Author Archives: Douglas R. Satterfield
[February 5, 2026] “Your job is to get the newspaper as close to their front door as possible.” That’s it; the outgoing paperboy was passing his paper route to a noob, an inexperienced, often confused teenager who had just moved from southern Texas to our new city. But the personality is not the focus of this story. I… Read More »
[February 4, 2026] Just a few crazy items I found on X and thought them interesting enough to share in my Clearing the Spindle: Chaya’s Clan @ChayasClan Satire is a form of humor that is used universally, but English-speaking nations seem to have an unusual flair for using it to attack the most outrageous situations. In this satire… Read More »
[February 3, 2026] There is an old message from our past, and also profound advice, that says to us, don’t remain silent when you have something to say. We will pay a price for speaking and for not speaking. Therefore, people should speak the truth no matter what. In a short clip by Dr. Jordan Peterson, he summarizes… Read More »
[February 2, 2026] In the late 1970s, during the disco dance craze, my girlfriend asked me to take dance classes so I could dance with her. I was terrible at first. At least I agreed to try, and in doing so, I certainly looked like a complete idiot. That’s when I learned to be willing to play the… Read More »
[February 1, 2026] Ken LaCorte runs a social media platform where he “takes on controversial topics.” I like that about anyone who is also a likely brutal truth teller. LaCorte takes on the topic that has been in the news lately, why are liberal women so unhappy? It turns out that they really are. See the full video… Read More »
[January 31, 2026] Science is changing the way we view our most ancient ancestors, the Neanderthals. In a video by Highly Compelling, he refers to this as the Neanderthal Problem That Scientists Don’t Want to Discuss. The “problem” is that our understanding of human development is wrong. Why does this matter? Besides setting the record straight, it tells… Read More »
[January 30, 2026] Since the days of being a babe (early 1950s), I would sit in front of a small black and white television set watching a children’s series, The Howdy Doody Show. My Mom claims it was my favorite, and she saw it as good ole wholesome fun. But there was more. Howdy Doody was a marionette… Read More »
[January 29, 2026] Every person has something to offer. It doesn’t matter whether you are young or old, smart or ignorant, good-looking or ugly, big or small; each of us has something worthwhile to give to our families, communities, or our nation. We also have a moral obligation to do so, not in a way that points fingers,… Read More »
[January 28, 2026] The dead. Like so many kids, I had a morbid interest in death and in those things that can kill you. From tales told by my Mom that I had a preference for thrilling experiences, a curiosity for “scary things,” and this meant I wanted a shrunken head for my twelfth birthday. I didn’t want… Read More »
[January 27, 2026] I thought it was most appropriate today to share an idea that’s been on my mind since the anti-ICE riots started in Minnesota. In ChangingMinds.org, the authors list 36 military stratagems, and I’ll focus on one of them – #20 Fish in Troubled Waters to show how on-the-ground tactics are working for the “protestors.” This… Read More »