[September 11, 2023] Ten years ago, USAF Colonel Scott DeThomas, 6th Air Mobility Wing, gave a 9/11 speech that took the nation by storm. His comments went viral and can still be appreciated today. Here is what he said that day. Always, Always remember 9/11. Good morning ladies and gentlemen, and veterans from across the area. Webster’s dictionary… Read More »
[September 10, 2023] Long ago, when I was a tween (not a child but also not a teenager), I was probably 12 years old; I was dropped off by Fanny, my school bus driver, at my home. Walking with my books under my arm, I noticed a used cigarette burning in the ditch out in front of my… Read More »
[September 9, 2023] A cursory read of my daily blog will lead you to quickly discover that much of my work is heavily influenced by Dr. Jordan Peterson. His work is most helpful to ordinary people because he has a coherent, positive message on living a meaningful life. You can read his “42 Rules for Life” here and… Read More »
[September 8, 2023] Here’s a newsflash from the New York Times! You should not play with your kids. In an article* by Edan Lepucki, a mother of three children under ten, she suggests that children don’t need parents for play because it stifles their playtime. This paper was once deservedly called The Old Gray Lady, meaning it had… Read More »
[September 7, 2023] Sergeant Jimmy John Grayson was an NCO in my U.S. Army Platoon back when I was a new Lieutenant. One day, he came to me to tell a story about a young woman he had met and wanted my opinion. I was willing to listen but am usually guarded with my opinions, especially in relationships.… Read More »
[September 4, 2023] I was very young and did not witness the brave act of one lone man who stood up against the powerful and very dangerous Ku Klux Klan. But the whole town knew, for some were witnesses when the local Marshal blocked the KKK from entering this rural town. It was shortly before I was born,… Read More »
[September 2, 2023] By now, most of you will have heard of the “hero” kid who would not back down when his teacher and school administrators ordered him to remove a Gadsden Flag patch from his bookbag. They wrongly claimed the Gadsden Flag was associated with slavery. The kid is a hero for his actions. This kid, 12-year-old… Read More »
[August 28, 2023] The movie scared me more than 60 years ago, and I still get shivers from that memory of watching the original 1933 adventure horror animal film King Kong. I was 9 years old, my brother two years younger, and we had somehow convinced our Mom to take us to this classic and frightening show, most… Read More »
[August 25, 2023] The room smelled of stale cigarette smoke and spilled beer. My uncle DJ (Douglas James, and my namesake) Satterfield, much older than my dad served as a cook in the 82nd Airborne Division during World War II. Later in life, he was a long-serving member of the Pine Bluff, Arkansas VFW, where he spent many… Read More »
[August 19, 2023] I wouldn’t say I liked school. I never liked school. It’s not that I hated school or was disgusted by it. Going to class every day just wasn’t what I wanted to do. Of course, today, I disapprove of that attitude, it’s not very helpful, and it worked greatly to my disadvantage. Alas, I did… Read More »