Monthly Archives: February 2013

Introduction to “Military Brats” – 3

Posted on 12/02/2013 by Bobo

“I think being a military brat is one of the strangest and most interesting ways to spend an American childhood.  The military brats of America are an invisible, unrecognized tribe, a federation of brothers and sisters bound by common experience, … Continue reading →

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Recovery – Calling for Help…

Posted on 12/02/2013 by Bobo

After talking with Susan, and Adrian, I called out union rep who worked in our pilot assistance program, and I asked for help.  Now mind you, I didn’t just come out and say, ‘I needed help;’ I took the more … Continue reading →

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Recovery – The Beginning

Posted on 11/02/2013 by Bobo

I didn’t get a “scholarship” to the program of recovery from alcoholism.  No DUIs, not court-ordered, nor any ‘work-related issues,’ nor ‘wife-ordered’ – I was just ‘sick-n-tired of being sick-n-tired.’  I would get up in the mornings, or at that … Continue reading →

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Introduction to “Military Brats” – 2

Posted on 11/02/2013 by Bobo

“Until Mary Edwards Wertsch’s remarkable book Military Brats, no one in this country ever had the decency or took the time to thank us for our service to our country.  This book is both a love letter and a troubled … Continue reading →

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Sometimes Ya Just Get Bit in the Ass….

Posted on 10/02/2013 by Bobo

When my daughter Dana was 3 or 4, my son went into the hospital to have his adenoids removed.  I think it was a 2 or 3 day stay, and Sue stayed with him.  That meant that in the evenings … Continue reading →

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Introduction to “Military Brats” – 1

Posted on 10/02/2013 by Bobo

There is a book, “Military Brats: Legacies of Childhood Inside the Fortress,” by Mary Edwards Wertsch.  It was written in 1991, and I bought it in the mid-1990s.  I was an Air Force ‘Brat.’ It probably took me the better … Continue reading →

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Close you Eyes, and Fold your Hands…

Posted on 09/02/2013 by Bobo

When I talk to “new kids” in the program of recovery (from alcoholism) I frequently use a lesson I was taught early on – to give them an idea what they are up against in the beginning.  What I do … Continue reading →

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Loneliness, and Aloneness…

Posted on 08/02/2013 by Bobo

A couple years ago, my cousin Gary sent a book to me, “Grandfather,” by Tom Brown.  It is a story of a Native American who lived ‘without limits or time.’  As described by Mr. Brown, ‘his life was one of … Continue reading →

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A Dinner of a Different Flavor…

Posted on 08/02/2013 by Bobo

This is a story of a “different flavor” than the preceding one.  This story took place at the Alamo Cafe, in San Antonio, TX, in the mid-’80’s. One evening four of us, and our wives, decided to go out for … Continue reading →

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St. Valentine’s Day – 2011

Posted on 08/02/2013 by Bobo

Wife 2.0’s (two-dot-oh’s) birthday was 14 February.  In 2011 we went to Columbus (OH) to celebrate with her 3 daughters.   I knew we were going to dinner, but beyond that, I knew relatively little about events planned for the … Continue reading →

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