[June 28, 2026] It’s late Saturday night and I’m tired. What made me so tired? First off, I was nervous about traveling out to the western side of New Jersey (yeah, only a little over an hour drive) to attend a U.S. Marine O-6 level change of command. For those who’ve spent any time in the military, know… Read More »
[June 26, 2026] I am amazed and thrilled that the severely damaged textual scrolls from parts of ancient cultures are now being read. It now looks like we will be able to read the voices from 2,000 years ago. One example are the scrolls found in the Lost Library of Herculaneum. The problem, of course, is trying to… Read More »
[June 25, 2026] Hat tip to John Hinderaker at PowerLineBlog.com on his article about how ANTIFA thugs got long prison sentences for attacking an ICE facility in Texas. I found his comments about them both entertaining and enlightening. File this under ANTIFA gets justice. “Antifa is a violent insurrectionist organization that can reasonably be seen as the militant… Read More »
[June 22 2026] Soldiers use the image of the hero’s perfection to motivate themselves. Self motivation is what people don’t understand about Soldiers, they don’t understand it at least to the degree that Soldiers are uncorrupted. Soldiers are doing everything they can to kneel before the most beloved hero and try to make themselves worthy. You see this… Read More »
[June 18, 2026] It wasn’t that long ago that a good friend of mine, very accomplished as an Army Captain, gave some great advice to his Lieutenants. He said that leadership is about caring but, what are the elements of caring? Success is in the details and he was going to make it easy for them. He said… Read More »
[June 15, 2026] In a recent social media post, Dr. Jordan Peterson delivered an important message to Christian Churches. I need to note that he has been traveling to Western countries, giving talks about the psychological approach to our ancient stories. In those talks, he overwhelmingly draws young men. These are the same men who are not attending… Read More »
[June 12, 2026] I asked five popular Artificial Intelligence AI chatboxes, “What is leadership?” It’s a simple question, and I expected simple answers; I got more. Below are their answers, exactly as they laid them out for me. Overall, a decent set of answers. Grok had the simplest answer and was similar to my definition: “Leadership is getting… Read More »
[June 10, 2026] To live a good life, you have to be powerful, formidable, and peaceful, and in that order. Dr. Jordan Peterson tells us so, in no uncertain terms, as he lays the groundwork for being the kind of person who is willing to voluntarily take on the world. In essence, he is saying to us, choose… Read More »
[June 9, 2026] That was me standing in a line of about seven other young teenage boys about to participate in the broad jump at Cooper High School in 1968. It would be my first track meet for all of us on the JV team. I would be in five events for this first track meet, but it… Read More »
[June 2, 2026] From the Facebook Page of Bruce Willhoit, we learn that on 31 May 1864 in the American Civil War, the Battle of Cold Harbor began. It would be General Robert E. Lee’s last large-scale field victory of the war. But was this terrible tactical loss for Union forces nevertheless a strategic victory? The Facts: The… Read More »