[July 15, 2023] I entered the U.S. Army in the summer of 1974 as a Private. I was about to learn the meaning of life’s most important principle, and it was not what I thought it was. Like many other recruits, I was physically out of shape when I joined and had a negative outlook on life. … Read More »
[July 14, 2023] I was sitting in church with my family in late February 1962, only a few weeks shy of my 10th birthday, with my favorite yo-yo in my front pocket. My friends and I ran outside to do the “John Glenn” trick when the sermon concluded. This yo-yo trick would be three loops around and… Read More »
[July 13, 2023] This year has been the kiss of death for woke companies pushing their transgender ideology and then suffering massive blowbacks. We all remember the first company to get destroyed, Bud Light beer. The boycott of the beer was so massive that now their name is used as an adverb, “bud lighted,” meaning to be… Read More »
[July 12, 2023] I laughed through their entire skit. The PatriotTwins, ConservativeTwins, and HodgeTwins are YouTube shows by Kevin and Keith Hodge, aka the Hodge Twins, are some of the funniest stand-up comedians I’ve seen in a long time. They are described as “vocal conservatives” (see link), and what I like most about them is they make… Read More »
[July 6, 2023] It is not surprising to those paying attention that the U.S. Government has been using social media platforms to suppress free speech. They have encouraged media giants to remove what they see as “misinformation.” Gee, what could go wrong with the government telling us what is misinformation? Plenty. On July 4th – our Independence Day… Read More »
[July 4, 2023] America’s Independence Day is special. It is more than Americans recognizing their independence from the British Empire 247 years ago; it is seen by all those who want the freedom to practice a religion of their choice, raise a family as they see fit, elect a government of their choosing, and going about their daily… Read More »
[July 3, 2023] As a young man, I trained dogs, earning my way after High School. My job was to pick the best dog for the grueling task of personal bodyguard to “special dignitaries.” Doing so implies, of course, that the best dogs exist. Some trainers claim all dogs are capable and worthy. A practical way to think… Read More »
[July 2, 2023] Here is the bottom line answer. I joined for the adventure. Yep, that’s it. Now, there is a lot to unpack with that answer because I did join at the lowest rank, Private (the lowest of the low). I expected no privileges and got none. Whatever I gained as a Soldier was from what I… Read More »
[July 1, 2023] There was a time when the U.S. Supreme Court was not as controversial. The Court’s decision this past Wednesday to end the use of race in college admissions was long overdue and they stirred an expected visceral response from leftists across the country. Was it really so controversial? No, and for all those who believe… Read More »
[June 29, 2023] For those of us who study war, geopolitics, and statesmanship and like to understand why there is such a profound difference in modern-Western thought and all other nation-states, welcome to the world of humans. One of those enigmas is Russia; not Western but also not Oriental but Slav. And Slav has meaning in the great… Read More »