Billy fought in Desert Storm with the 101st Airborne Division and Saturday I skated over to the bicycle shop where he works to thank him for serving his country. He’s got a beard, 3ft ponytail, and airborne tattoos, rides a bike 12 miles to work, rents a room by the week, and is 150lbs over weight. He hated the Army, the war, but he’s stuck in Desert Storm. The Roman poet Persius said it best, “We consume our tomorrows fretting about our yesterdays.” Today reach for tomorrow with what you learned through your yesterdays.
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