Author Archives: Douglas R. Satterfield
[May 5, 2023] My advice, Don’t Look Up at Seagulls. Men and women have different, often fundamentally different outlooks on life about those elements that affect us. If you are a woman, you will likely take my message to mean you should ignore something beautiful. If you are a man, you most likely take this as practical advice… Read More »
[May 4, 2023] Last week, I received an email from MG John Rafferty, the U.S. Army Chief of Public Affairs, regarding his efforts to improve recruiting. Attached to the email were five attachments, one titled “Key Messages on Army Recruiting Challenge (abridged)” as of 14 February 2023. Essentially he said, We are not woke! In the attachment, he… Read More »
[May 3, 2023] The more experience I gained in the military, the more I learned to appreciate creative people. This way of thinking is not what you typically find in our military services. Early this morning, I ran across a young lady, Abby Cox, a “dress historian, sewist, and elder millennial.” How’s that for an introduction? Especially compared… Read More »
[May 2, 2023] There are very few truly creative people in the U.S. Army or any military service. There is an axiom in the military, “Follow orders.” Now that may seem overly simplistic, but those who can follow orders, focus on the work assigned to them, and ignore outside distractions are the ones who best succeed in the… Read More »
[May 1, 2023] The recent debacle over Bud Light’s leadership failure to address the growing controversy over their pandering to the woke and transgender crowd will be studied in college marketing courses for the next century. This is a classic case of how to fail. A new country-themed Bud Light commercial released Thursday is a throwback to their… Read More »
[April 30, 2023] How America cares for its military veterans and their physical and mental health tells us much about the moral standing of America itself. President Lincoln said it best, and the U.S. Department of Veterans Administration is the institution we fund to carry out that moral need. Unfortunately, today, we see the VA regressing to old… Read More »
[April 29, 2023] I thought about writing about how my dog Bella is such a lovely girl but, alas, I figured having a few memes our might be better on a Saturday morning. As the Bud Light boycott continues, I will be sitting back and eating popcorn and smiling.
[April 28, 2023] There is always room for a bit of light-hearted, cheery news. The headlines blared, “Cow Rampages Through Illinois Neighborhood In Alleged Senior Prank Gone Wrong.” From what I heard, the kids also bought a pig and some chickens with the plan to release them in their school hallways. This is an old prank idea, dressed… Read More »
[April 27, 2023] In 2004, in late August and on a brutally scorching day, my Engineers stood smiling after completing another helicopter-landing pad on Victory Base, Baghdad, Iraq. We were eight months into our combat deployment, and we were experienced professionals, skilled, in high demand, and the very best at what we did. One of my NCOs suggested… Read More »
[April 26, 2023] It has become increasingly clear that the primary contributor to the draconian COVID lockdowns was due to advice given by Dr. Anthony Fauci. Since his retirement, Dr. Fauci has been active in trying to debase that fact publicly. He does so again in a recent interview with a reporter from the New York Times Magazine… Read More »