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June 2025

a new name and a new look for the next phase
I’ve been giving this some thought for several months.
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Microfiction - Missile Launch
Just read in one of the submarine Facebook groups that an Ohio-class, possibly a boat I served on back in the 80's, launched Tomahawk missiles that…
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Ch. 27. Building my new skills stack, near and far
From graduation in late 2014 until March 2020 when the COVID lockdown hit, I worked a series of jobs in my new field.
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A 2005 short paper I wrote as an M special assistant turned out to be mildly prophetic.
State Department 2025 – A Revolution in Diplomatic Affairs: Human Resources
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May 2025

February 2022

Epilogue, afterword, and sandbox
Epilogue
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Second ten years in the foreign service
2003-2012
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First ten years in the foreign service
1992-2002
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Anchors aweigh! (revised and consolidated)
My time in the US Navy: 1978-1991
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Greensboro Beginnings: 1955-1978
Through junior high school (revised and consolidated).
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Intro and prologue (revised)
Introduction - My American Sojourn
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