Wreck of the Sea Venture 1609 Samuel Jordan was evidently the first Jordan to settle in English America. Some reports say that Samuel was born in Lyme Regis, Dorsetshire, England, and his birth year is given as 1575 or 1578. Other sources indicate that he was born in the adjoining county of Wiltshire. Samuel was […]
The Trump administration is attempting to deal with a number of bouncing balls in both the domestic and international arenas All of these situations are difficult to manage, and there is no guarantee of success. Two of the international issues relate to Venezuela and Iran. In Venezuela we managed to get rid of Maduro, but […]
In my last post I remarked that Donald Trump makes his enemies appear small. He is the most dominating political figure of the early 21st Century. He reminds me of Gulliver and the Lillyputians. Some of the little people loved him, there were those who hated him, and all feared him. When fire broke out […]
Happy New Year, everyone. 2026 has begun with a bang. Under the direction of President Trump, American special forces struck deep into Venezuala and captured Nicolas Maduro and his wife. They are now in transit to NYC for trial on narco terror charges. I once described Trump as a whirling dervish. This affords us another […]
Some days ago I had dinner with a new acquaintance here at Charlestown. He seems to be a fine fellow, and I enjoyed conversing with him. We soon discovered that we were on opposite sides in our views on politics and the cultural war going on in our nation. Though he is neither gay nor […]
After my last post I attempted to learn more about our strange interstellar visitor 3i/ATLAS. Most scientists tend to describe it as a extremely rare but natural object that exhibits the usual characteristics of a comet, although there are anomalies. Others, including Avi Loeb, theoretical physicist at Harvard University, have suggested the possibility of our […]
“No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man’s and yet as mortal as his own; that as men busied themselves about their various concerns they were scrutinised and studied, perhaps almost as narrowly as a man […]
In recent years I have addressed a letter to family and friends at Christmas time. I am attaching this year’s letter. God bless you all. Dear Family and Friends, It’s a busy time of the year, and I don’t know how many of you will take a few minutes to read this, but I want […]
In his public postings and comments President Trump sometimes exhibits a lack of magnanimity or high mindedness. He tends to kick a political opponent when he down — or even dead. This embarasses many of his followers, especially those who call themselves Christians. On December 15, Trump wrote on Truth Social: “A very sad thing […]
I apologize for being silent the past few weeks. I went south to be with my son Harold and family for Thanksgiving. Son Eric and his wife Julie drove us down, and it was a grand visit. Together at our Thanksgiving feast were two sons, two daughters-in-law, three grandchildren, one grandson-in-law, two great grandchildren, two […]
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