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Thoughts on Star Wars VII
Introduction I saw Star Wars VII on Thursday night. I enjoyed the movie and was certainly entertained. However, the entire movie felt like a recycled menagerie of episodes IV, V, and VI. It is clear that JJ Abrams is a fan and really wanted to respect and pay tribute to the original trilogy but I think he…
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Install Ubuntu 15.04 to a Micro SD Card on a MacBook Pro 12,1
GEEK ALERT! GEEK ALERT! GEEK ALERT! I recently purchased an early 2015 13″ Ratina MacBook Pro. I wanted to do something with the SD Card slot and saw an ad for the Nifty MiniDrive. I decided I was going to install Ubuntu on the SD Card so that it was always available but without making…
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Military Whistle
On Saturday I coached my last soccer game for a while. I’ve never played organized soccer before and I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve ever played soccer. Two years ago when John wanted to play I volunteered to be an assistant coach. The league did not have enough volunteer parents…
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Oral Comps
On Wednesday, 8 May 2013, I successfully passed my SAMS Oral Comprehensive Exam. During the two-hour exam I presented my monograph (The Transatlantic Essay Contest and the Planning Principles of the North African Campaign), conducted an operational analysis of the Meuse-Argonne Campaign (including a sketch), and had a great conversation about theory and doctrine. Graduation…
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