Category Archives: Respect

“I Double Dare Ya”

By | June 19, 2025

[June 19, 2025]  For some reason, I seemed to have a bunch of time on my hands as a little kid. That meant my friends and I were also given opportunities to get into trouble, often by starting fistfights with each other. Preceding any fight, however, there was the obligatory taunting: sticking your tongue out, name-calling, “you hit… Read More »

Art Restoration: the Frustrating Path

By | June 18, 2025

[June 18, 2025]  For several years, I’ve been watching art restoration videos undertaken by Julian Baumgartner a professional fine art restorer, where he takes us through the entire step-by-step process. The reason for today’s article is to reinforce my thoughts on the cultural impact of art. Julian’s website can be found here. The restoration itself is an educational… Read More »

Father’s Day is for Winners

By | June 15, 2025

[June 15, 2025]  On this Father’s Day, we should correctly respect the men who are fathers to their children.   Fathers and father figures in our lives show us that masculinity means being a strong and uncompromising protector of the family and the community.  They show us by their words and actions that the value of respecting loved… Read More »

“Hey You, Retard”

[June 8, 2025]  Attending the ninth grade, at a Little Rock junior high school, a teacher called over to me, yelling “Hey you, retard.”  I was setting up starting blocks for an upcoming 50-yard dash event at the outdoor track. “Yeah you, retard.”  He was going to chew me out for setting the blocks incorrectly. Kids will use… Read More »

Memorial Day: a Vietnam Veteran Speaks

By | May 26, 2025

[May 26, 2025]  Thank you General Satterfield for once again allowing me to write about the importance of Memorial Day. General, let me start off by saying without Memorial day we have no country. Our great pastures of God, we call Veterans cemeteries are full of heroes that died in war or coming home from war from mental… Read More »

Before Memorial Day

[May 25, 2026]  The days before Memorial Day are full of getting the BBQ grills ready, buying hotdogs and hamburger meat, finding where we put the potato chips, and scurrying about to invite neighbors to a fun day out.  We probably considered attending a local Memorial Day parade or ceremony.  Many folks traditionally do that, and I’m happy… Read More »