Author Archives: Douglas R. Satterfield
[December 17, 2023] The firetruck went screaming down the street with six or seven young men hanging onto the sides of the truck with one hand, holding their fireman’s helmets in place with the other, as they raced to put out a kitchen fire near my house. I was starstruck at the sight of such a fine display… Read More »
[December 16, 2023] Andrew Tobin from the Washington Free Beacon introduces us to Natali Yohanan, a 38-year-old Israeli woman and survivor of the 10/7 massacre. The article, titled Netflix and Kill: How a Palestinian Woman Took Over an Israeli Family’s Home on Oct 7, allows this survivor to talk about the impact of 10/7 in her 10-minute video.… Read More »
[December 15, 2023] You could almost feel the bat crack when it hit the ball. The softball popped into the infield and, in a normal game, would have been an easy out. But the second baseman was sitting atop his donkey, stretching out his glove, missing the pop-up, and falling off his donkey. The hometown boys sitting on… Read More »
[December 14, 2022] Four fathers sat around the living room. Each had brought their sons to an informal meeting of men of the church, to acquaint their young sons with ethical skills of manhood. Perhaps this was not verbalized clearly, but the dads were nonetheless introducing their boys to the idea that men have a moral obligation to… Read More »
[December 13, 2023] With American colleges embroiled in anti-Semitic activities, supported and encouraged by professors, administrators, and education leaders, are we seeing a slow-motion Kristallnacht? John Hinderaker of PowerLineBlog and others are asking this legitimate question. “L.A. – as Jews were lighting candles last night for Shabbat and the second night of Hanukkah, mobs of antisemites took to… Read More »
[December 12, 2023] I am fortunate to live in a rural community with a low crime rate, good and courteous people, reliable utilities, and proper local governance. Alas, there is always a Scrooge who wants to make things bad for others, and we have one who goes around photographing people’s homes and complaining. Their offense? They have Christmas… Read More »
[December 11, 2023] The Satterfield family lived in the countryside on the outskirts of the small city of Bastrop, Louisiana, just west of Cypress Bayou, recently moving there from the town we’d grown up in. Our new red-brick home was in a sunny place with giant oak trees, a child’s swing set, woods in the backyard, and a… Read More »
[December 10, 2023] I’m a little late posting today. I spent most of the morning in the Veterinary Clinic ER with my dog Bella. She is okay, but I have a few hours of cleaning my house carpet. Today, I’ll post photos and memes that make fun of the three stooges claiming to be Ivy League presidents (one… Read More »
[December 9, 2023] He was the most gorgeous black stallion I’d ever laid my eyes upon; his breed was a Morgan. I had a curious outlook on what it was like to be an adult. And that is expected of a young, outdoors, fun-loving, mostly shy kid from the Deep South. One of those experiences involved riding horses… Read More »
[December 8, 2023] The Three Stooges, a popular slapstick comedy from 1922 to 1970, is about three guys getting into constant trouble because of their stupidity. On Tuesday of this week, three Ivy League presidents testified in front of the U.S. Congress. Their inept performance showed the world that they are the three stooges of this century. Why? … Read More »