Jul 3

Jul 3 I failed, but that's ok

When I “restarted” this experiment called “The Hired Veteran” I told myself that I would get one post out a week. So far I haven’t kept up with that. And that is ok.

Jun 2

IF YOU OR ANYONE YOU KNOW IS STRUGGLING THERE IS HELP. CALL 988 TO BE CONNECTED TO THE SUICIDE AND CRISIS LINE RIGHT AWAY, CALL SOMEONE IF YOU ARE STRUGGLING, ANYONE, JUST REACH OUT. YOU ARE LOVED AND YOU ARE VALUED NO MATTER THE PAIN YOU FEEL IN THIS MOMENT. THE WORLD NEEDS YOU.

May 5

May 5 Hal Fixing a Light Bulb

Tommy Wisdom

Musings

I am no stranger to working on cars. I have rebuilt a couple engines, replaced the fuel pumps on one of my trucks, swapped out wheel bearings, etc. I am fairly confident I can do most projects. This one seemed really easy…

Apr 26

Apr 26 Building something, anything...

Tommy Wisdom

Tips and Pointers, Musings

Focusing on one thing is important, but not getting so myopic that you miss the bigger picture is equally important. I walked right past the pond last night at 11pm and surely saw it was full and could have turned the water off then. I had the thought earlier in the day that I needed to not forget to turn the water off and could have set a reminder or alarm on my phone, I didn’t…I thought I would remember…I didn’t.

Apr 11

Apr 11 The cycle of try, stop, try, stop, try

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Musings, Updates

Each time I start it I think “I’m going to keep it going this time, this is the one!”. And some short time later I realize it has been months (or years) between work on the project.

May 8
May 8 Is this thing still on?

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Musings

This blog and site has languished for almost two years. Granted that was March 2020 and we all know how things have been since then.

Mar 1
Mar 1 Control your time? Screw that control your LinkedIn!

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Musings

There is a saying that if you don’t control your own time someone will control it for you. While I wholly believe in this saying I am not going to try and give you some new time management strategy. There are plenty of experts out there who can do that way better than I can.

Dec 7
Dec 7 Whose job is it to assimilate? Pt 2

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Musings

Again, this is not to say you cannot be proud, you cannot wear your service like a badge of honor, but the moment that service creates a feeling of superiority between you and the rest of the population it becomes a problem.

Dec 4
Dec 4 Whose job is it to assimilate? Part 1

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Musings

There are ~350 million people in the United States. There are ~1.3m service members and ~20m veterans. It is not the job of civilians to assimilate to you or to understand your unique background; it is up to you to help them understand where you came from and assimilate into civilian society.

Sep 7
Sep 7 Musings: Kindness in a crazy world

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Musings

While driving from Vermont back home to Boulder last week I stopped to take a nap in a truck stop in Indiana. I walked my two dogs, who were making the journey with me, and settled into the front seat for a quick siesta. An hour later my alarm went off (it was midday), and I turned the key to get back on the road only to hear simply a “click”.

Welcome!

Jul 3 I failed, but that's ok

Jun 2 Do Your Buddy Checks

May 5 Hal Fixing a Light Bulb

Apr 26 Building something, anything...

Apr 11 The cycle of try, stop, try, stop, try

May 8
May 8 Is this thing still on?

Mar 1
Mar 1 Control your time? Screw that control your LinkedIn!

Dec 7
Dec 7 Whose job is it to assimilate? Pt 2

Dec 4
Dec 4 Whose job is it to assimilate? Part 1

Sep 7
Sep 7 Musings: Kindness in a crazy world