Husband | father | writer | nonprofit veteran service organization money getter | recovering long distance runner | former USMC rocket scientist https://bsky.app/profile/wjprom.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/wjprom.bsky.social/post/3mgsotauags2lMarch in WI11 Mar 2026 20:08 +0000at://did:plc:sh2ffvbpgjhgfw3vadjx5jdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgsotauags2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/wjprom.bsky.social/post/3mdoqpnswtc2jThe look of disappointment on a 3yo when he realizes that going to see monster trucks this weekend doesn’t mean he gets to ride monster trucks this weekend31 Jan 2026 02:15 +0000at://did:plc:sh2ffvbpgjhgfw3vadjx5jdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdoqpnswtc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/wjprom.bsky.social/post/3mcrs6f3sl22mWho wants to go shovel a driveway with me19 Jan 2026 13:54 +0000at://did:plc:sh2ffvbpgjhgfw3vadjx5jdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcrs6f3sl22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/wjprom.bsky.social/post/3matys2v7ms2yEvening walk on a frozen lake, Christmas 202526 Dec 2025 00:08 +0000at://did:plc:sh2ffvbpgjhgfw3vadjx5jdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3matys2v7ms2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/wjprom.bsky.social/post/3m7777zl4hs24I hope you all celebrated St Bab’s today with getting an audiogram05 Dec 2025 00:12 +0000at://did:plc:sh2ffvbpgjhgfw3vadjx5jdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7777zl4hs24https://bsky.app/profile/wjprom.bsky.social/post/3m76cuprbdc2aDecember in Wisconsin04 Dec 2025 15:44 +0000at://did:plc:sh2ffvbpgjhgfw3vadjx5jdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m76cuprbdc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/wjprom.bsky.social/post/3m4qnxwit4s2gI’m honored to have my latest article for Naval History Magazine as the cover story for their 250th Marine Corps Birthday issue. Thank you to Eric Mills & the whole @usni.org team for putting it together. I hope you all enjoy it as much as I did researching it. https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history/2025/december/americas-first-marine03 Nov 2025 18:35 +0000at://did:plc:sh2ffvbpgjhgfw3vadjx5jdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4qnxwit4s2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/wjprom.bsky.social/post/3m4qlffs75c2kI got to see David Byrne’s “Who is the Sky?” tour in Chicago this weekend. It was so good that I’m now worried I won’t be able to enjoy live music again. Nothing could live up to it.03 Nov 2025 17:49 +0000at://did:plc:sh2ffvbpgjhgfw3vadjx5jdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4qlffs75c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/wjprom.bsky.social/post/3m3vbvxhzts2aI, for one, am shocked that the normalization of sports betting seems to be having a detrimental impact on sports. https://media.tenor.com/qOY6c3X_AZQAAAAC/cruftbox-shocked.gif?hh=374&ww=49823 Oct 2025 21:18 +0000at://did:plc:sh2ffvbpgjhgfw3vadjx5jdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3vbvxhzts2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/wjprom.bsky.social/post/3m3ulhdivuk2ySome early Trick-or-treaters23 Oct 2025 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:sh2ffvbpgjhgfw3vadjx5jdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3ulhdivuk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/wjprom.bsky.social/post/3m2unkvyfgs2wWhen the new article arrives in the mail https://media.tenor.com/1z5i-UdYzOgAAAAC/new-phonebook-steve-martin.gif?hh=336&ww=49810 Oct 2025 21:48 +0000at://did:plc:sh2ffvbpgjhgfw3vadjx5jdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2unkvyfgs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/wjprom.bsky.social/post/3m232yttvts2yDown to only hours remaining in my 30s https://media.tenor.com/b8WAqSZ2k7AAAAAC/savingprivateryan-ww2.gif?hh=270&ww=49830 Sep 2025 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:sh2ffvbpgjhgfw3vadjx5jdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m232yttvts2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/wjprom.bsky.social/post/3lytje5lyls2fThe Great Mouse Detective is criminally under appreciated https://media.tenor.com/TwwPxtg-xn0AAAAC/great-mouse-detective-sass.gif?hh=278&ww=49815 Sep 2025 00:10 +0000at://did:plc:sh2ffvbpgjhgfw3vadjx5jdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lytje5lyls2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/wjprom.bsky.social/post/3lyqv34eh322uGiving my kids some culture tonight13 Sep 2025 23:02 +0000at://did:plc:sh2ffvbpgjhgfw3vadjx5jdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyqv34eh322uhttps://bsky.app/profile/wjprom.bsky.social/post/3lyndrugbbs2pI’m excited to have my latest work featured here [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Sep 2025 13:14 +0000at://did:plc:sh2ffvbpgjhgfw3vadjx5jdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyndrugbbs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/wjprom.bsky.social/post/3lxg7rjkf422zIt’s not everyday you get to see your nonprofit’s logo on a race car. Excited to be part of the team. Nextopvets.org27 Aug 2025 23:49 +0000at://did:plc:sh2ffvbpgjhgfw3vadjx5jdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxg7rjkf422zhttps://bsky.app/profile/wjprom.bsky.social/post/3lunsxe5r6k2mCan you spot all the dinosaurs?23 Jul 2025 20:05 +0000at://did:plc:sh2ffvbpgjhgfw3vadjx5jdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lunsxe5r6k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/wjprom.bsky.social/post/3luamisjr4c2eIt was a nice surprise to find my latest article on the Marine Corps Association homepage yesterday. I had the privilege to work with COL Barnum to recount his actions outside Ky Phu in Dec 1965, for which he received the MOH. https://www.mca-marines.org/leatherneck/500-meters-to-ky-phu/18 Jul 2025 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:sh2ffvbpgjhgfw3vadjx5jdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3luamisjr4c2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/wjprom.bsky.social/post/3lu3ptyhh2c2zLt Charles Stewart took command of the schooner Experiment #OTD in 1800. I wrote about it in one of my earliest articles for @usni.org t.co/J0lciv86mX https://t.co/J0lciv86mX16 Jul 2025 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:sh2ffvbpgjhgfw3vadjx5jdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu3ptyhh2c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/wjprom.bsky.social/post/3ltsbq6rcls2eIt’s been a while since I last worked on a writing project. I can tell I haven’t used some of those muscles lately, but I knocked out 1,500 words today. https://media.tenor.com/SuutJ1E2W3oAAAAC/proud-master-chef-junior.gif?hh=280&ww=49812 Jul 2025 21:15 +0000at://did:plc:sh2ffvbpgjhgfw3vadjx5jdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltsbq6rcls2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/wjprom.bsky.social/post/3lt4ax5hmj22xMy family as I start my annual lecture on how this holiday should celebrate the dual victories of Gettysburg and Vicksburg as much as Jefferson requesting to speak to the manager:04 Jul 2025 03:02 +0000at://did:plc:sh2ffvbpgjhgfw3vadjx5jdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt4ax5hmj22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/wjprom.bsky.social/post/3lspci25crc2g#OTD28 Jun 2025 23:25 +0000at://did:plc:sh2ffvbpgjhgfw3vadjx5jdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lspci25crc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/wjprom.bsky.social/post/3lqvfx5b2kk2nRE: the feud https://media.tenor.com/rF5ERf7ncqUAAAAC/oh-no-top-gear.gif?hh=277&ww=49805 Jun 2025 22:53 +0000at://did:plc:sh2ffvbpgjhgfw3vadjx5jdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqvfx5b2kk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/wjprom.bsky.social/post/3lqv77xfjhk2lWhen bug bite season starts https://media.tenor.com/CqNPvYcVgu4AAAAC/good-bug-dead-bug.gif?hh=382&ww=49805 Jun 2025 20:52 +0000at://did:plc:sh2ffvbpgjhgfw3vadjx5jdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqv77xfjhk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/wjprom.bsky.social/post/3lqi7tkx2ms2hThe local Sandhills Crane family came by to show off their new hatchling31 May 2025 16:59 +0000at://did:plc:sh2ffvbpgjhgfw3vadjx5jdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqi7tkx2ms2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/wjprom.bsky.social/post/3lotasfb7fk2nPerhaps it’s time to retire the old stalwart and break in something new.10 May 2025 15:25 +0000at://did:plc:sh2ffvbpgjhgfw3vadjx5jdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lotasfb7fk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/wjprom.bsky.social/post/3loon7k6c3s23Not sure how comfortable I am with a Bear’s fan as Pope.08 May 2025 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:sh2ffvbpgjhgfw3vadjx5jdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3loon7k6c3s23https://bsky.app/profile/wjprom.bsky.social/post/3lnvru4weis2oI had the privilege to read an advance copy of Martin Dugard’s "Taking Midway" and it is highly enjoyable. It's fast-paced, entertaining, and full of details that illustrate the context of the battle and build out the humanity of those involved. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/721943/taking-midway-by-martin-dugard/28 Apr 2025 22:10 +0000at://did:plc:sh2ffvbpgjhgfw3vadjx5jdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnvru4weis2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/wjprom.bsky.social/post/3ln53uytbpc24Prepping Easter eggs and I find a strawberry Laffy Taffy (hopefully) from last year. It should be good for one more round, right?19 Apr 2025 02:33 +0000at://did:plc:sh2ffvbpgjhgfw3vadjx5jdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln53uytbpc24https://bsky.app/profile/wjprom.bsky.social/post/3llwakm7p7c2dFor no particular reason https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhiCFdWeQfA03 Apr 2025 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:sh2ffvbpgjhgfw3vadjx5jdh/app.bsky.feed.post/3llwakm7p7c2d