[November 26, 2024] Rabbi Pinchas Taylor alerts us to a Muslim man who tells two stories contrasting Muslim versus Jewish faith. In these stories, Muslim’s lives were saved by Jews but the Muslims were embarrassed by the fact that their lives are owed to a Jew. See the video here. I transcribed the presentation as best as possible,… Read More »
[November 25, 2024] His name was ”Lex” Walker, and he was from Stonewall, Texas, the same town as the late President Lyndon B. Johnson was from. I didn’t make friends easily in those days. Maybe it was my outstanding personality (that’s sarcasm) or the Brylcreem hair gel that I used on my head that made me so popular.… 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 20, 2024] Here is some good news. That skinny small-town boy from the Deep South – and born on the bayou (like the 1969 CCR song) – turned out okay. I would marry and have two children; the happiest days of my life were their birth and their growing up. Nothing is more important or fulfilling than… Read More »
[November 19, 2024] Old dogs leave footprints on our souls. There is nothing better in our lives than your pet dogs, and our time with them are measured not by years on a calendar but by those times we are together. I grew up with pets and continue to have them as companions. Dogs are especially adept at… Read More »
[November 12, 2024] In an interview with Ritchie Herron, Ritche tells us of his experiences with “transitioning from a man to a woman.” This is another story of the horror and malevolence of the medical and our political establishments. Richie is “pissed off” with those who actively encouraged him to transition, them saying he was the ideal candidate… Read More »
[November 10, 2024] In the early days of my military career, I thought it important to copy the behavior and speech of those known to be the very best leaders. It came naturally, it seemed to me at the time, to find out what those leaders did when they were not “working” – for example, what they were… Read More »
[November 9, 2024] “We’re moving to Little Rock!” our Dad announced off-handedly as if it were nothing out of the ordinary. But in just a few short weeks, the family was pulling up stakes, packing our suitcases, saying our goodbyes, and leaving behind the lives we’d come to love. The Missouri Pacific Railroad kept giving our Dad new… Read More »
[November 8, 2024] Out of the blue, I received a call from Father Drucker – the Doo Wop Priest – introducing me to Heather Sliwinski, the CEO and founder of a wonderful non-profit called the Honor and Courage Foundation. We often hear of nonprofits that help Veterans’ causes, but this organization is one of the best: trustworthy, helpful,… Read More »
[November 5, 2024] I ran screaming to my Mom, blood running down my arms and legs. I was maybe seven or eight and had fallen, scraping both elbows and knees and my forehead. I’d hit the ground hard after stumbling over my own feet and landing in gravel on a local hard-pack dirt road. The memory makes me… Read More »