Granddaughter Letters

By | February 5, 2024

Letters to My Granddaughter, No. 73 (Why a Good Friend)  [May 19, 2024]  We were on the ground, punching each other, yelling, grabbing, cussing, and rolling around in the dirt as we had just argued over something neither of us could remember.  And the reason we fought was not as important as the fact we could fight and… Read More »

Holden Amenta: the Kid Hero

By | December 5, 2023

[December 5, 2023]  Nine year old Holden Amenta is a kid hero.  He is a superfan of the Kansas City Chiefs, a professional football team (you might have heard of them) and one that Holden goes all-out to support.  The team colors are black and red.  Recently a black sports writer accused young Holden of being a racist… Read More »

Veterans Day 2023:  Joe Griffies

By | November 11, 2023

[November 11, 2023] I grew up in the city of Philadelphia. We lived on a long narrow street lined with small row homes attached by a party wall. There were 23 homes on each side of the street. We knew everyone on our block and all the surrounding homes on the streets that made up our neighborhood. Our… Read More »

Breaking: Israel Under Attack

By | October 7, 2023

[October 7, 2023]  Americans were waking up this morning to the news that Hamas has launched attacks inside Israel from the Gaza Strip.  From all indications, this is a significant effort by Hamas to inflict maximum casualties on Israel.  Some are comparing this to America’s 9/11.  Typically, I do not do early commentary on major developing events, but… Read More »

The Trans Medical Scandal Gets Uglier

By | September 18, 2023

[September 18, 2023]  It is difficult to write about the corrupt “trans” medical scandal because so many Americans are oblivious to its negative impact on all of us.  Corruption in medical institutions is rare, but the destruction it is causing today is real, widespread, and unforgivable. Most of us have heard of the Tuskegee syphilis study experiments, chemical… Read More »

Hero Kid, Loser Teacher

By | September 2, 2023

[September 2, 2023]  By now, most of you will have heard of the “hero” kid who would not back down when his teacher and school administrators ordered him to remove a Gadsden Flag patch from his bookbag.  They wrongly claimed the Gadsden Flag was associated with slavery.  The kid is a hero for his actions. This kid, 12-year-old… Read More »