If a nation expects to be ignorant and free…it expects what never was and never will be. Thomas Jefferson Glittery objects, game shows, professional sports, Woke Education, fast-paced surface entertainment, and the endless noise of a plugged-in world—these are the sedatives of modern life. They dull our senses, keeping us occupied but not enlightened. When…
I don’t like over simplified classifications – most fail to span their subjects. However simplicity has a power of its own and usually contains, if well developed, more truth than the other massive and complicated tomes. I don’t claim to develop any perfect simplicities, but, as do many, I try: Our world is in the…
This is an article, not written by me, that I think is worth reprinting. (Please see my note at the end in italics) The first ever GAO(Government Accountability Office) audit of the Federal Reserve was carried out in the past few months due to the Ron Paul, Alan Grayson Amendment to the Dodd-Frank bill, which…
I want to express another thought which underlies much of my political and philosophical views. The decline of our many elements of our nation (an to some extent the world) are directly related to the growth of the religious cult of psychology and attitude of liberalism. Psychology, a religion, is condoned and supported by government…
I thought I would post this little piece that I came across. It was not written by me but I find it quite interesting. I doubt, sincerely, that my liberal friends will even see the point: Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to $100. If…
There is a simple datum that I have grown to believe and have observed: “You reward a down-statistic – and you get a down-statistic”. This is so basic that nearly all humans alive have a basic understanding of this rule. We don’t reward a dog for messing up the floor – we don’t praise junior…
Most of us are artists. I believe it is an innate part of being human. What gets us out of bed in the morning is a passion to create anything that communicates; which adds a bit of beauty, grace and elegance to Life. We express ourselves in countless ways. For me its writing music and songs,…
I watched with embarrassment as Carrot Top made fun of Dick Cheney’s heart condition as Mr. Cheney looked on – not 10 feet away at a recent Jay Leno show. Mr. Cheney had courteously agreed to stay and watch the skit and the first 5 jokes were about his own life-threatening cardiac problems. What was…
It is a precious circumstance that I share my life with a superlative being. I did not know or suspect that such a beautiful, marvelous, extraordinary, phenomenal, and remarkable person might exist. She is my best friend, my boundless confidant, my supporter, my lover – the person with whom I share nearly every waking hour…
I was looking through Google Earth and found my old neighborhood in Dayton, Ohio. I lived there from my 5th grade till 12th – the last year being in a home a few miles away but in the same neighborhood. The two schools I attended were Jefferson Elementary (5th – 8th) and Colonel White (9th…