Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
There are so many interesting things out there (apologies, pardons, STDs, war, etc.) that I had to do a Bookworm Beat to share all of them with you. Samantha Bee apologizes as only a narcissist can. One of the surest signs that someone is a narcissist is the fact that he
Continue readingFor most Americans of a historic or patriotic bent, yesterday — June 6 — was a day to honor the incredible bravery of the American troops who stormed Normandy’s shores on June 6, 1944. Too many people have forgotten that, before D-Day, the Allies had no boots on the ground
Continue readingJury rigging: “Jury rigging refers to makeshift repairs or temporary contrivances, made with only the tools and materials that happen to be on hand. Originally a nautical term, on sailing ships a jury rig is a replacement mast and yards improvised in case of damage or loss of the original
Continue readingSeventy years ago today, America’s self-imposed isolationism, to which it had managed to cling for twenty years, ended when the Japanese launched their savage surprise attack against Pearl Harbor. All told, 2,402 people died. It was, until 9/11, the deadliest attack on American soil. A mere six months later, the
Continue readingTo my chagrin, I forgot to make my salute to D-Day on this blog. My head was so taken up with my Midway post, that I simply lost track of time. Two pivotal battles that changed the course of World War II, one marking the beginning of the end for
Continue readingSentiment: “refined or tender emotion; manifestation of the higher or more refined feelings.” Ours is a cynical age. The traditional values that defined us as Americans (weirdly old-fashioned ideas such as the belief that we are a wholesome, good and honorable culture) seem to have been jettisoned. Even though I
Continue readingI’m reading Gordon Prange’s Miracle at Midway, as preparation for the Battle of Midway Celebration I’m attending in less than two weeks. Last year, when I went to the celebration, I knew the vague outlines of Midway (turning point in war, yada, yada, yada); this year, I wanted to know
Continue readingThis past May, when I had the honor and pleasure of attending the Battle of Midway Commemoration, I noted that some of the Midway warriors in attendance were very frail: The President of the Mess asked each veteran to stand (or wave) as his name was called. He then told
Continue readingThis past weekend’s sunny Saturday morning was a quintessential suburban spring day. I gathered with hundreds of other families at a local high school for our children’s swim meet. We traveled there in our comfortable cars, air conditioners blowing, driving over clean safe streets. We all met up at the
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