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…

78 years ago, the liberation of France from Nazi clutches began. From June 6th to August 30th 1944, 156,000 Allied troops secured Normandy Beach through a combination of ground and aerial invasions. It is a moment which has become enshrined in Western culture and history. It is a moment which…

I struggled with how to cover Memorial Day this year. Since 2018, I have dedicated a post to it, experimenting with both prose and poetry. Here are past entries: The Way I Honor And Respect Memorial Day (2018) A Memorial Day Request (2019) A Memoiral Day Oration (2020) 1.5 Million…

Before I had to study Before I had to work Before I had to mature I remember calm lions staring. I remember a dome reaching for the sky. I remember pillars thick as tree trunks. I remember books stretching on forever. I remember this place Beckoning Luring Enchanting From Sunrise …

The circle of live moves. No matter your age. No matter your job. No matter your background. New becomes old. Fresh becomes stale. Children become adults. Though when you’re directly involved, the reality hits a little different. Last weekend, my younger sister Kelli graduated college. After countless hours of toil. …