[June 15, 2021] I’ve written articles every day for almost eight years and enjoyed every moment of doing so. But with a pile of grandkids coming to my home for a week, I’m signing off for a few of those days. I’ll be back with an attitude to drive home the point that leadership is sorely needed in… Read More »
[June 14, 2021] Early this morning, I placed 13 U.S. flags outside my residence before the sun rose above the horizon. I do so because this is not just any Flag Day for me. I encourage everyone to proudly and properly display your U.S. flag on your home, business, church/synagogue, or wherever you can give respect to the… Read More »
[June 13, 2021] Don’t embellish your story.1 Only state precisely what has happened and do so without embellishment or adding your opinion. Just the Facts, Ma’am, is attributed to the 1950s TV series Dragnet where Sergeant Joe Friday is the main stoic character. The show was one of the highest-rated series of the decade. I watched it many… Read More »
[June 12, 2021] Many say that the study of ancient texts is generally worthless. Why learn something from long ago when there exists a technically, socially, and economically disparity? My argument is simple, we can learn from the ancients. One text is from the Bible and is also a misunderstood phrase, turn the other cheek. “But I say… Read More »
[June 11, 2021] Many folks look on the bright side of life, and they are the very ones who help make our daily routines worthwhile. I’m taking horse riding lessons. Yes, I’m from Texas and never took a riding lesson in my life. What I discovered at this horse farm was finding leaders who took the time to… Read More »
[June 10, 2021] If we were to look back into time, it would be easy to pick out great wartime leaders. We can name many of them quickly – Ramesses II, Hannibal, Caesar Augustus, Charlemagne, etc. Today, we can still learn from these ancient leaders and what advanced traits they possessed that helped make them so successful. We… Read More »
[June 9, 2021] On several occasions, I noted a tendency for Western media toward an anti-democratic bias (see links here, here, and here). Whether it is honoring dead Islamic terrorists or advocating for looting, rioting, and murder, many news organizations have failed at their most basic task – providing impartial information to the public. A recent example of… Read More »
[June 8, 2021] Decades ago, my first job after promotion to Sergeant in the U.S. Army was to be a mortar crew chief. It didn’t take long for our crew to become proficient at our jobs, but one day something unexpected happened. When my loader put a round into the tube, it didn’t come out. When this happens,… Read More »
[June 7, 2021] A good friend of mine – a retired USAF officer – has supplied me with several books over the past few months. He certainly has a way of picking some darn good ones. An inspiring book on Gen. Curtis LeMay, “Strategies and Tactician,” is one I appreciated, for it showed that anyone could achieve the… Read More »
[June 6, 2021] Today is, of course, the anniversary of D-Day, June 6, 1944 when allied forces stormed ashore at Normandy and began the long march to defeat Nazi Germany during WW2. One of those men was Sergeant and medic Bernie Friedenberg. I wrote about him in an earlier article.1 Yesterday, several veterans and a retired FBI special… Read More »