The Most Important Letter I have Ever Written – Winston Churchill

March 11, 1941 – Roosevelt Signs the Lend-Lease Act Between 1935 and 1937 Congress passed three “Neutrality Acts” that tried to keep the United States out of war, by making it illegal for Americans to sell or transport arms, or other war materials to belligerent nations. Supporters of neutrality, called “isolationists” by their critics, argued […]

Happy Birthday to the Only National Anthem of the Republic

I don’t know if they actually teach American history in schools anymore. I am sure there are cultural studies and social studies that talk about the diversity of the world. But I remember that most of the “history” we learned as children in the sixties was about the founding of this nation and the struggles […]

January 2020 – the crowds were everywhere

It’s been a strange year. But I can’t think of a person on the planet that probably hasn’t already said that. The end of December of 2019 was an awesome time. I just now realized how awesome it was as I sit here writing these thoughts. People still traveled freely all over the world, there […]

Where’s the submarine stories??? I was promised submarine stories…

There are a number of things in my life that I feel strongly enough about to put in writing. Submarines, family, my country, politics, and of course lean and leadership principles. All of these things and a few more have been a part of my life for more than fifty years. I am discounting the […]

Postscript – 2020

As the final count continues and the “ballots” continue to arrive seemingly from thin air, I have decided to archive all of the countdown posts form the past three weeks. I have to admit that it was discouraging to see how many people in the country that I love willing to trade their freedom for […]

2 Days

As we approach the end of the first year of the Biden “presidency” Its not a bad idea to examine why things are as horribly bad as they are. For one thing, they told us up front what they were going to do. Its all in black and white and there should be no surprise […]

3 Days

Taking things easy this morning. The TV has been mostly off with the exception of watching a few documentaries. One of them was about the real reason the Titanic sank. Anyone who is above the age of thirty has probably seen one version or another of the sinking of this unsinkable ship. When you look […]

2020… Ah memories of Thanksgiving Past (Updated Version)

Ah, the thought of Thanksgiving. After the insane year that we will forever remember as “2020”, many of us are already thinking about the family gathering to celebrate the blessings we have had. Yes, even in the face of this insidious Chinese Communist disease, babies were born, people accomplished things and we all faced adversity […]

6 Days

Who you gonna call? Law enforcement has seen some pretty challenging times over the course of my lifetime. While the fifties were relatively quiet, the sixties set in motion a sea change in how the police were viewed that has resulted in the current crisis. To be fair, the things that caused the changes are […]

10 Days

Ten days before the last Presidential Election, I took time to reflect on what this country was. In the ensuing fouteen months since the election, I have watched those freedoms being gradually erased. Mandates, restriction of commerce and trade, failed strategies in foreign relations, addiction to globalism, and the rise of China and Russia as […]