Citizen reps at all levels

I learned today that another long-serving member of North Carolina’s General Assembly is stepping down. Serving in today’s legislature cannot be much fun, no matter which side of the aisle you’re on.

I think part of the problem is the grueling schedule of the General Assembly. My previous post about fairly compensating city councilors also applies to state legislators. If serving in the legislature is going to be a full time job we should compensate our representatives accordingly.

Twenty years a civilian

Dress blues, winter 1991.


Today marks the 20th anniversary of the end of my active duty service in the Navy. I actually was separated a few weeks prior to this due to the amount of leave I had accumulated but it was 15 Feb 1992 when my active duty was up (known as EAOS).

It would be another four years before I would be a true civilian as my inactive duty took place directly afterward. Had America decided to invade Iraq before 1996, I could have been reactivated and been obligated to serve.

It wasn’t just a life, it was an adventure!