If Greyhounds Could Vote: A Smart Little Greyhound’s Perspective

I am a greyhound. I am regal and demanding, but extremely loving. In fact, I’m so loving and trusting that I think I should be allowed to vote. If greyhounds, could vote, their humans would have to take us to the voting places because we can’t drive and we don’t know how to get there. […] The post If Greyhounds […]

United We Stand

“United we stand. Divided we fall.” – Aesop American Founder John Dickinson memorialized the phrase in a song: The Liberty Song 1768 Come join hand in hand, brave Americans all, And rouse your bold hearts at fair Liberty’s call; No tyrannous acts, shall suppress your just claim, Or stain with dishonor America’s name. In freedom […] The post United We […]

SEC Football Weekend Roundup

SEC Football Weekend Roundup It was an entertaining weekend of college football as we saw plenty of upsets around the country. The SEC took part in the weekend upset-fest, with two top ten teams getting knocked off. Elsewhere, the Alabama Crimson Tide continued their dominant season and the Missouri Tigers found the win column for […] The post SEC Football […]

Will Mr. Trump Listen to Us, or Obama? Promises to Us Must Be Kept

There’s been much commentary that Donald Trump performed a miracle on Election Day.  Speaker Paul Ryan, for just one example, called Mr. Trump’s victory “the most incredible political feat I have seen in my lifetime.” Who really performed the Election Day miracle? Indeed, it was amazing, but it was We the People who achieved that […] The post Will Mr. […]

Autistic Appreciation

Since 2007, CBS has entertained us with Leonard Hofstadter and Sheldon Cooper, two Caltech physicists, and their friends and co-workers aerospace engineer Howard Wolowitz, and astrophysicist Raj Koothrappali, on The Big Bang Theory.  Penny, a waitress and aspiring actress who lives across the hall, provides a foil to these brilliant oddballs, with hilarious results. More […] The post Autistic Appreciation […]

Trigger Warning

My beloved grandfather was a living History book. As a little girl, I would sit enchanted for hours by his tales of living through the Great Depression and fighting in World War II. He lived through events that were not easy for him to talk about, but, I am so grateful for the historical gifts […] The post Trigger Warning […]

A Veterans Day Reflection

Every single day should be Veterans Day.   These are the men and women who selflessly served this country to preserve our freedoms and to protect our citizens.  They leave their families, friends, jobs, etc. to answer a higher calling.  No one can fully understand the sacrifices our men and women in uniform and their families […] The post A Veterans […]

How Do You Drain the Washington Swamp?

or “What is the Establishment and Why is It a Corruption of Government’s True Purpose?”   by Jerome Huyler, PhD The Establishment: A broad array of special interests busy buying influence from pols of both parties, anyone willing to grant them special benefits, privileges, and immunities. It puts public power in the service of private, […] The post How Do […]

This Day in History – November 11

November 11 1050 – Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor is born 1499 – Perkin Warbeck is executed for pretending to be Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York and threatening Henry VII’s newly established Tudor dynasty 1778 – William Butler leads Indians to attack and murder inhabitants of Cherry Valley, NY 1811 – Confederate General Benjamin […] The post This Day […]