How Hef saved the world from Communism

I first published this post in 2012. On September 27, 2017 Hugh Hefner Passed away at the age of 91. When asked how he would like to be remembered he said: “I would like to be remembered as somebody who has changed the world in some positive way, in a social, sexual sense, and I’d […]

USS Hunley AS-31 (Cold Warrior Extraordinaire)

Its hard to believe that a little over twenty years ago I checked on board the USS Hunley. The ship was already about thirty years old when I got to her as the Machinery Division Officer (later Auxiliary Division). The previous two years had been spent in Holy Loch Scotland where the Hunley had spent […]

I thought there would be a lot of obstacles to trying to build a business but..

I have spent the last few days on the phone, on the internet, at my keyboard and here it is late in the evening and I still need to burn off some of the days unresolved stuff. I had a goal this week to finish my speakers book and I fixed that at about 10 […]

Through the eyes of the prophets … what do you believe?

First and foremost, this is not a screed about anyone’s religion being good or bad. I believe that all people who adopt religiosity of one kind or another come to it in one of three basic ways: They are born to it, they come to it of their own accord, or they are driven to […]

Semper vigilantes

I have been having a great time watching the eagles web site. http://www.alcoa.com/locations/usa_davenport/en/info_page/eaglecam.asp The third egg finally hatched and Dad (I think) is standing watch this morning. Mom must be out looking for the morning meal since she has not been around for a while. The background sound is very interesting too. Apparently the area […]

A tribute to our national symbol… you don’t want to miss this

Despite the fact that I use the computer every day, I am still a bit of a novice when it comes to linking things. But I wanted to share something that is absolutely amazing. This site has gained worldwide recognition so you may have to be a bit patient. It is worth the wait. From […]

Where have you been?

I have to admit it’s been a few days since my last post and considering the nature of that post, some of my readers may have wondered if I had been selected for early admission to the nearest FEMA camp. No such luck (at least not yet). We have been spending a lot of time working […]

Daddy, why is it so quiet?

It’s early Wednesday morning and something inside of you wakes you up before the sun rises. The house is completely silent and as you start to focus, you sense something is different. At first, the darkness seems natural until you realize the red LED display of the alarm clock is dark too. Out of habit, […]

What a country … (at least it is so far)

As we drove to Church this morning, I was reminded what a great country we live in. We left the house (that we chose to live in) in our car (that we selected from among hundreds of possible choices). We drove on streets that were paved (using money we paid in taxes) and passed at […]

Fenian Ram: The Green Submarine

Any submariner worth his salt has heard of a good Irishman named John Phillip Holland and his submarine design changed the way wars would be fought at sea forever. On March 17, 1898, St. Patrick’s Day, Irish-born engineer John Philip Holland demonstrated a submarine he designed, the Holland VI, for the U.S. Navy Department, off […]