Archive for August, 2007


Squidoo Launches SquidWho

This week Squidoo launched an offshoot project called SquidWho. I've been a fan of Squidoo since the beginning due to its usefulness in aggregating different technologies to share knowledge. SquidWho has some nice features and I've decided to make webpages (which Squidoo calls lenses) about some of the people who have influenced me. Here is [...]

Back in the Saddle

It's been a busy summer. With Officer Candidates School in session and an influx in business, I haven't had a chance to write much. Things are settling down now and I'll be able to post on a more regular basis. Maybe I'll get to write the second parts of the leadership series and the Unchain [...]

Mike Wieringo, A Man Worth Emulating

Comic book artist, Mike Wieringo, passed away last weekend from a heart attack at 44. If you don't follow comic books, you may not know who Mike was; however, if you are surrounded by good people, you may know someone like him. Mike was the kind of person who would take the time to help [...]

What is in a name?

I dug this picture up today. I did it for the Captain Marvel jam on drawingboard.org a while back. I thought of it because I ran into a Major with the last name of Marvel, which means that before he was promoted, he was Captain Marvel. I've met some Marines with cool names over the [...]