State park trail entry point.

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Tales from the pilgrimage.

Afghanistan

  • Afghanistan Persists

    The headline in today’s Washington Post was “Afghanistan to be ruled under sharia law, Taliban commander confirms.” No surprises here. What did we expect if not that? As the coronavirus surges in the county where I live, people have become more isolated. If we don’t stay on media constantly, we are checking it often and… Read more

  • Inscrutable Afghanistan

    I want to understand the draw down of the U.S. military and diplomatic presence in Afghanistan. I want to be assured people who assisted U.S. personnel during the conflict get proper protection. I want to feel like the 2,448 deaths among U.S. soldiers and more than a trillion dollars were not wasted. As Mick Jagger… Read more

  • Afghanistan Forever

    ~ I’ve been writing about Afghanistan for what seems like forever. Here are two posts, the first was written as the surge happened and our company participated in deployment of equipment to Afghanistan. The second reiterated how long the United States has been involved in Afghanistan. As the U.S. makes a hasty and long overdue… Read more