Becoming chronically ill and then permanently disabled transformed my relationship with my car from casual to absolute dependence.
Read MoreMaryland Heights overlook offers a scenic view of Lower Town, Harpers Ferry and—if you’re lucky—a CSX train thundering its way across the railroad bridge far below. It’s absolutely breathtaking.
Read MoreAnnapolis Rock in Myersville, MD is a hike I will probably never do again—more on that later. Here are a few reasons why YOU should check it out.
Read MoreI miss being an independent, active person even though I know these qualities are neither what define a human being nor what give meaning to a life.
Read MoreI started skydiving six years ago. I had recently returned from a combat deployment in Iraq and had fallen back into the sleepy routine of life in Kentucky. Beer, bourbon and BBQ and usually in that order. Life was good but I missed the thrill of being stuck on the side of the road in Iraq with one trailer ablaze and another with smoking brake lines--at night with the threat of IEDs and election violence weighing like lead in my stomach.
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