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My Other Name
My name is Brian, but my father called me Ben from the time I was born until the day he died. I am sixty-four years old and, to this day,...
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Basic Training
Shortly after the beginning of recorded history, I joined the Air Force and went off to basic training in San Antonio, Texas. Okay… maybe...
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Fingerprint Database
I worked in St Kitts, West Indies for about three years back around 2010. My wife and I rented a nice place in a nice neighborhood where...
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NYC (New York Coffee): Is This Decaf?
Back around 2010, I went on a business trip from Anguilla, British West Indies to New York City. Anguilla is a quiet little island in the...
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