In case you haven’t noticed, there is an election scheduled for this November to choose the Leader of the Free World. As of this writing, the choice is between two candidates that polls a majority of the American people don’t particularly care for. According to the latest Gallup Poll, Pres. Joe Biden is viewed favorably by 41% of U.S. adults. Former Pres. Donald Trump’s … [Read more...] about January 14, 2024: Voters, Not The Courts, Should Decide Presidential Choices
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January 7, 2024: To Cameron Charles Yarbrough: Some Advice For The New Year
Dear Cameron: Well, here we go again. A new year and some more unsolicited advice from your great grandpa. We have been at this quite awhile. I hope these observations have been of some value to you. A lot of what I want to share with you are matters I wish someone had covered with me when I was your age. Maybe I wouldn’t have made as many mistakes in my life as I … [Read more...] about January 7, 2024: To Cameron Charles Yarbrough: Some Advice For The New Year
December 31, 2023: Gender Identity Engenders Conflicting Emotions
I am so conflicted these days. I haven’t been my usual sharp incisive self. Even the RITNOs (Republicans in Trump’s Name Only) must be wondering why I haven’t jerked their pompous, self-righteous chains recently. Same with the Chardonnay-sipping liberal weenies who vigorously defend free speech on college campuses as long as it is pro-Palestinian only. There is good … [Read more...] about December 31, 2023: Gender Identity Engenders Conflicting Emotions
December 24, 2023: Could That Be 2024 Heading This Way?
Wait a minute! What was that that just blew by me? It looks like 2023 but it has gone so fast I hardly saw it. Okay, I know we have a few days left in the year but by the time I write this and you read it, it will probably be July. Or at least it seems that way. I remember sitting in Ms. Bolton’s 5th Grade class at S. R. Young in College Park and thinking the school day … [Read more...] about December 24, 2023: Could That Be 2024 Heading This Way?
December 17, 2023: Canine Assistants Prove That Going To The Dogs Is A Good Thing
You’ve heard the old saying that things are going to the dogs. After talking to Jennifer Arnold, we should be so lucky. Ms. Arnold is founder and executive director of Canine Assistants, a non-profit organization which provides service dogs to adults and children with physical disabilities and other special needs. It was suggested I talk to her by Mike McConnell, a loyal … [Read more...] about December 17, 2023: Canine Assistants Prove That Going To The Dogs Is A Good Thing