[October 23, 2026] Aesop’s fable involving a race between two very different contestants remains my personal favorite. The Tortoise and the Hare has lessons for us all; from the youngest to the oldest. “A Hare was one day making fun of a Tortoise for being so slow upon his feet. “Wait a bit,” said the Tortoise; “I’ll run… Read More »
[October 18, 2026] Aesop’s fable The Belly and the Members is one not often found in children’s books, but one that is both older and with considerable usefulness. I believe you will like the story and what it ultimately means. In the days when all the parts of the human body were not as now agreeing together, but… Read More »
[October 16, 2026]. The recent video on AI Sees Western Civilization and Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s speech got me thinking about the origins of the “rights” we enjoy. Thomas Jefferson, principal author of the Declaration of Independence, produced one of the clearest statements of those rights. What did he mean by them? The answer sits at the… Read More »
Hero: Seaman Doug Hegdahl [October 15, 2026] Douglas Brent “Doug” Hegdahl III is a former U.S. Navy sailor and Vietnam War POW known for an extraordinary act of intelligence gathering while imprisoned at the Hỏa Lò Prison (the “Hanoi Hilton”). Today, I’m calling him a hero. He enlisted in the Navy in 1966 after high school. On the… Read More »
[October 14, 2026] I first saw this AI-generated video on Asmondgold. By yesterday afternoon, it had garnered 15 million views since its original posting on September 24. For some reason, I liked it. And now it’s here for your enjoyment, too. This is a roughly 2-minute-16-second stylized video (posted by @IterIntellectus with the note that he asked Claude… Read More »
[October 12, 2026] Today, another of our favorite childhood stories that enthralled us: The Boy Who Cried Wolf. My interpretation of the story might just get my readers to pull that old book of Aesop’s Fables off the bookshelf and reread it. The story never gets old. The Boy Who Cried Wolf is a short fable about what… Read More »
[October 11, 2026] As a kid, I was always enthralled by stories. One of my favorites was (and still is) The Ant and The Grasshopper in Aesop’s Fables. I don’t know why I was so attracted to it; I still don’t. As everyone who reads my website articles knows, I use this space to show how to be… Read More »
[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 »
[October 2, 2026] Sometimes in life, we come across someone who stands out from the crowd, someone who puts himself (or herself) behind the needs of others. I know Father Jim Drucker, a retired Catholic priest, Desert Storm veteran, and Doo-wop radio personality. He is my hero, and I think he could be your hero, as well. A… Read More »
[October 1, 2026] Prof. Jordan Peterson delivers some true, useful insights into being someone who can navigate the world with better clarity. People are here on Earth for a purpose, and that is certainly no accident. So why do we exist and how can we make ourselves better? Prof. Peterson gives us some ideas here: Boring People Don’t… Read More »