A Blog About Life At The United States Air Force Academy and the Air Force Academy Preparatory School
As a lifelong content creator, I find that my first response to most any interesting moment is to create something. Sometimes it's a social media post, other times it's a t-shirt, and there's always my favorite standby, writing. One of the habits I got into while my son was at the Naval Academy was to … Continue reading The Summer Playlist for the Class of 2025 is live
The calendar has flipped to June and while there are a number of exciting things filling the days of the first few weeks, it's no longer reasonable to ignore it. We are headed for Induction Day. This will be my third I Day, second in the COVID-19 era. My first was my son's entrance into … Continue reading What I know (and don’t know) about I Day and the summer to follow
A solemn reminder. Memorial Day used to be about a three-day weekend. Cookouts. The unofficial start of summer. Beaches. Vacation. Then my son got an appointment to the Naval Academy. Now it's different. There is no "Happy Memorial Day." There is no "thank you for your service" to those in uniform. I remind others (and … Continue reading Memorial Day: Beyond cookouts and the beach
Sometimes I find that I get so wrapped up in my day-to-day life that I lose sight of how many experiences I’ve been blessed with that many people will never exprience. How it started. I’ve hiked into the Grand Canyon, traveled to more than 40 states and a dozen countries, interviewed countless celebrities and professional … Continue reading Had a chance to talk about my cadet’s backstory
When Catie left for the second half of her Prep year in January, I knew it was going to be a long haul. After all, the stretch from dropping her off to collecting her in November seemed like an eternity. I knew the next five months would drag on. And they did. Except when we arrived … Continue reading And just like that, she’s heading to The Hill
So we dropped her at the Air Force Academy for prep school in-processing. Sounds pretty simple and maybe it was, at least the practical part of it. There's not much to it, really. Go through the security gate, follow the signs, get to the parking lot and follow the cones to the spot where you … Continue reading And away she goes …
This year has been one of losses, some grave (thousands killed by COVID-19) and some not-so-serious (name any part of normal, everyday life). So it's not surprise that the USAFA Prep School Class of 2021 already has losses lined up. When you have a kid at a military academy, sometimes the best thing you have … Continue reading Losses before the game even starts
On January 15, 2018, I hit the button that launched My Kid The Mid, a blog about life at the United States Naval Academy. My son was halfway through his second year at the United States Naval Academy and I just kind of jumped into blogging about it. Before I knew it, I had written … Continue reading Here we go again, kinda …
