Category: Inspiration

Like most combat vets, I carry some ghosts around with me. They have visited and revisited me over the years. By now, most of them have found a place to settle—for good, I hope. Yet, every once in a while, one of them decides that…

  “Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.” Henry Ward Beecher (abolitionist and 19th century Christian minister) by Tom Reilly Practicing gratitude is like winning the trifecta. It improves physical and mental well-being, nourishes relationships, and plows fertile ground for spiritual renewal….

“Computers cannot think for themselves … and sloppily programmed inputs inevitably lead to incorrect outputs.” (1957, Army Specialist William D. Mellin) Hence, the birth of GIGO (garbage-in/garbage-out). This concept enjoys broad applications to any discipline that involves inputting and outputting. For me, GIGO applies to…