– In military terms, it means Missing In Action. But he flipped it: “Made It Again.” Every time life tried to take him out—layoffs, a cancer scare, the death of his own wife (my mother, five years ago)—he announced, “MIA. Made it again. Now let’s work.”
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The second lesson is that true wisdom fits in a toolbox you can carry. He raised me to be self-sufficient—not tied to a specific place or job, but rooted in principles that travel. Integrity, humility, and the ability to start over. "Everything you really need," he once told me, "should fit in your truck and your heart. The rest is just furniture." – In military terms, it means Missing In Action