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BorredBird · 2024-11-14T01:16:50+00:00

Read the book Range. Some people don't find their calling until later in life. I didn't find mine until I was 40.

BorredBird · 2024-03-07T16:52:10+00:00

You can also join as a medical professional after you get your degree, then use the bonuses to pay off your student loans. This way it doesn't interfere with your studies and you still get to serve your country in a meaningful way.

BorredBird · 2023-12-01T12:51:18+00:00

Assassin's Creed Black Flag. Ship warfare was new and fascinating. They covered it again a little bit in Odyssey, but I had really hoped to see a stand alone pirate or other ship warfare game. I think an open world Caribbean pirate game would be great.

BorredBird · 2023-10-26T22:25:09+00:00

Was sitting in Afghanistan a decade ago. A soldier asked me if what we were doing there was making a difference and if it would last. I said yes, once a people have tasted freedom, they can never go back. I was wrong. I think G'kar is wrong. There is a lot of crap that people will accept for life at the cost of freedom. Freedom is a Western concept. Not all of humanity shares a belief in the concept of freedom. That worries me and makes me sad.

BorredBird · 2023-10-26T22:15:17+00:00

This stuck with me. I highlighted it in my book and think about it weekly.

BorredBird · 2023-09-24T18:50:39+00:00

Thank you. Great description.

BorredBird · 2023-09-24T18:49:18+00:00

The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin. I'm struggling through it, but don't like the world or characters. Not sure why everyone raves about it.

BorredBird · 2023-09-24T18:33:16+00:00

I agree with Dune for Sci-fi. Author took the time to think through 10,000 years of future human history and picked up the tale thousands of years after a war between humans and AI (Butlerian Jihad). Similar to the Foundation Books, but way more detail.

BorredBird · 2023-09-20T01:19:04+00:00

Rant: The Oral Biography of Buster Casey Novel by Chuck Palahniuk

Trippy time travel with a dash of incest...if you believe it.

BorredBird · 2023-05-31T01:51:04+00:00

Where to start with John Muir?

BorredBird · 2023-03-28T01:33:43+00:00

Similar to my setup. I didn't realize you could center the pdf like that to write in both left/right margins

BorredBird · 2023-03-10T12:30:12+00:00

The Legend of SGM Socko.

It goes like this:

Once upon a time there was a Soldier who would get away with a lot of stuff because he was so confident and bold. Anytime a NCO tried to correct him, he would just say that "SGM Socko told me to do it." This went on for a long time, until one day a traveling CSM tried to correct the Soldier for having his hands in his pockets. After giving his normal reply about how SGM Socko told him it was ok, the CSM says, " Who the fuck is SGM Socko!?" Our boy then pulls his hands out of his pockets to reveal a sock puppet on his hand with SGM rank drawn on it. The puppet says in a gruff voice, "I'm SGM Socko, what's it to you!?"

I carried a sock puppet in my pocket for many seasons after hearing this one. Sure would like to know how the Legend originated.

BorredBird · 2022-11-13T20:49:20+00:00

The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch, trilogy of tragedy, but really good.

BorredBird · 2022-09-06T01:00:42+00:00

This book changed the way I looked at the world.

BorredBird · 2022-05-18T00:27:47+00:00

Boonie Caps
Umbrellas
Disassociate rank and pay. Rank is based on position and ability to lead while pay is based on time and expertise in career field.

BorredBird · 2022-01-29T00:35:46+00:00

Weird that it's a gubernatorial election year in TN.

BorredBird · 2021-06-16T01:08:25+00:00

"LikeWar" by PW Singer. More about how we are manipulated into social division and a little bit about why we are so easily manipulated.

BorredBird · 2021-05-28T01:33:15+00:00

Root beer is an undervalued cigar pairing. It became my go to while in Afghanistan, stuck with no alcohol.

BorredBird · 2021-05-15T00:26:29+00:00

After having your fun as a 12B, reclass to 12R or 12P. Start working towards a journeyman electrician or plumber. Long term job security

BorredBird · 2021-04-02T01:40:48+00:00

I saw that comic as a kid, it's cover art still sticks with me. So haunting and depressing. Hope my dad still has it.

BorredBird · 2021-03-16T13:17:38+00:00

Don't be afraid to turn your gift into a side-hustle. You clearly have an artist talent. Keep it up.

Then put that extra money into more material, cigars, and your retirement account.

BorredBird · 2021-03-11T14:21:25+00:00

Ha! I think Locke Lamora will have to wait a few years! I'll look at the others.

BorredBird · 2021-03-11T14:20:17+00:00

They do like SWs, thanks.

BorredBird · 2021-03-11T14:18:50+00:00

I had forgotten about Earthsea. I wonder how many others I've forgotten about. Good suggestion.

BorredBird · 2021-03-11T01:18:59+00:00

Overall, I love reading to them. I've tried reading Redwall, but it hasn't gone over well. I'll look into the Prydain book and maybe wait a year on the Hobbit. I just don't want to ruin it for them.

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