[December 8, 2024] From my earliest memory as a child, I remember my dad kicking the tires on our old car. “Why do you do that, Dad,” I asked, completely clueless. “Well,” he said, “that’s how you check to make sure the tires don’t fall off when driving.” Dads are always right, of course, so that’s always what… Read More »
[December 5, 2024] A crucial skill for any leader to possess is the ability to judge the character of others. Leaders are looking for specific traits that predict successful mission completion or are obstacles to teamwork. Sadly, we often see inexperienced leaders who misjudge character, leading to unforeseen problems. I wrote these words in January 2021 after looking… Read More »
[December 3, 2024] With Pete Hegseth’s nomination as Secretary of Defense by President-elect Donald Trump, an age-old argument about women serving in combat is back in the public eye. In an interview on The Shawn Ryan Show, November 7, Hegseth made it clear that he believed, “We should not have women in combat roles!”* What he said previously… Read More »
[November 30, 2024] Throughout the 1960s, there was a credible belief that the expanding world population would drive global starvation and other catastrophic consequences. In response to a request from the U.S. Population Council, Frederick Jaffe wrote a memorandum outlining then-current ideas for population control (reducing total population numbers and growth). At the time, Jaffe was the vice… Read More »
[November 29, 2024] In the 1960s, there was a popular idea circulating in academia that the world’s population growth was rapidly exceeding its environmental and technical limits to support itself. The results would be widespread starvation, affecting mostly children in poor nations, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa and parts of southwest Asia. Ideas behind this thinking started in the… Read More »
[November 27, 2024] Be loyal to your family, respect them, honor and protect them. Dedicate yourself to their well-being, for they are the ones who are on your team. “Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your GOD is giving you.” — Exodus 20:12 Loyalty is too frequently… Read More »
[November 24, 2024] One of the benefits of a trained eye for art is when I find something notable, there is an obligation to call attention to it. DM Sculptures is run by a true artist with a good eye for beauty and, most importantly, the artistic talent to put that inspiration into physical form. One of my… Read More »
[November 22, 2024] Russia launched an Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile at Dnipro, Ukraine, yesterday to send a stern message to the West and Ukraine that they are still capable of striking anywhere, anytime with a nuclear weapon. This missile appears to have had six reentry warheads, all inert. “Ukraine is the first country in the world to be… Read More »
[November 21, 2021] A 145-year-old Staten Island bakery is being publicly accused of discrimination by The View’s host, Whoopi Goldberg, after denying her service. The problem, however, is that her accusation turned out to be a lie. Whoopi claimed that they denied her service while on her show, which was seen by millions of viewers. Initially, she claimed… Read More »
[November 18, 2024] As frequent readers of my website know, I had knee replacement surgery a month ago. The week following My surgery, I used a walker to help stabilize my walk and to act as a safety measure to prevent falling. I rarely traveled outside my home but when I did venture out, I experienced another world… Read More »