FLANDERS FIELD On November 11th we celebrate Veteran’s Day to honor those men and women who served in our armed forces. Here I pay special tribute to those who answered their country’s call during a time of great travail. The first six months of 1942 were very difficult for the American nation. In December 1941 […]
Chimney Rock The photo above is an aerial view of Chimney Rock, North Carolina, and in the distance you can see Lake Lure. I have vacationed in that area on several occasions, as has my son Harold and his family. It is less than a two-hour drive from his home. Lake Lure It is a […]
First, let me say that there are many wonderful teachers in public schools. They deserve our respect and encouragement. I also believe that there are those who wish to take over our schools and indoctrinate our children in their gender-free, anti-Christian world view. Unfortunately, they receive support from academia, the liberal media, and certain elements […]
We like to make jokes about Congress. It has been the butt of ridicule for a long, long time. For example, I believe it was Mark Twain who wrote “There is no distinctively native American criminal class except Congress.” And it may have been Will Rogers who once said, “Now and then an innocent man […]
Cottages at Duck Some years ago my family was planning to be with my wife and me for Christmas at our Maryland home. The question was, where would they all stay? We had a comfortable four-bedroom house, but with five sons, three daughters-in-law, five grandchildren, and the two of us there simply wasn’t enough room […]
Most movie-goers have their favorite actors and actresses. As a young boy I looked up to Spencer Tracy. To me, he was the very symbol of manhood. Over the years I have seen many great actors. Within the past several decades I have been very impressed by the work of Tom Hanks. I consider him […]
On January 6, 2021, a joint session of the United States Congress assembled to count the electoral votes that would formalize Joseph Biden’s victory in the Presidential election of 2020. Nearby, in another part of the city, President Trump was addressing a large crowd of his supporters. Despite his failure to have courts void election […]
British-American author and commentator Andrew Sullivan recently made a few cogent comments about recent controversies between traditionalists and the LGBT community. He thinks the current debate is not about being pro or anti- transgender. Gays and lesbians and transgenders are already protected under civil rights laws, and most people are willing to let them live […]
It’s time for a new “Contract with America.” The original contract was a legislative agenda advocated for by the Republican Party during the 1994 congressional election campaign. The contract detailed actions the Republicans promised to take if they became the majority party in the United States House of Representatives for the first time in 40 years. […]
Our former pastor Paul S*** and his wife Becky had eight children. Pastor Paul was in a local Seven Eleven, and two boys from a local Catholic Church saw him. One of the boys, seeing Pastor’s clerical collar, said “Good morning, Father.”, to which our good Pastor replied in kind. As the boys exited the […]
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