Straight, As In Time
I am what some would call an, “expert,” in only two things. When I claim that title it comes with the caveat that both subjects of my expertise were a while ago....
January 23, 2026
2026
The Color Issue
Hey, hate me all you want but I will try to speak clearly in this article. The issue of color is naught more than a cudgel, a hand-carried weapon to inflict pain...
January 18, 2026
Have You Seen America Recently?
She seems to be diminished, doesn’t she, America. She appears to be a widow now as she bows low and retreats into herself. She is ill and that illness stems from her...
January 17, 2026
Quite Narrow
The title has to do with our paths through life. If, that is, one is interested in eternity. I once thought that living to and through eternity was science fiction but I...
January 14, 2026
Guffaw!
Harry Truman was the president when I was born. Now, that feels like another dimension when I look out at the world. A world in which I sailed half of while serving...
January 12, 2026
2025
Needs to Be Said?
Guess what, I woke up early this morning and Christmas was over! Then I realized, I still have to go through the change of numbers and I thanked goodness that computers do...
December 26, 2025
Before the Dawn
It has long been said that night is darkest before the dawn. I spent a lifetime backpacking and I will agree with this to a degree. It kind of depends on the...
December 19, 2025
Where’s God, Anyhow?
I hate to say this to the uninitiated but God is here and so are we. We would not be here if God had not chosen to create us and set in...
December 16, 2025
Irrational
Is it just me or do you also get the feeling that being irrational is the “in” thing to do these sullen days? Sullen days versus sunny days as they were before...
December 10, 2025