There is a commonality shared among many families around Christmas or other special holidays. They have traditions. Long held, choreographed, well-established traditions passed down generation-to-generation, by which they celebrate holidays. We do not. I like to think of our traditions…

I am one of the fortunate ones. I grew up during the last Age of Innocence. Technology did not rule our lives. We did not spend our time bent over a device named for a fruit. We picked fruit from…

The following is a short story (albeit a bit longer than the last one) written for a collection of short stories. A bit of an indulgence on my part, I admit, but I hope you will take the time to read it and…

We are, all of us, killing Christmas. We are engaged in the destruction of fellowship, good will, and a wish for happiness for all by abandoning rationality, tolerance, and understanding. This once uplifting time of the year fallen victim to…

Freedom carries with it responsibilities and risks Those who enjoy the freedoms guaranteed by our Constitution and Laws must accept the responsibility to support the same freedom for those that hold different perspectives. We bear the burden of tolerance for…

The memory of one of the most tragic days in United States history is fading into the fog of old memories. One news article described it as another generations 9/11. It is the way of life. Events once thought to…

Here are some of the inconvenient truths within the terroristic end-of-the- world we-have-to-kill-them  before they kill us nonsense arising from the media driven hysteria surrounding the criminal act in San Bernardino. Syed Rizwan Farook, the male half of the criminal…

Once again this country is subjected to a dramatic incident of violence. In the rush to be first, the media outlets broadcast a constantly changing cacophony of half-truths and rumors. Compounding the problem are the bloggers and reporter wannabes in…

The threat of terrorist attacks in this country is growing. Evidence that organized, well-armed, well-equipped groups have infiltrated America, bent on imposing their violent interpretation of their faith on the rest of the world, is right in front of our…

When did we become so afraid? A country born in revolution, tested by a civil war, and bloodied on the battlefields of the Ardennes, Bastogne, Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima, Chosin Reservoir, Hue, Kuwait, Iraq, and Afghanistan. When did this country, blended of…