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The Spy Who Loved Us - An Intelligence Operative's Rules For Survival

I’m part of that OG cohort of young recruits who were in DC on 9/11. My entry into the Intelligence Community was a fire drill; a sort of shell-shocked mix of earnest duty and eat-your-face-off ra...

Why Eating Healthy is So Damn Hard

5 Books To Keep Your Mind As Trained As Your Body

As the self-appointed SOFLETE literary critic and grouchy librarian, I have harangued you all to read David Joy and Larry Brown’s books on multiple occasions. You should read David Joy because he’...

A Guide to Entering Holy Places of the World

Throughout the world, some of the most culturally relevant and beautiful places to visit will be the churches, temples, cathedrals, mosques, shrines and religious edifices. But you don’t have to b...

They Always Come Through: What Veterans Day Means to A Career Marine

I’ve been a United States Marine for almost twenty-five years now. It’s all I ever wanted to be, and I am cognizant that there is a certain rare blessing in getting to be what you wanted to be whe...