just a marine

How do wars start? It’s all pretty much human, in the end. Now the famous expression that “war is an extension of politics by another mean...

The pendulum continues to swing Aren’t we humans amazing throughout our world. We all seek governments; and there are so many like republic...

Sometimes I think, too. And I think I still have a vote, too. And I know not to let my imagination get a hold of me. Said another way, my ...

The era of good intentions is over Now this era has lasted for decades. Fiscal accountability in promoting our American future will grow i...

I always wondered what my ancestors thought during the times of the American Revolution Now I was taught and accepted ideas like a distant ...

Do you believe in the diamond in the rough idea? Now there are variations which seem to still carry weight these days. Statistics like Afr...

It is the human factor that would impress this voter Said another way, do people still count…as in all of us. Now I presently live on the ...

Why do puppies play Because they can. Why do they when they can…I don’t know. Spring is starting to spring on the Cumberland Plateau in T...

I am a child of the 60’s, too We had many courses of action then, and we still do, as long as we can demonstrate, and then vote. What worr...

The year 2010 is gonna be a bad year for all of us And we, elected and we the governed, did it to ourselves. What a bummer and waste of goo...

Inflation 101 The title is a freshman college type course description. That is the approach this post uses. The question is usual about wh...

The ends do not justify the means There are variations to this human foible. One goes along the line of the “tyranny of the minority”. In ...

Can some people impose themselves on others? The idea of the consent of the governed always bubbles to the top. This is so American. Now t...

Emotionalism vs. rationality The common uniter is our humanity. Just who do we trust with our American future, if anyone. Now I also appre...

If only they had listened to me Can we still vote? Our USA Constitution reflects, I think, our ancestor’s recognition of our humanity, whi...

The big collapse is coming I would have predicted it would happen around 2016 not too long ago. Now it may be even sooner. Here’s the goo...

Another way to rule…American style The recent discussion of who knows what is in the recent bills our federal legislative branch is voting ...

Cooking can be fun Most of it is ego, I think. Now preparing healthy meals is also an objective to so many. Also preparing tasty meals is ...

Our future counts more than our past What happens to our children and their kids is probably of more concern than what happened to us in ou...

Another reason why I am nervous Our present President and his hired minions are lightweights. Is that simple enough? Now my alert level w...