Category Archives: Values

Seek Out Your Grandparents

By | October 4, 2026

[October 4, 2026]  One of the realities of aging grandparents is that the number of times you will be with them is not a very big number, and that’s if everything goes well.  We should be aware of that and grateful and awake and maximize the time and minimize the stupidity and unnecessary suffering, because we do not… Read More »

A Good News Dog Story

By | September 29, 2026

[September 29, 2026]  I’m a sucker for a good news dog story.  There’s a connection with this one.  It involves a man going through an airport checkpoint line when a TSA German Shepherd unexpectedly jumps a barrier to get to him. My first thought was that the Shepherd was going to attack the man, but I was wrong. … Read More »

The Spirit of 1776 Commemoration

By | September 20, 2026

[September 20, 2026]  Success.  One-time, special events are always difficult to pull off.  No one knows what to expect; they may not have heard about it. Because they’re unique, they have no experience to rely on.  Fortunately, our Spirit of 1776 Commemoration celebrating America’s 250th Birthday was a success. Success is often measured in total attendance and positive… Read More »

Ambush at Renegade Woods

By | September 18, 2026

[September 18, 2026]  With permission from the author, Father James N. Drucker, I am republishing his article on the Ambush at Renegade Woods.  This article originally appeared in VFW Magazine, May 2022, pages 44-45. AMBUSH AT RENEGADE WOODS U.S. commanders in April 1970 wanted to clear an area near the Cambodian border that North Vietnamese Army troops used… Read More »