just a marine

The Poky Little Puppy It’s official, I’ve become like my father. Anyway, I am going through the “trash” of a 15 year old daughter from Atl...

Urban versus rural The friction is so obvious. So many in cities have their needs, and so do those in rural areas. The two priorities often...

Hope springs eternal Assuming humans still influence the world, then you can hope. Now most don’t believe 90% of what they hear (or read),...

Where have all the cowboys gone Oh you get me ready in your 56 chevy Why don't we go sit down in the shade Take shelter on my front porc...

Ethics is something taught Nobody is born knowing ethics. And every culture has its own ethics. And as some cultures are historically more...

Urban and rural I moved to where I now live (roughly 700 acres) on purpose back in circa 2002. I used to live in Atlanta, which I liked a l...

Can you imagine life without electricity? Electricity is a modern invention that helps a lot of people. It is not something we mine, rathe...

This post got my attention Opinion: It's Amateur Hour in the Nation's Capital Special to AOL News (July 1) -- Last week's flap i...

Once a lightweight, always a lightweight Not too long ago (before the 2008 elections) one of my heart doctors asked for my opinion about B...

A real simplistic review Service chiefs, like the Commandant of the Marine Corps, are mostly to man, train, and equip their s...

Things are going to change Let me get this right. A USA federal judge gave certain citizens six votes each in a local election in Port Ches...

The value of using human history The main value is with the emphasis on “human”. After all, all times and circumstances are different. But...

That is just what is going to happen Now if you even buy the idea of this title, then think foreign and domestic. And think that decisions ...

How to think We humans all think, and mostly use our intelligence we got from our mothers and fathers, our educations, our experiences, and...

Now the real change begins Have you noticed how much the word “crisis” is now used? Not too many decades ago, one seldom heard this word, e...

Suppose Americans don’t vote for your idea? There could be, and probably are, a myriad of reasons. The usual one I hear is the generalizati...

The difference between facts and optimism My vote is that I would pay for people who report the facts, mostly as a short cut (so I don’t ha...

What happens next? Nobody knows for sure, but all can guess since that is just human nature, and parental nature probably. Most have heard ...

Let us not screw our kids over It is kind of embarrassing to even bring this subject up. After all in the USA America most people still exp...

A sad state of affairs Sometimes are better than others. And this is an others time. Bummer for those affected, which are too many. One ...