[November 6, 2025] Like many boys my age, I wanted to run and hide from the certain butt-whooping I was going to get. I broke a window in my neighbor’s house while throwing a baseball to my good friend Wilson. It was an innocent throw, sailing over Wilson’s head and into the living room window, shattering it. I… Read More »
[November 5, 2025] I remember that day like it was yesterday. I was headed to the local grocery store after finding a good parking spot. And it was cloudy with a mild Winter breeze. My daughter was with me, looking forward to getting a peach cobbler pie and vanilla ice cream for our dinner. A middle-aged woman asked… Read More »
[October 31, 2025] On this Halloween Day (or night), I thought it most appropriate to bring up Dr. Jordan Peterson’s advice on how to live a life that goes well. He says that to increase the “probability that things will unfold for you properly, is to not lie.” Yes! Just stop lying. Halloween is about showing an outer… Read More »
[October 23, 2025] Japan has elected a new leader following the failed policies and corruption of its previous Prime Minister. All news outlets reporting on Japan’s election have noted that Sanae Takaichi has adopted much of the conservative philosophy of U.S. President Donald Trump. And in that, they are correct. Additionally, she is being called “Japan’s Iron Lady,”… Read More »
[October 16, 2025] I’ll be highlighting The Savage Narrator channel today, which has done a good job of telling us there are things to kick out of your life. In a video called 10 Things You Must Quietly Eliminate from Your Life | Don’t Tell a Soul, we see that some toxic habits and attachments quietly destroy our… Read More »
[October 13, 2025] Yesterday, I published Part 1 of this two-part series on the 21 principles of The Art of War to establish a baseline for future articles. Drawing on the principles outlined by Sun Tzu, an ancient strategist and philosopher, gives us an advantage in any competition or negotiation. I will be referring to this layout often.… Read More »
[October 12, 2025] As an Army Lieutenant many years ago, I was given a paperback book and told to read it by my Infantry Brigade Commander. The Art of War, by the ancient Chinese General Sun Tzu, would be the bedrock of many of my future actions, both on and off the battlefield. There are 21 principles of… Read More »
[October 11, 2025] In my first book, “Our Longest Year in Iraq,” I made an effort to show how I developed to a point where I would achieve something important in my life. The discovery was my connection to combat Veterans and how they played an outsized role in my upbringing. ‘The Beginning’ is trying to lay this… Read More »
[October 9, 2025] In an interview with Bill Maher and Jordan Peterson, they discuss why the Bible is the most influential and best-selling book of all time. During this conversation between these two intelligent men, Maher questions whether the Bible is comically stupid. “They love the Bible [referring to his relatives] and it’s the greatest book, and they… Read More »
[October 6, 2025] Standing alone in the Mississippi Delta are several small towns steeped in poverty. One of them is Alligator, Mississippi. Joe & Nic’s Road Trip is a YouTube channel specializing in road trips, mainly visiting the downtowns and neighborhoods of rural America. They capture the decline of these small towns, showing the visual decay and the… Read More »