What Caused the Fear?

Yeah, so I write poems sometimes.

This one is about the cycle of physical child abuse that permeates our society.

What to Send in a Care Package

Care packages have been sent to soldiers ever since CARE (“Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere”, which used to be the  “Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe” sent food relief boxes to Europe in World War II.

What do soldiers need today in Iraq? It may not be what you think.

Here’s another article I pulled from selling to give to you guys who read my rants and raves…

How (and how not) to Punish Your Children

I originally thought I’d sell this article but nah…

I’m going to take down some of the things I’ve written that haven’t sold yet and post them here to talk about instead. This post is about ten rules on how children should be punished.

BTW, I think people shouldn’t have kids until they’re at least 25.

Realizing Me – The Beginning

So what is this blog all about?

I spent a great deal of time trying to find a purpose for my site. I knew I had an urge to write something but had no idea what I wanted to write about. I spent many hours looking through naming conventions, SEO hints, lists of the most popular blog names etc.

Those of you who know me know that I’ve had a lot of time on my hands for a while now (I’m in Iraq right now working for the US Government and I’m also a US Army Reservist). I’ve had a great deal of time to start thinking about my life and where I want to take it. I’ve started writing a lot; articles, short stories, blog posts and even the start of a couple of novels. I read over and over that you need to write a blog about something that interests you or that you know about. Then it hit me: The only thing I really know is me and what I want in life – and that changes with every day…