“The problem with doing nothing is not knowing when you’re finished.” - Benjamin Franklin After being down sized, I did nothing. Waiting to enter graduate school, I did nothing. After my divorce, I did nothing. After another down-sizing, I did nothing. While searching for the meaning of life, I did nothing. The upper crust female whom I dated dumped me, calling me cheap. I said I wasn’t cheap; “I was broke!” Hence, more alone time, doing nothing. When my mother asked me, “Wha

Betrayal Through the years as a therapist, I’ve conducted numerous counseling sessions with couples, some married, some not. I observed that being a geographical bachelor, during deployments or being transferred to duty stations where family members were not allowed, or extending training exercises, or temporary duty assignments, always put a strain on relationships. In the words of Kristin Hannah in “The Nightingale”: “If I have learned anything in this long life of mine, it