[August 6, 2024] As a 13-year-old, I drew my first map of my new town, Little Rock, Arkansas. Comparatively, the city of LR was huge, with large streets, tall buildings, and many people going somewhere. The map was not to scale or in an accurate perspective. My map showed the streets I walked when going to school, to… Read More »
[August 5, 2024] There it was again, my yellow-stained 6th-grade Report Card with my end-of-year marks. I didn’t want to even look at it. Okay, I had at least one “B,” and I think that was in “recess.” And to make it worse for me, one of my parents had to sign off acknowledging my performance. “You can… Read More »
[August 4, 2024] “Reproductive justice is economic justice.” This statement is common and infers that abortion improves the lives of the mother, her family, and all of us because it is “justice.” A counter to this idea, in a hearing on abortion, U.S. Senator John N. Kennedy asks two experts to get to the heart of the abortion… Read More »
[August 2, 2024] I grew up with guns of all kinds but only used a single-shot shotgun to hunt. In the traditional sense of the term, I wouldn’t say I was a hunter because I did not hunt to survive. But I hunted to supplement the food on our table. My Dad used shotguns with manual pumps, each… Read More »
[August 1, 2024] Find adventure in your life. That advice has been doled out to young men for centuries, but like so many men, we often don’t know what that means. The question men should be asking is, what is the greatest adventure of life? One person gives us a possible answer: “Pick up your cross and follow… Read More »
[July 31, 2024] In May of 1970, after I started Engineering classes at Texas Tech University, I turned 18, registered for Selective Service, and received my military draft notice shortly after that. The Vietnam War was still going strong with American and NATO participation, and the draft was in full swing, calling up young men to be part… Read More »
[July 30, 2024] I write today’s article with deep regret. But, in our military culture of exposing destructive senior leaders and holding our those responsible for their decisions, I’m stepping forward. After discussions with numerous military Officers and senior civilians, there is a clear consensus among them that retired Army General Mark A. Milley is the most hated… Read More »
[July 29, 2024] With a swift hand-twist and pushing forward on the slide, my M1911 .45 caliber pistol is now ready to fire. As regular readers know, I grew up with guns, mostly shotguns and rifles, but also with the understanding of how to use them, stressing safety, target practice, proper storage, and the rules of proper gun… Read More »
[July 21, 2024] I liked nothing more than riding my motorcycle out on the open road, headed to nowhere in particular. I’m just riding with the wind in my face. It was freedom like I’d never had at another time or place. I couldn’t explain it either, but going faster than a bicycle or a car was more… Read More »
[July 19, 2024] Farmer Simons and I were out in one of his grassy fields, trying to get a 1920s Doodle Bug Ford tractor running again. When the engine turned over and started to sputter back to life, we let go a holler of excitement. “She runs!” “There’s life in that old girl.” There was no telling how… Read More »