Thoughts on a cold day… (if you are content with the way the country is right now, you should probably skip this one)

WARNING: If you like the blog for my submarine, Navy or lean manufacturing stories, but hate anything that smacks of national issues beyond that, please stop reading now. I promise I will get back to those subjects shortly, but I have been thinking a lot today about the America I grew up in and how […]

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 […]

What is America?

What is America? It is an idea as well as a place. It is freedom to live life as the Creator designed it not slavery to man-made restrictions. It is the belief that living with a purpose is far superior to existing under the yoke of tyranny or the oppression of laws made to limit […]

Where are you when they need you most?

Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was born on November 30th at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England. His life would have a significant impact on the entire twentieth century as England survived two tumultuous wars and hundreds of smaller conflicts. Winston came from a long line of military leaders with a prestigious history and he added his […]