Reading List: America’s Enemy Prisoners

By | September 16, 2024

[September 16, 2024]  A few days ago, while attending a Veterans’ event locally, the guest speaker (a highly respected U.S. Marine) asked me when I retired, and I told her it was now ten years ago.  She was interested in my view of today’s military and whether leadership in our Armed Forces has improved.  There were media folks… Read More »

Freaking Out Over Cat Memes

By | September 15, 2024

[September 15, 2024]  Okay, I never figured I’d be writing about Cat Memes during the run-up to the coming U.S. presidential election.  Besides, how could anyone stoop this low?  But there are plenty of crazy things going on in this election cycle that stand alone outside the established norms of normalcy. At a Democrat VP Tim Walz rally… Read More »

The Coming Russia Collapse & America’s Ignorance

By | September 14, 2024

[September 14, 2024]  The collapse of Russia has been predicted by academics and geopolitical experts for many years, and so far, we’ve seen its economy, military, and political structure remain in place.  No one knows the answer to the question of whether Russia will collapse or how or when, but one thing is known, and that is America… Read More »

Mildred Gillars: Treason

By | September 13, 2024

[September 13, 2024]  She was one of the most famous people coming out of the tragedy of WWII.  But you probably never heard of her except by her radio name, “Axis Sally.”  Mildred was one of several Americans who were involved in disseminating German propaganda. For her role, she was eventually captured, found guilty on eight counts of… Read More »

Letters to My Granddaughter, No. 93

By | September 12, 2024

[September 12, 2024]  A small group of ragtag civilians were riding in an Army passenger bus painted a dull OD green, all strangers to one another.  When the bus comes to a stop, a huge Drill Sergeant jumps onboard – in perfectly starched fatigues and Smokey the Bear hat – and starts barking commands and cussing like a… Read More »

We Remember 9/11

By | September 11, 2024

[September 11, 2024]  We pledge to remember and honor those lost on September 11, 2001 – those killed in the unprovoked attacks on our soil by Islamic terrorists twenty-three years ago.  The wave of patriotic sentiment that emerged was unprecedented, and never before has anyone born after WWII experienced such an outpouring of goodwill from all Americans. However,… Read More »

10 Life Lessons from Dr. Jordan Peterson

By | September 10, 2024

[September 10, 2024]  I’ll admit it: I’m a fan of Dr. Jordan Peterson.  In this compilation of 10 life lessons put together by Motivation Core, Peterson brings forth some uncomfortable ideas about how to live a better life. Stop Feeling Sorry for Yourself: You should push yourself beyond your limits of tolerance to find out where it is. … Read More »

Schuylkill Haven Borough Day

By | September 8, 2024

[September 8, 2024]  It was 36 years ago when a small group of friends gathered in the living room of one of the town’s citizens to discuss how to create something positive.  Since that time, each year, a one-day celebration occurs; they call it Schuylkill Haven Borough Day. In this small central Pennsylvania town, the annual event draws… Read More »

Disfigurement, Decency, and Grace

By | September 7, 2024

[September 7, 2024]   Beauty is more valuable than anything humans can possess.  And while that is true – I believe inherently true – disfigurement of the human form can give rise to other valuable traits: decency and grace.  Dostoevsky wrote in his book The Idiot that “Beauty will save the world.”  I will add that disfigurement can sustain… Read More »