions. We have a house sitter while we’re in … Continue reading →

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Hearing Test

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Freejack

I’ve had a ringing in my ears for as long as I can remember. I remember when I joined The Marines, hoping that the ringing wouldn’t keep me from joining. Later, in The Army, I was stationed in Erlangen Germany. … Continue reading →

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Gaming Played Here

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Freejack

I started gaming long long ago with family games like Battleship, Risk, Chess, Rack-O, Gin Rummy, and Pinochle. Then Dad brought home Avalon Hill’s Outdoor Survival which was pretty cool. I got further into war games and got Richthofen’s War … Continue reading →

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On Staying Hydrated

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Freejack

First off, I grew up with coffee in the house. I never got any that I’m aware of but I certainly like the smell. Dad would instruct us in how to make coffee and we’d bring it out in a … Continue reading →

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Learning New Stuff

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Freejack

Back in 1998 or so, around when Santana’s Supernatural came out, I got the bug to pick up a guitar. I’d been air guitaring just like everyone else of course but it felt like I was going through the motions … Continue reading →

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Strengths Finder

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Freejack

This is another work course. In this case, management decided to find and use employee strengths vs trying to put them into situations where we can explore and grow our weaknesses. It makes sense. Why hire someone to be a … Continue reading →

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Insights

Posted on October 2, 2009 by Freejack

The place I work at brought in the guy who teaches the Insights class. Prior to the class, they have you hit the website to take a test. From the test, they plot out details about you. You use it … Continue reading →

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Ft. Meade Maryland, Old Barracks

Posted on August 6, 1976 by Freejack

I was stationed in Ft. Meade Maryland at the 293rd Military Police Company, 519th Military Police Battalion. The other company was the 209th Military Police Company. I originally stayed in the older barracks, I was upstairs, third room from the … Continue reading →

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Military Policeman

Posted on June 6, 1976 by Freejack

As I approached the end of High School, I didn’t have any real prospects. We’d moved across country from California to Maryland so I didn’t have any contacts, not that I had any back in California because we moved so … Continue reading →

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A Year Away From Home

Posted on September 4, 1973 by Freejack

In 1973 when I was 16, dad was going to Bremerton Washington but only for a year. The family was to actually ride an aircraft carrier (The Enterprise I believe) up for some reason and then be back the following … Continue reading →

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