[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 »
[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 »
[September 6, 2024] One of the advantages of being a General Officer in the U.S. Army (or Flag Officer as often called) is that we can go just about anywhere, create our own schedule, pick and choose training events to observe, and of course, eat when and where we want. I was pleasantly surprised one day when a… Read More »
[September 5, 2024] Arriving at the Texas Tech University campus in early May of 1970, this would be the first time I’d ever been away from home for more than a long week at Boy Scout Camp. College was about to become a humdinger of an adventure, beginning with my first day checking into Gordon Hall, one of… Read More »
[September 4, 2024] Tim Walz is hated by the Soldiers he served with in the Minnesota National Guard; for most folks, that is hard to understand. What surprised me more is the controversy of Walz’s embellishing his service (actually lying is a better term), which is not going away. Posted on her podcast, Megyn Kelly interviews four of… Read More »
[September 3, 2024] After receiving my orders for mandatory retirement from the U.S. Army, I started this blog 11 years ago on this date. I’m not celebrating my blog anniversary; that’s not my style, but I will put some of my thoughts on paper that may be of interest – maybe. Here are some of the things I… Read More »
[September 2, 2024] Recently, I watched a short video of Michael Malice discussing how U.S. President Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Gorbachev were separately involved in classified simulations with an unexpected outcome. The idea was to train their senior leaders how to act in case their enemy shot nuclear missiles at their country. We all have assumptions about… Read More »
[September 1, 2024] Seventeen-year-old Sam worked at McDonald’s during the late 70s and appreciated that he got the opportunity. I knew him through his dad, who, at the time, was a senior NCO in my unit and a good man. That mattered because it showed he was willing to work and be responsible. At 19, Sam moved from… Read More »