Slip ‘n Slide – An Ode to Military Humor
How does someone describe the feeling of helplessness? Please bear with me for just a moment or two. Utter helplessness is a condition where you are rendered virtually incapable of…
Volkswagen Bust – An Ode to Military Humor
While I attended the Precision Measurement Equipment course (calibration technician course) in Denver, Colorado, I went to school from 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM five days a week. Needless to…
Pontiac for a Baker’s Dozen – An Ode to Military Humor
I purchased a new Pontiac T1000 for my wife in Tacoma, Washington. At the time I purchased it, we were very excited and couldn’t wait to drive it off of…
Garage Chimney Sweep – An Ode to Military Humor
I was at work at Fort Lewis, one day in the middle of November, when I got a call from my wife at home. Now men, if you’ve ever been…
New Car Plan – An Ode to Military Humor
My wife had been driving her Ford Maverick for quite a while, so I thought she liked the car. But one day out of the blue, she came up to…
Impala Hit and Miss – An Ode to Military Humor
It was a warm, sunny Saturday afternoon as I drove my van into my driveway and parked in the carport next to the garage beside my house in Spanaway, Washington. …
Expensive Donuts – An Ode to Military Humor
Early one morning at 2:30 AM, the phone started ringing off the hook. When I answered it, it was the staff duty officer for the area support group at Fort…
Penny Raining Fairlane – An Ode to Military Humor
We were downtown in Tacoma, Washington on South Tacoma Way. It was basically the whole gang. When I say it was the whole gang, I mean it was my wife,…
Test Drive Dummies – An Ode to Military Humor
While I was in command of my first unit at Fort Lewis, Washington, I developed a really close bond with my First Sergeant. Our bond was so special that the…
Donut Déjà Vu Patrol – An Ode to Military Humor
The day had finally arrived to leave Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and the Combined Arms and Services Staff School (CAS3) for the more familiar digs of the Eighth United States Army…