Sometimes I recall past events in my life with either embarrassment or amusement. It really depends on how stupid my behavior was at the time. When I was 13 to 16 I ran around with a group of fellow teens. They were good guys and girls, generally well behaved, and we had loads of fun […]
It is interesting to consider the impact of American cinema on our culture – indeed on the world’s culture. At times, when reading a British novel or watching a British film, I’m surprised to see allusions to certain Hollywood film stars or movies. The influence of our cinema is undeniable. Many young people in other […]
French Army on Parade in 1939 Here I write a cautionary tale about the destruction of a fine army and the ignominious collapse of a proud nation. It is the story of France, 1940. Parts of the story I have told before. This is a more complete account of the events leading up to May-June […]
Before the Presidential election I was a confirmed news junkie, absorbing as much information I could from all available sources. I spent more than three hours a day in that pursuit. Over the past several months I have become more and more a news recluse. I drop in on a television news station from time […]
This morning I looked out my back window and saw a number of birds around my feeders scrambling for the last few seeds. The back yard is a veritable sheet of ice, so there was no way I would be able to replenish the feeders. Instead, I decided to try another approach. I filled a […]
Have you ever taken the wrong medication? Some years ago my wife and I were hurriedly preparing to attend a funeral. The husband of a niece had died, and we were to attend his funeral service at a church in Annapolis. Relatives from out-of-town had spent the night at our home and would follow […]
Members of the Fields, Rives and Jordan families will gather again at Lake Junaluska on July 9-11, 2021. Our first family reunions were more than forty years ago. My dear brother Robert (Bob) Jordan hosted a Jordan family reunion at the King of the Sea restaurant in Danville, Virginia, in June 1979. Various members of […]
The Christian Faith has a comforting message for sinners, and that includes all of us. Each of us appears to have been born with a conscience, and we soon develop the ability to discern between right and wrong behavior. Morality is partly learned, of course, and ours is largely based on Judeo-Christian teaching. It is […]
America, vision, faith,
