[June 22, 2025] There is an old U.S. Navy saying that when you get a mission, ‘Find someone to help you paddle.’ There is a universal truth that tells us that you cannot change yourself without help. Find someone who shares your interests and ask them to assist you. A spouse, friends, colleagues, and sometimes a stranger can… Read More »
[June 6, 2025] Undoubtedly, one of the greatest battles of World War II on the Western Front is the invasion of Normandy. D-Day, the famous landings on June 6, 1944 was designed to destroy the Nazi occupation of Western Europe. British historian James Holland discusses this battle in an interview with Alex Friman. When the Americans joined the… Read More »
[May 31, 2025] Grow up and go on an adventure. Take on some responsibility. You are answerable to your destiny. A mature adult is a person with the instinctive desire to adopt responsibility for one’s self and others and do so willingly. So stop acting like a 10-year-old and get on with it. “It takes courage to grow… Read More »
[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 »
[May 20, 2025] Shortly after our relocation to Abilene, Texas and joining the school’s track team, I actually had an epiphany. School wasn’t so bad, other than having to deal with local bullies who wanted to smack this Southern Boy around. Academics were not my thing, but thanks to Mr. Chaffee, my chemistry teacher, I began what would… Read More »
[April 23, 2025] Many folks in America think Barack Obama was a great president, think about this. A Man named Harold; and a president named Barack. This summarizes how most liberals view the US military: Harold was a bright child. He grew up in America. He went to school and had a bright future ahead of him. Harold… Read More »
[April 16, 2025] Growing up and limited to one well-used black and white television, we kids had limited screen time that moms today would envy. One show we did get to see was Hopalong Cassidy. The show aired from 1939 to 1952, so we were watching reruns. We learned some useful cowboy values. The character Cassidy was portrayed… Read More »
[April 12, 2025] I’ve been working on the idea of writing about a roadmap to becoming a stronger man (okay, yes, women, too). For many years, I thrashed this around in my head, and yet the idea has not developed enough for an article, much less a book. This journey is one that begins like all journeys: one… Read More »
[April 5, 2025] I’ve been curious – all my life – about my desire for a quest for adventure, a quest purposefully sought. But I never understood why, especially why a scared little kid would want to seek such a quest. I would later learn, through the works of Joseph Campbell and Jordan Peterson, that my childish and… Read More »
[March 20, 2025] In 1953, Orson Wells’ The War of the Worlds hit the big screens across the nation. I would see it in 1964, along with my brother Philip, two years my junior. I remember us both being scared of the Martians in their great machines. Perhaps this is what sparked my interest in Science Fiction. Our… Read More »