Firefighter Hero: Joe Torrillo

By | September 25, 2024

[September 25, 2024]  I’m fond of writing about our heroes, and one that I’ve been planning to write about is New York City firefighter Joe Torrillo.  If you’re not from the Northeast, then you may not have heard of him.  But I think Joe’s firefighter journey to hero status is worth telling and we are all morally obligated… Read More »

Your Past is Permanent & On Display

By | September 24, 2024

[September 24, 2024]  Up until the past couple of decades, a person could relocate to another geographic area, gain useful employment, and start a family, leaving past transgressions in the past.  The permanency of your past, however, is here to stay and is on display for all to see. Many well-known people have experienced embarrassment when their past… Read More »

Reading List: Dustoff Missions in Vietnam

By | September 23, 2024

[September 23, 2024]  By luck, I just obtained two great books on helicopter rescues during the Vietnam War for review.  The first is “The Helicopter Whisperers, Vol I” (2021) by Phil Marshall, and the second is “A Bullet Through the Helmet” (2019) by Douglas E. Moore.  When Marshall’s book arrived, my wife said that I might need someone… Read More »

What I Learned from Interviewing 1,000 Women

By | September 22, 2024

[September 22, 2024]  There’s an old adage for men that says if they want to learn about relationships with women, then don’t take advice from women.  With that in mind, today, I’m going to highlight some of the ideas of Pearl Davis (see her ideas, too in earlier posts).  She recently interviewed 1,000 women over a year and… Read More »

Hezbollah Terrorists Get Their Nuts Blown Off

By | September 21, 2024

[September 21, 2024]  It’s been a few days since one of the greatest, targeted attacks on terrorist operatives ever in the history of modern warfare.  Hezbollah terrorists, carrying ordinary beepers/pagers received a shocking gift when their beepers exploded with serious nut-removing results.  It appears that Israel manufactured and sold the beepers through a Hungarian front company.  Aviva Kompas… Read More »

Rule 16: Stop Acting Like a 10-Year-Old

By | September 20, 2024

[September 20, 2024]  Stop acting like a 10-Year-Old.  Grow up and go on an adventure.  Take on some responsibility.  You are answerable to your own destiny.  This article is an excerpt from my book, “55 Rules for a Good Life.”  It is one of the more popular chapters, so please enjoy the tough “rule” I’m providing here. A… Read More »

Another Failed Trump Assassination Attempt

By | September 17, 2024

[September 17, 2024]  When I first heard about another assassination attempt on Donald Trump’s life, the first thing I thought was, “Not again.”  This is just another spectacular failure by the U.S. Secret Service.  A good friend called them the Keystone Cops, implying they are worthless other than the entertainment value they provide. I’m not so sure the… Read More »

Reading List: America’s Enemy Prisoners

By | September 16, 2024

[September 16, 2024]  A few days ago, while attending a Veterans’ event locally, the guest speaker (a highly respected U.S. Marine) asked me when I retired, and I told her it was now ten years ago.  She was interested in my view of today’s military and whether leadership in our Armed Forces has improved.  There were media folks… Read More »