PT ANYONE?
Aerobics is all it's cracked up to be.

A MAJOR BLUNDER IN A BLIZZARD
Illegal parking in the snow

RIDING WITH PANDORA'S BOX ON THE WAY TO METZ, FRANCE
Murphy was riding with me.

FROM RUSSIA...WITH ABSOLUTELY NO LOVE
After all the chaos and uncertainty, the Army put me where I fit.

THE TRAIN CRASH THAT NEVER HAPPENED, Part 3
Divine Intervention and karma stepped in.

THE TRAIN CRASH THAT NEVER HAPPENED, Part 2
My car was on the tracks!

THE TRAIN CRASH THAT NEVER HAPPENED, Part 1
It was supposed to be a simple road trip.

TWO YOUNG POLISH HITCHHIKERS NEEDED MY HELP
They were someone's sons.

MY GIFT FROM MY ANCESTORS
Works every time!

DOGS MAKE SENSE! CATS MAKE DEMANDS!
I am a permanent dog person. It's not a phase. It's a lifestyle choice.

TRAINING CATS (Or is it the other way around?)
Or is it the other way around?

CAT DRAMA IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT
The cats wouldn't help me.

WHY I WILL NEVER OWN A CAT!
They don't listen!

THIS IS WHY WE HAD RULES AT WORK!
Spring Fever Turned My Office Into an ER Visit

THIS MONSTER HAS LIVED RENT-FREE IN MY HEAD SINCE CHILDHOOD!
Even Military School Didn’t Fix This Childhood Trauma

A RUNAWAY SHOPPING CART, TWO GERMANS, and MY PUBLIC SHAME
A Shifty Shopping Cart and the Very Patient Germans

AN ACT OF KINDNESS FROM 'SANTA' ON A SNOWY NIGHT IN GERMANY
An unexpected sleigh ride

THE NEIGHBORHOOD BULLY WHO CRIED
A Childhood Lesson I Didn’t Expect**************************************************************************************** ...

MY LATE SISTER, ROSE, LEFT ME ONE RED BEAN
She is still watching over me.

THE NEIGHBORHOOD CURMUDGEON WE WERE AFRAID OF
Unforgettable Mr. Osa Lee...What We Thought We Knew About Him

KINDNESS DESPITE A LANGUAGE BARRIER-The Key Fob
Help from an unexpected source

ON MY OWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT
That night, independence looked different.

MY PHONE DIED. MY TABLET DIED. THEN THE TROUBLE STARTED
Stranded at a Foreign Airport When My Digital Lifelines Went Dark

WORDS FROM A CHILD KEPT ME TOGETHER IN HEIDELBERG
"It's gonna be ok."

HELP FROM A STRANGER ON A SNOWY ROAD IN OBERAMMERGAU
I never learned his name.

WORDS OF KINDNESS TO A CHILD IN AISLE 3
When peace returned to my shopping trip

TUTORING A CHILD WITH ADHD, Part 1
After serving 22 years in the U.S. Army, I needed something to do.

TUTORING A CHILD WITH ADHD, Part 2
Daniel's curiosity about my haircut sparked a lighthearted exchange between us.

WHEN TRUST DEFIED EXPECTATIONS IN RAMSTEN
 A vendor's faith in me.

HANNELORE IN MOURNING: Finding her strength during Fasching season
A few years ago, during the lively festivities of the Fasching season, Hannelore, a cherished friend and coworker, suffered a pr ...

A MOMENT IN MAINZ THAT NEEDED NO TRANSLATION
Words were not necessary...

COMING FACE TO FACE WITH A SYMBOL OF HATRED
Ignoring my feelings, I had a job to do.

COMMON SENSE WAS NOT ON DUTY
This could have been avoided!

MY MEDICAL EMERGENCY AT 2:00 a.m.: I thought I was going to die.
I had a bad habit of eating dinner late at night. And being from New Orleans, spicy seasonings remained a constant companion in ...

KARMA ALWAYS BALANCES THE SCALES: I Just Had to Remain Patient
In 1996, I graduated from the Defense Equal Opportunity (EO) Management Institute at Patrick AFB in Cocoa Beach, Florida, as an ...

MY AUDACITY AT BEING ANGRY WITH GOD
I watched my mother die in my arms.

MY EO CASE THAT TESTED AUTHORITY
Why I stayed and finished my job.

THE THINGS WE SIT THROUGH - The Christmas Social
Leaving early was not an option.

THE DAY A HOMICIDAL MERCEDES TRIED TO KILL ME!
We were headed to France, the car had other plan

SUNDOWN AT THE ATM ON HALLOWEEN
The soldier was in a rush.

SERVING WITH AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN: Colonel William H. Berry, Executive Officer
I was in the U.S. Army and stationed in Heidelberg, Germany. I was a stenograph on the staff of General Frederick J. Kroesen, th ...

TENDING TO SOMEONE ELSE'S NEEDS
It was Monday morning, about 8:15. I was late.

I THINK THEY SAID THAT THE DOG WOULDN'T BITE!
A German Shepherd trusted me

THE CASE OF THE MISSING SCHILDKROETE: The Whaat?
One afternoon, I was sitting on my living room couch watching television. From there, I could see my patio through the glass doo ...

MY GUMBO INTERRUPTED THE CHAIN OF COMMAND
I didn't know the captain was allergic to shrimp!

A SPECIAL SURPRISE VISIT: The German Kids in my Neighborhood
I believe that God knows when you need someone. One day, I was in a bad mood, getting depressed by the minute. I had been thinki ...

MY DEFIANT ACT
As a Black female recruit, I challenged authority.

SNAPSHOT OF A DAY IN SARAJEVO, BOSNIA: JUNE 1997 DEPLOYMENT
Written to a friend in the United States during my deployment to Taszar and Kaposvar, Hungary, and Sarajevo, Bosnia, in 1997.Hi, ...

A LITTLE STRANGER RETURNED MY LOST BLUE WALLET
How did he know it belonged to me?

MY FULL RICH DAY: Angels rescued me in my time of need.
Recently, I had eye surgery at Landstuhl Army Hospital. My surgeon scheduled me for a checkup the following morning. After my do ...

A MARDI GRAS WITH MY LATE SISTER TO REMEMBER
I challenged a NOLA cop.

RESCUED BY THREE AMERICAN ANGELS IN RAMSTEIN
Angels come in all colors and sizes.

Everyone Who Looked Like Me Was Not My Friend: Surviving in an Army Administrative Circus
I was a staff sergeant, the senior noncommissioned officer (NCO) in the S1 Administration Section of the 205th Military Intellig ...

Volksmarching in Germany: What exactly is it?
When I was in the Army stationed in Heidelberg, Germany, I became interested in volksmarching.  WHAT IS VOLKSMARCHING? ...

The Hitchhiker From Kosovo: A lonely young man in a country not his own.
THE HITCHHIKER FROM KOSOVOIt was Saturday morning. Heavy rain played a dismal tune on my concrete balcony. The noise awakened me ...

The German Nuisance at the NATO School: A German captain almost started a mini war.
THIS GERMAN NUISANCE I have never been a history buff. But years ago, I discovered one interesting fact in my research for a sch ...

Her Name Was Maria: Remembering my Generous German Landlady
HER NAME WAS FRAU MARIA RINDERIn 1991, I was in the Army assigned to the 527th Military Intelligence Battalion in Kaiserslautern ...

The V Corps EO Office False Flag: Was I in Germany or the Backwoods of Mississippi?
PART 1 - GRADUATION FROM THE DEFENSE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE I graduated from the Defense Equal Opportunity ...

I WAS A SOLDIER: Army Physical Training Got me in Shape
The evil Monday morning PT formation hovered over me like a hungry vulture in a scorching desert waiting to pounce on me, its he ...

A Unique Gift from a Poor Bosnian Woman: A Bag of Negro Candy
After 22 years of service in the US Army, I retired in Vilseck, Germany, a short distance east of the Czech border. Within a mon ...

Losing my Best Childhood Friend: Her Name was Ann Lavigne
Her name was Ann Lavigne, my best friend in fifth grade. We attended St. Monica's Catholic Elementary School in New Orleans, Lou ...

TRAIN RIDES AIN'T THE SAME!: My trip turned to hell on earth, Part 1 - 5
PART ONETRAVELING BY TRAIN AS A KID WITH MY MOMI grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana. As a kid, I often traveled with my Mom by tr ...

My Hangover in Bosnia: It showed no mercy!
"HOOOOOOONNNNNNKKK!" blared the warning from the horn of a massive ship bearing down on me. Terrified, I started to row like hel ...

MY CHRISTMAS MIRACLE
Christmas had a spiritual message for me.

GOD TAKES CARE OF BABIES AND FOOLS
I found out in a hilarious way!

WHEN SIX KILOMETERS TURNED INTO TWENTY
Apparently, common sense took a different trail.

REMEMBERING COLONEL WILLIAM H. BERRY: The epitome of a senior Army officer
Colonel William Berry, Executive OfficerExecutive Officerto General Frederick J. Kroesen, the COMMANDER IN CHIEF (CINC)UNITED ST ...