20 years ago Watching the Towers go down Watching people come together Watching us destroy our enemies Watching us drift apart Watching the world change Wanting tranquility Wanting simpleness Wanting order Wanting the 90s Not realizing Not comprehending They had passed. For most Americans, 9/11 was a watershed moment, no…

I am conflicted about President Biden’s recent student loan forgiveness. My initial reaction? Anger and annoyance. As someone who prioritized paying back his loans, it strikes me as unfair. For two years, I directed upwards of 75% of my income to “get these monkeys” on my back as my grandpa…

73% to 28.9% of the vote in two years. Such is the fall (or rise, depending on how you look at it) of former Congressional Representative Liz Cheney of Wyoming. She lost her re-election bid to Trump backed candidate Harriet Hageman on Tuesday, August 16th. There are a plethora of…

There are many champions of basketball It is not possible for me to name them all Yet a Celtic has had the winningest career As both player and coach rivals had to fear Bill Russell, who didn’t know how to lose 11 titles in 13 years? …

With a dollar in my pocket, far behind on my Goodreads yearly reading goal, I took a chance on The Tyranny of Big Tech (TTOBT), Missouri Senator Josh Hawley’s 2021 book. …

I started this blog in 2016. On or around each July 4th I have commented upon the holiday and the United States of America. In perusing my earlier posts, I found that I the troubles facing our country while pointing out its strengths and successes. …

Term limits are a worthy goal. Many Americans agree. Polling again and again demonstrates that Americans want fresh faces representing them in our legislative branch. In my experience, the Republican party and platform embraces term limits more wholeheartedly than Democrats, as term limits fit into the Republican philosophy of government…

My maternal grandfather sits at his round wooden table, in front of a computer he doesn’t wish to or know how to use, beet red, about to launch an avalanche of verbal torpedoes. “We are living in a watershed moment! No doubt about it. 50 years swept away with the…

Over a month and counting…. I haven’t written a single ‘political’ post. Sure, you could argue that my Memorial Day and D-Day tributes contained political elements, but they are much more reflective and personal than political. It’s not that I didn’t want to write political articles, as there are a…