Author Archives: Douglas R. Satterfield
[December 4, 2024] There have been some serious discussions in academia, particularly among psychologists, that we see our lives through stories. We can say, with some certainty, that those stories have undergone inspection and reinforcement by people who were part of that story and significant others in our lives. This helps ensure that any particular story is believable,… Read More »
[December 3, 2024] With Pete Hegseth’s nomination as Secretary of Defense by President-elect Donald Trump, an age-old argument about women serving in combat is back in the public eye. In an interview on The Shawn Ryan Show, November 7, Hegseth made it clear that he believed, “We should not have women in combat roles!”* What he said previously… Read More »
[December 2, 2024] This is the story of an abandoned dog, lost in a forest, and luckily, he was found by a kind young woman. An interesting point I want to make is that my most-read articles involve pets, and it’s because folks love their pets. For some reason, we have a strong bond between us and our… Read More »
[December 1, 2024] As we speed toward the end of 2024, most of us might look back and think how bizarre the year turned out to be. It’s easy to be pulled downward into the grip of pessimism and negativity. A strong belief in the goodness of people is the medicine that moves us toward a cure. One… Read More »
[November 30, 2024] Throughout the 1960s, there was a credible belief that the expanding world population would drive global starvation and other catastrophic consequences. In response to a request from the U.S. Population Council, Frederick Jaffe wrote a memorandum outlining then-current ideas for population control (reducing total population numbers and growth). At the time, Jaffe was the vice… Read More »
[November 29, 2024] In the 1960s, there was a popular idea circulating in academia that the world’s population growth was rapidly exceeding its environmental and technical limits to support itself. The results would be widespread starvation, affecting mostly children in poor nations, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa and parts of southwest Asia. Ideas behind this thinking started in the… Read More »
[November 28, 2024] There are many ways to give thanks. Thank you to God, Country, and Family. And, of course, to our many friends who are scattered around the world who are never forgotten. My favorite contemporary cartoonist, Michael Ramirez, drew this one for us and thank those who make Thanksgiving Day possible. Ramirez created this for Veterans… Read More »
[November 27, 2024] Be loyal to your family, respect them, honor and protect them. Dedicate yourself to their well-being, for they are the ones who are on your team. “Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your GOD is giving you.” — Exodus 20:12 Loyalty is too frequently… Read More »
[November 26, 2024] Rabbi Pinchas Taylor alerts us to a Muslim man who tells two stories contrasting Muslim versus Jewish faith. In these stories, Muslim’s lives were saved by Jews but the Muslims were embarrassed by the fact that their lives are owed to a Jew. See the video here. I transcribed the presentation as best as possible,… Read More »
[November 25, 2024] His name was ”Lex” Walker, and he was from Stonewall, Texas, the same town as the late President Lyndon B. Johnson was from. I didn’t make friends easily in those days. Maybe it was my outstanding personality (that’s sarcasm) or the Brylcreem hair gel that I used on my head that made me so popular.… Read More »