[February 13, 2026] We should not be surprised by what happens in a Baltimore school. The education system has been in free fall for decades. Recently, a student was sent back from his senior year, 12th grade, to the 9th grade. Shocking? Nope, not at all. In a Fox 5 News story, it is reported that in Baltimore… Read More »
[February 10, 2026] A couple of years ago, I picked up the book, Getting the Most Out of Life (1946) from a garage sale. The title intrigued me. I paid 50 cents for it along with a couple of other trinkets. Thinking nothing of it, the book sat on my bookshelf unread. The book is an anthology, and… Read More »
[February 8, 2026] A buddy of mine in junior high school went by the name “Two by Four.” I have no idea why he was called that but rumor has it that he used a 2×4 piece of lumber to beat up a guy trying to steal his girlfriend. The year was 1966 or 67. The town… Read More »
[February 6, 2026] Well, here we go. If those of us who thought the UK government couldn’t get any dumber, we were wrong. There is a movement in British circles to force dog owners to get rid of their dogs. Why? The reason will shock even the dog haters of the world. Why is it that the UK… Read More »
[February 5, 2026] “Your job is to get the newspaper as close to their front door as possible.” That’s it; the outgoing paperboy was passing his paper route to a noob, an inexperienced, often confused teenager who had just moved from southern Texas to our new city. But the personality is not the focus of this story. I… Read More »
[February 3, 2026] There is an old message from our past, and also profound advice, that says to us, don’t remain silent when you have something to say. We will pay a price for speaking and for not speaking. Therefore, people should speak the truth no matter what. In a short clip by Dr. Jordan Peterson, he summarizes… Read More »
[February 2, 2026] In the late 1970s, during the disco dance craze, my girlfriend asked me to take dance classes so I could dance with her. I was terrible at first. At least I agreed to try, and in doing so, I certainly looked like a complete idiot. That’s when I learned to be willing to play the… Read More »
[February 1, 2026] Ken LaCorte runs a social media platform where he “takes on controversial topics.” I like that about anyone who is also a likely brutal truth teller. LaCorte takes on the topic that has been in the news lately, why are liberal women so unhappy? It turns out that they really are. See the full video… Read More »
[January 30, 2026] Since the days of being a babe (early 1950s), I would sit in front of a small black and white television set watching a children’s series, The Howdy Doody Show. My Mom claims it was my favorite, and she saw it as good ole wholesome fun. But there was more. Howdy Doody was a marionette… Read More »
[January 28, 2026] The dead. Like so many kids, I had a morbid interest in death and in those things that can kill you. From tales told by my Mom that I had a preference for thrilling experiences, a curiosity for “scary things,” and this meant I wanted a shrunken head for my twelfth birthday. I didn’t want… Read More »