Author Archives: Douglas R. Satterfield
[November 6, 2025] Like many boys my age, I wanted to run and hide from the certain butt-whooping I was going to get. I broke a window in my neighbor’s house while throwing a baseball to my good friend Wilson. It was an innocent throw, sailing over Wilson’s head and into the living room window, shattering it. I… Read More »
[November 5, 2025] I remember that day like it was yesterday. I was headed to the local grocery store after finding a good parking spot. And it was cloudy with a mild Winter breeze. My daughter was with me, looking forward to getting a peach cobbler pie and vanilla ice cream for our dinner. A middle-aged woman asked… Read More »
[November 4, 2025] In Germany during the post World War I era, a number of Nazi propaganda films were produced to blame Jews for the poor condition of the German peoples. The film is roughly an hour long and worth watching (with translation to English) with a link here. The 1940 Nazi film, Der Ewige Jude [The Eternal… Read More »
[November 3, 2025] Since the late 1990s, feminist Dr. Camilla Paglia has been one of the leading critics of feminism. She sees 3 main failures of modern feminism. This assertion that Paglia is critical of “modern” feminism stems from her outright rejection of the victim/oppressor narrative that dominates much of America’s feminist movement. Here are Camilia Paglia’s critique… Read More »
[November 2, 2025] Here I am, minding my own business, checking out with a dozen bagels when a young woman behind me appears with a nose ring. Automatically, I think of her as a whacko, mindless, nasty person. Was I stereotyping her? Yes. The stereotype was correct and her subsequent actions proved it. I was following what is… Read More »
[November 1, 2025] As I write this book review, all sorts of little kids are running throughout the local neighborhoods hunting down the best sources of candy treats and showing off their most outrageous outfits. What a great time of year, especially to those of us who are more comfortable with lower temperatures and less humidity. Speaking of… Read More »
[October 31, 2025] On this Halloween Day (or night), I thought it most appropriate to bring up Dr. Jordan Peterson’s advice on how to live a life that goes well. He says that to increase the “probability that things will unfold for you properly, is to not lie.” Yes! Just stop lying. Halloween is about showing an outer… Read More »
[October 30, 2025] An American tradition, one that has historically distinguished the citizens of the United States from their European ancestors, is questioning their leadership. It is not a sign of disrespect but rather a sign of healthy debate about right versus wrong. Political, military, and business leaders are scrutinized for their decisions and personal conduct. I suggest… Read More »
[October 29, 2025] Drink bad coffee; no sugar, no cream, regular brewed coffee and avoid drinking fancy, shop-made, yuppie-sipping, fancy-flavored coffee. Avoid complexity and unneeded activities and expenses. Live a simpler life. Have less stress by not trying to be like other people. It’s best to not try “keeping up with the Jones’ next door.” Learn to be… Read More »
[October 28, 2025] The stories of our war Veterans returning home are often disregarded as trivial and irrelevant. Besides that, we hear that these stories are not new. True enough! But one such story involves Homer’s epic work, “The Odyssey,” which is about Odysseus’ returning home after Troy. It deserves mentioning because it shows how not all returning… Read More »