In this episode, I recall one of my favorite stories that came from 23 of my chromosomes (my father). Here, he talks about being a new recruit in Camp Pendleton and having to find toilet paper. Below is a little excerpt:

"In the next 30 seconds, magic did happen. I didn’t stop my thinking, but I quickly changed the way I was thinking. I needed to find toilet paper. I happened to be looking out the window after getting out of my Drill Instructor’s face. I kept thinking, “Find the toilet paper.” I remember noticing that the barracks across from our building were empty—their recruits had just returned to MCRD (Marine Corps Recruit Depot) to graduate in San Diego. I also recalled the saying that,  “Marines didn’t ever steal, but Marines did acquire.” I quickly ran across the hallway that connected the two barracks and ran into the heads and found plenty of toilet paper. I quickly stuffed all of my cargo pockets with toilet paper, and carried back as much toilet paper as I could to stock our own heads. I felt as if I had just discovered the New World—amazed and proud. I must have made several trips, but that detail eludes me now."

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