2008-05-23

INCONVENIENT TRUTHS ABOUT OIL
Before my recent retirement after a career of almost 40 years, I had the unique opportunity to work in the technology areas for a major oil company, an international financial operation, and one of the world’s largest international banks. As a result, although not an expert in either exploration or production of [...]

2008-05-02

To see him in a normal social setting, the casual observer would note only the college student, dressed in a plaid flannel shirt and blue jeans. Of average height, you might notice that he had an above average muscular build, but nothing to make him stand out in a crowd. The very slight [...]

2007-12-07

We are already celebrating Chanukah, and Christmas is fast approaching. I think it is appropriate that we be reminded of why we are free to celebrate this Holy Season, and who it is that stands between us and those who seek to destroy these freedoms.
I have posted this poem before, after first hearing it read [...]

2007-11-27

3 BLIND MICE AT ANNAPOLIS
I have watched with interest the preparations for and beginning negotiations of the Mid-East �peace� conference being held at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis Maryland. I have been fortunate to count among my friends several graduates of the Naval Academy, and know two young men who currently attend [...]

2007-10-31

THE GREAT IOWA PUMPKIN CAPER
Now that the excitement and activities of Halloween are past, I would like to share some thoughts about the GREAT IOWA PUMPKIN CAPER, and its national implications.
Over the past few days, Iowa has been the subject of many humorous comments from television and newspaper commentators and pundits, internet news sites, and [...]

2007-09-20

Day of Atonement
�I was thinking a bit yesterday about the coming Day of Atonement, and it�s applications for a Christian.� As a Catholic, I can see some relationship with the sacrament of Reconciliation, but there are significant differences.� It was then that I read an e-mail from Patrick, my youngest son, currently in Korea assigned [...]

2007-08-28

GOODBYES � AND OTHER IMPORTANT STUFF
I have put aside almost everything to do with politics, Congress, stocks and market issues, foreign policy, the environment and virtually anything else that seems to trip the collective triggers of Conservatives, Liberals, Libertarians, Socialists, Communists, Traditionalists, Progressives, Religious and Secularists; at least for the last week or so. I [...]

2007-03-18

THE RISE OF CHRISTIAN ANTI-SEMITISM 
Please allow me to begin with a disclaimer.  I am neither a priest nor a minister.  I have never attended a school of theology, and my specific religion is irrelevant, other than to say I am a Christian, albeit an imperfect one.  Indeed, I am the first to admit that I [...]

2007-02-25

A PROUD FATHER SPEAKS
 
At 2:30 PM EST, Friday, February 23rd, my youngest son recited his reenlistment oath to serve his country for another four years.  He was on duty at the time, but was relieved by a fellow Airman so that he could have the oath administered, and a few pictures taken.  He then went [...]

2006-12-12

It is 4:30 in the morning, and here I sit in front of a monitor, putting down my thoughts because I know that there will be no sleep for me until I do this.
I awoke an hour ago, hot and sweaty, shaken by my dream. As with most of us, I do not usually [...]

2006-11-23

Thanksgiving was established as a National Day of Thanks by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863. Prior to that, Thanksgiving was a regional Holiday, celebrated at different times, and not in every state.
Although the United States was in the midst of the bloodiest war in our history, President Lincoln felt that we still had many [...]

Thanksgiving was established as a National Day of Thanks by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863.  Prior to that, Thanksgiving was a regional Holiday, celebrated at different times, and not in every state.
Although the United States was in the midst of the bloodiest war in our history, President Lincoln felt that we still had many things [...]

2006-10-22

I rarely lose my temper, but that does not mean I don’t have one. Generally, I am disappointed in certain actions or words I disapprove of by people or organizations, rather than angry. But this time, I am really angry at CNN, because I am taking it personally.
When a CNN executive accused U.S. [...]

2006-09-13

MILLIONS OF AMERICANS TORTURED!!!
Government Does Nothing

The ACLU has again decided that they know best how to win the fight against Islamic terrorists. They have recently filed a lawsuit, claiming that Jihadist Abu Zubayduh was subjected to illegal interrogation techniques that amounted to torture. As near as I can tell, the torture techniques [...]

2006-09-02

ACCIDENTAL COMEDIANS
 
An English philosopher, Horace Walpole, is best remembered for one quote.  He wrote “The world is a comedy to those who think, and a tragedy to those who feel.”  While I admit to being a “feel” type person much of the time, I did have reason to find some dark humor in several news [...]

2006-08-27

LETTERS FROM A SOLDIER #8 – FIRST MISSION
 
The following is the eighth in a series of letters home from my nephew. We are publishing them so that we may all have a better understanding of the young men and women who are placing themselves in harms way to protect us, and our way of life. [...]

2006-08-18

LETTERS FROM A SOLDIER #7 – WEEK 1 IN THEATER
 
The following is the seventh in a series of letters home from my nephew. We are publishing them so that we may all have a better understanding of the young men and women who are placing themselves in harms way to protect us, and our way [...]

2006-08-08

LETTERS FROM A SOLDIER #6 – ARRIVAL IN THEATER
 
The following is the sixth in a series of letters home from my nephew Keith. I am publishing them so that we may all have a better understanding of the young men and women who are placing themselves in harms way to protect us, and our way [...]

2006-08-04

LETTERS FROM A SOLDIER #5
 
The following is the fifth in a series of letters home from my nephew Keith. I am publishing them so that we may all have a better understanding of the young men and women who are placing themselves in harms way to protect us, and our way of life. They have [...]

2006-07-20

LETTERS FROM A SOLDIER #4
 
The following is the fourth in a series of letters home from my nephew Keith. I am publishing them so that we may all have a better understanding of the young men and women who are placing themselves in harms way to protect us, and our way of life. They have [...]