“I Give the Orders Here,” He Shouted—Until I Told Him Who I Was

sigh dramatically. I moved with the silent, predatory grace of a naval destroyer cutting through dark water.

He thought he had won this first encounter. He thought he had established dominance and put me in my place.

He had absolutely no idea he had just given orders to a Rear Admiral of the United States Navy.

And as I pushed open the kitchen door, leaving continue reading …