Author: djibouti.jim

One of the earliest and most valuable lessons I learned in life is that you have to stand up to a bully. Take a couple minutes and watch this: bul·ly/ˈbo͝olē/noun a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable. Now for those who haven’t known me all my life…I…

Living inside my mind is painful sometimes. I wouldn’t recommend it. Here’s what I know: A Minneapolis police officer is responsible for the death of an unarmed American citizen. Three other police officers stood by and watched it happen and did nothing to prevent the death. Four people charged with serving and protecting the people…

That’s it. I’m done. I’m officially a quitter. This will be the last post you see from me on Facebook. I don’t think I’ll ever venture back into social media. It’s just not worth the time and effort anymore. I didn’t think it was possible, but this Facebook has broken my spirit. I swear that…

I’ve gotta tell ya…it’s funny to be writing about things that happened twenty five years ago. If truth be told, when I perched myself behind the keyboard the night I last posted, I didn’t intend to write that story…I got side tracked in the memories of all the different shit that happened that year and…

I’m tired of talking about politics and viruses….So I’m not going to do it tonight. Let me take you back 26 years…to early May in 1994. The Hillbilly had just arrived back aboard the U.S.S. Trenton from a luxurious ten week vacation in Mogadishu, Somalia. Truth be told, I’d have rather stayed in Africa than…

A long-time friend of mine suggested that a colleague of his read this blog. I’ve never met him…I don’t know him. But after reading the posts on here, he asked the question “When do we rise up and fight?”. Revolution: noun/rev·o·lu·tion\ˌre-və-ˈlü-shən a: a sudden, radical, or complete change b: a fundamental change in political organization;…

co·in·ci·dence /kōˈinsədəns/ noun; a remarkable concurrence of events or circumstances without apparent causal connection. You ever find yourself looking at a situation and realizing there are just too many coincidences for your comfort? I’ve been there for the last couple weeks and the more laps I run around this stump the dizzier I’m getting. So…

So…I read this a couple days ago: It was poignant. It seemed very soulful. I was going to share it, but something stopped me. So I re-read it…and then I read it a third time. It’s been playing over and over in my mind for the last couple days. I’m looking for an answer to…

I got a call from a good friend of mine yesterday. We hadn’t talked in almost a year and I instantly smiled when I saw his name and picture flash up on my cell phone. Now, you may be questioning my definition of “good friend” due to the length of time between calls. Truth be…

So….here’s what’s weighing on my mind tonight. We’ve been fortunate. We’ve managed the things we’ve earned over the years. I’ve got a little bit of a nest egg in the bank and we’ve invested our money in tangible things….things of inherent value…mostly tools to support our lifestyle. I know a lot of people have made…