The word “perspective” describes having a mental view about something. It may also describe a visible scene, the interrelation between subjects and their parts, a point of view, the appearance of objects with respect to their relative distance and position with other things, or the effort to view the spatial Read more
Recently, one of our children—while engaged in deep thinking—asked an interesting question about growing older that frankly had not occurred to Shelley or me. As a person grows older, does it seem that the years go by faster or slower? My initial thought was not a complex one, responding, “Well, Read more
If you’ve been alive in the last 10 years, you know that masks have taken on a significant role in society. It began with the rise of AFTIFA, the far-left violent protestors who came to prominence after President Trump’s first election. Dressed in black with balaclavas to cover their faces, Read more
Many of us consume the headlines in the news each day. That’s the goal of newspapers and web content editors. To draw us in. To engage us with some outrageous position to entice us to dig deeper. Sometimes I’m enticed. More often than not, I am not engaged and move Read more
Last week the US struck Iran’s nuclear facilities on the tail end of Israeli action that laid the Islamic Republic’s defenses bare. The US involvement, although brief, was dramatic. Satellite imagery revealed much destruction around the three nuclear sites that were struck. The facilities are in shambles and unlikely to Read more
As I write this, it appears that the US is on the threshold of war with Iran. These are serious times and the danger we face is profound. State-sponsors of terror possessing nuclear weapons is simply unacceptable by the free world. Moreover, nuclear proliferation in the Middle East is completely inconsistent with Read more
In the fall of 1965, I bought my first sailboat, a Penguin class just 12 feet in length. When I first saw it tied up in a marina in Kinsale, Virginia, I fell in love with it. I asked the seller for the price, and he said $300. For me, that Read more
I recall many trying days in America in my youth and developing years. Growing up, I saw the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963. I was just 12 years old when I was ushered into the seriousness of life in ways I had not imagined. At 12, a Read more
In the 16 years I was a legislator, I think I personally signed over 50,000 letters. That does not include the thousands of routine items of correspondence penned to this or that agency or jurisdiction. I didn’t have an autopen, simply my own hand. In fact, the thought of having Read more
