[March 27, 2023] Due to a planned surgery, I will be offline for a week or so. It is uncommon for me to miss any day without a blog post but “doctor’s orders … stay off the computer.” As readers know, I’m the only one who maintains the site, and thus there will be no posting. I will… Read More »
[March 26, 2023] I saw the movie, All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) as a young kid in a small southern town after being dropped off with my brother. My mom’s instructions were, “go see a movie while I go grocery shopping.” The movie was a real shock, and I never forgot it. There are two remakes,… Read More »
[March 25, 2023] This article is taken from Drs. Jordan Peterson and Jean Piaget, both psychologists with brilliant insights to the human mind. Here is what they say to parents. As a wealthy parent, you could give your children everything. But what you deprive them of the most is deprivation and adventure and of their destiny. You remove… Read More »
[March 24, 2023] My wife Nancy would laugh aloud if she knew I wrote today’s article on advice for newlyweds. Sometimes she thinks that I’m a dunderhead when it comes to relationships, and, yes, compared to her, perhaps I am. But I have some advice for those newly married couples and I can explain why. Don’t stop dating… Read More »
[March 23, 2023] Your life is not margaritas on a sunny beach in the Caribbean. That may happen now and then, but it is the exception. Your real life is how your wife greets you at the door when you come home every day. That’s 10 minutes a day. Your life is how you treat each other over… Read More »
[March 22, 2023] I grew up around a bunch of World War II vets. They thrilled me with tales of combat against the Nazis and Japanese. I learned a lot from these men, and I also learned a few things from military drama television series that were set in WWII. One show I enjoyed was 12 O’clock High… Read More »
[March 21, 2023] In a Washington D.C. Friday news dump, the Veterans Administration announced the removal of their 64-year-old motto, a quote by President Abraham Lincoln. Ostensibly, the quote is so offensive that the VA could no longer tolerate the intolerance. Let’s be honest; the VA has officially gone full Woke. Here is the quote the VA leadership… Read More »
[March 20, 2023] If you are a harmless man, as we are told we must be, then you are just harmless, like a frightened fluffy animal. You will not be useful to you or those around you. Fluffy animals get eaten. A good man is a monster but who does not act like a monster. I wrote a… Read More »
[March 19, 2023] Can we predict the outcome of the Ukraine War? Nearly 13 months into the war and the outcome is still uncertain, so even an informed prediction will be suspect. Additionally, extensive Western propaganda, state secrets, and an unofficial and unstable coalition surrounding Ukraine, all combine to make a mess out of any prediction. The Ukraine… Read More »
[March 18, 2023] I had just finished a talk on the motivation of Soldiers. A young Sergeant came up to me and said that he had heard me discussing how to provide encouragement to our troops. He noted how much I said had really helped him, and then he started walking away. I said, “Hold on, what’s your… Read More »