2026
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...