I remember when I was I kid in foster care. The memories seem gray and brown to me now. I lived in some pretty rough places, with some pretty rough people. Life was tough, fast and hard. In the places I lived, a person had to grow up quick. They had to learn many important […]

The more I leave the U.S. the more I appreciate all that we have. There are so many little things we take for granted. You never really appreciate the miracle of indoor plumbing, clean water, relative safety from violence, social freedoms… until you have to live without them.

Qatar was cool. Loved going to Chillis. 4-wheeling across sand dunes was really cool. They guys that are stationed down there have it made. Indoor plumbing, real roads, a bunch of americanised shops.