THE QUEST FOR THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS TRADITION

Everywhere I turn this time of year, I hear about the many wonderful Christmas traditions families have.  I, however, am an epic failure in this department.  I’ve been married for a week shy of 24 years, to the same man, with whom I am raising our four sons.  One would think that in 24 years, […] The post THE QUEST […]

MTV Shames White Men in Racist Video

MTV released a controversial video shaming white males. Their “anti-racism video,” which was taken down due to the excessive backlash, demonizes white men by collectively blaming them for racism, sexism, and the slave trade. In their video entitled “2017 New Year’s Resolutions for White Guys,” a diverse group of young people lecture white men so they could […] The post MTV Shames […]

This Day in History – December 22

December 22 1135 – Stephen of Blois is crowned King of England 1666 – Indian guru, Guru Gobind Singh is born 1772 – Construction of the first schoolhouse west of the Allegheny Mountains begins in Schoenbrunn, Ohio by Moravian missionaries 1775 – The Continental Congress creates a Continental Navy, naming Esek Hopkins, Esq. to be […] The post This Day […]

This Day in History – December 21

December 21 68 – Vespasian is named emperor of Rome by the Senate 72 – Thomas the Apostle dies 1118 – English archbishop Thomas Becket is born 1620 – The Pilgrims land near Plymouth Rock 1708 – After their victory at St. John’s, French forces seize control of the eastern shore of Newfoundland 1761 – […] The post This Day […]

The Electoral College – Let’s Get Rid of It! Then What?

Did I get your attention? I hope so!  Sometimes we can demonstrate absurdity by being absurd. For those of us who understand we have a Republic and not a democracy, the necessity of the electoral college is a given. As our Republic was designed, the House was the representative of the people, the Senate represented […] The post The Electoral […]

The State Actors in Syria, Continued – the United Kingdom

Note to Readers – this is the third in my series of reports on the cast of players that have, to one degree or another, set the stage for the madness and mayhem that has been rampant in Syria and Aleppo, its largest city. United Kingdom – We discuss their foreign policy role independent of […] The post The State […]

Mary, Joseph, Ms. Schneider, Jesus and Me

I was a mischievous kid with a craving for attention – good, bad or otherwise. So, in 7th grade… Yes, I know, most of the foolishness should have been beaten out of me by 7th grade, but what can I tell you; some kids just take longer to mentally mature. I physically matured early, but […] The post Mary, Joseph, […]

HYPOCRISY AT ITS WORST: DEMOCRATS OUTRAGED BY ELECTION TAMPERING

In current news, we see claims that the Russians tampered with, and were complicit in activities to influence the outcome of our election. Would they do that? Of course, they would. In fact, I’d be shocked if they didn’t try. My certainty is not based on the evil of the Russians and former USSR, but is based […] The post HYPOCRISY AT […]

Isagenix IsaLean Protein Shake Review

What is It? The Isagenix IsaLean Shake is a meal replacement shake designed to help you lose weight and retain lean muscle mass. Each serving of the shake comes with 23 vitamins and 24 grams of protein. Isagenix claims that their product is scientifically proven to work better than the other brands on the market […] The post Isagenix IsaLean […]

Give A Fella A Chance

Aircraft accidents are bad news, always. It does not matter whether it is a small single engine plane or a large air transport jet.  When things go wrong, terribly wrong, lives are lost, property destroyed, and countless lives are changed forever. As a pilot who has flown just about every sort of plane from small single […] The post Give A […]