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A “memoir” is a polished, scholarly book. “Memoirs” is an informal, in-your-face story. This is my memoirs.

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Six

It only occurs to me now, as I write these words on 10-23-2023 that I believe everybody who I ever told about going to Annapolis – which is pretty much anybody I ever knew for […]
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Seven

It’s the “Dark Night of the Soul” for our anti-hero. Resigned from Annapolis. Resigned from Exxon. Rejected by my family. Living on rapidly dwindling savings. No direction forward. Devoid of all ambition. Burnt. Out.   […]
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Eight

The folks at White Sands and the Headquarters Company where I was billeted should have known. An ex-Naval Academy dude shows up. Starches his uniform. Airborne boots polished to perfection. Walks tall and carries – […]
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Nine

Thanks to Koros Derakshani’s recommendation, I landed a job with a consulting firm in town, O’Connell Robertson and Associates (ORA). Otherwise, I would have ended back at Sonic. Thanks, Koros!   The ORA staff consisted […]
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Ten

The theme for this chapter will be that all-important law for Professional Engineers: employers are required to give us the time, equipment, and support (workers – draftsmen, designers) required to do the job assigned to […]