Month: October 2025
A little over 20 years ago, I was running across the windswept desert to take a seat in a dusty helicopter for what would be the first leg in my journey home for the birth of Number 1. It seems like a lifetime ago, and in truth, in my world, it was actually four lifetimes
October 24, 2025 Daily X Threads
Some quick X threads that I thought were interesting. This post is also an open thread. I welcome any readers to post comments or additional links related to national security or history issues, even if unrelated to the links below. Live free or die. — John Stark. John
Lunch Box Quotes
Dealing with disappointment is tough. Number 4 didn’t make the cheerleading team and was appropriately heartbroken. No one wants to see their baby hurt. That was tough. I said all of the dad-type stuff: they are missing out, get ’em next time, use this as
October 23, 2025 Quick X Threads
Some quick X threads that I thought were interesting. (Warning: Not as much national security stuff as usual.) This post is also an open thread. I welcome any readers to post comments or additional links related to national security or history issues, even if unrelated to
Lunch Box Quotes
Yesterday was church night, the wife had drop off duty, and I was on pick up for Number 4 and two of her friends. My ears and hearing are a little wrecked from my time in service, but I have heard stories from some of my friends (similar condition) that when their girls hit
October 22, 2025 Quick X Threads
Quick X threads that I thought were interesting. This post is also an open thread. I welcome any readers to post comments or additional links related to national security or history issues, even if unrelated to the links below. Barf. I have only had one minor malfunction
Lunch Box Quotes
Sometimes, writing these short personal introductions is super easy; we almost always have something going on. Today, not so much, just the normal everyday grind. Although number 4 did make lunch for 2 and 3 last night. The unexpected happiness that created for 3 was really
Faith and being Lit for Purpose
In the military, we generally live somewhere within the MDMP (Military Decision-Making Process)…and a whole lot of admin time. The reality, though, even the admin time can fit somewhere in the cycle because all of the appropriate boxes need to be checked before we can get to
October 21, 2025 Quick X Threads
Quick X threads that I thought were interesting. This post is also an open thread. I welcome any readers to post comments or additional links related to national security or history issues, even if unrelated to the links below. This, with the news breaking yesterday that a
Lunch Box Quotes
We are making breakfast casseroles for the church this morning: two hashbrown, two berry French toast, and two sausage, bacon, and egg gluten-free ones. We did not make extra for ourselves. I have made a hot breakfast for kids the last couple days, so that is kinda nice.