This is my geekiest thought about how the world would or could be if it were connected by rails - and if the mail system was run by underground complex tube systems. Cars would all be on trolley-type rail systems so no one would get in any car accidents. Also, each home would have a […]

When I was 19 or 20 years old and in the Army I injured my foot. I needed to have a foot surgery performed. I had never been under any type of anesthesia before and I was so afraid and worried that I would wake up. I spoke with the doctor about my concerns and […]

Below is my true story (actual journal entry) of the stupidest and most dangerous thing I’ve ever done in my life. I was working as a civil contractor in Iraq (at Baghdad Airport) 6 months after the war started.
I was 21 years old (and looked like I was 16). My best friend (co-worker, who was […]

When I was 16 I was an exchange student through the Rotary Youth Exchange program. I was from Wisconsin and sent to Bangkok and living with a Thai Family. One day (at a big family event and gathering) we were all sitting at a dinner table at a nice restaurant. I had no idea people […]

I live in Thailand (although I am an American) and my home is not in a touristy area. A couple months ago I drove by a gas station to see a homeless foreigner sitting hunched over, clearly starving and alone. Well, I’ve seen this foreigner sitting in the exact same spot for well over a […]