Author: djibouti.jim

I know I haven’t written much lately.  That’s a lie….I’m writing, I’m just not posting.  I’ve come to a point where I really wonder if anyone reads these things and if me spewing my rhetoric all over the internet is worthwhile.  I kinda need to offer anyone who reads this a different perspective on what’s…

It happened again yesterday. I was at a local business having a piece of plexiglass cut to make a new windshield for my ATV and I was wearing a Marine Corps t-shirt. I was asked if I served. I responded. The next words to fill the air were “Thank you for your service”. I nodded…

So….I don’t put a lot of personal stuff out on Facebook. If I’m having a bad day or something is screwing with my life, I don’t see the need to make it an international newsflash on social media. Okay….so….maybe that’s an understatement. Let me put it in perspective….if I dropped dead tomorrow and someone posted…

Alright….SO…..this is not a political post. This is economics…kinda. Ya know, anyone who has ever tried to compute their Social Security Benefits or their VA disability will tell you that Government Math is really a mess. I think that’s why they pushed for the Common Core curriculum….they didn’t want anyone to be able to tell…

Hey….ya know what? It’s January 7th. That means a lot of us are going to get more snow before winter comes to an end. Those that don’t get the snow will get it in rain. The biggest difference in the two….you have to wait for the snow to melt before it actually gets to work….

HEY! Welcome to 2021! No, no, no…..not 2020-won….2021. If you’re reading this, you kicked 2020’s ass. So, 2020 did not win…dammit. Granted….it was a different kind of year. We survived it though. I gotta admit….in some ways 2020 was kind of cool. I did a couple things last year that I thought I’d never be…

HI! Been a while, eh? I couldn’t do it, guys. I couldn’t write about the damn virus. I couldn’t write about politics. I couldn’t make myself sit down and produce something worth posting. I’ve been writing. But I’ve been keeping my thoughts to myself for the most part. But, suddenly I’ve got something to say…

A one-time mentor and long-time friend of mine commented on my position regarding politics and social issues a few weeks ago in an email. His words have been bouncing around in my head ever since. I respect this man’s opinion more than you could imagine. We come from similar backgrounds and regions. We’ve taken similar…

Alright…Raff mentioned it and it drew quite a bit of interest in comments and emails….so here we go. If you’ve already heard this story, I’ve changed the names to protect the…..well, you’re supposed to say “innocent”, but….oh hell….I just changed the names. SO….we arrived back in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii after a fun-filled, nine month, all-expenses-paid…

It’s really been a weird week as far as communications goes. I’ve noticed over the years that it always seems to happen in waves. I’ll go six or seven months without hearing a peep from anyone out of the ordinary and then suddenly I’ll get a handful of calls or emails from people I haven’t…