Letters to my Granddaughter: No. 14

By | July 24, 2023

[July 24, 2023]   From the earliest days of my young life!  My Granddaddy Smith owned a large, mangy, ugly, tough, mean-as-heck tomcat.  His name?  “Tom.”  More kittens were born because of his virility than any cat in that town.  His harem of female cats was huge, but they all served a valuable function on Granddaddy’s property by… Read More »

The Theory of Stupidity: Bonhoeffer

By | July 23, 2023

[July 23, 2023]   Over many years, I slowly discovered, to my amazement, that the U.S. military has recruited and trained many stupid people.  Several progressive liberals I know would say, “Of course, the military attracts stupid people.”  But their simplistic thinking is way off base.  Here is my take on the Theory of Stupidity that could explain… Read More »

Stop Race Discrimination!   

By | July 20, 2023

[July 20, 2023]  Good news for all Americans.  With the recent Supreme Court anti-race discrimination decisions in colleges, our nation’s long march to crush race discrimination has been revitalized.  The winds have changed, and although the SCOTUS decision deals with college admissions and didn’t touch on employment, we now can see the argument is beginning to shift.  And… Read More »

I started the Late Shift in the U.S. Army

By | July 18, 2023

[July 18, 2023]  Shortly after graduation from Drill Sergeant School at Fort Polk, Louisiana, in 1978, I was promoted to Staff Sergeant in the Infantry and was assigned to a Basic Training unit.  Duty was tough.  The job demanded long hours, a high level of physical fitness, strict adherence to Army regulations, and extreme self-discipline.  The days were… Read More »

Lessons from the Failure of the Nazi Luftwaffe

By | July 17, 2023

[July 17, 2023]   In a documentary titled “Death of the Luftwaffe,” DroneScapes gives us some significant insight into why the German Air Force failed during WWII.  After watching the show, I thought that it might interest my readers, and the simple reason is that failure is always present, and we can learn valuable lessons from the failures… Read More »