Yanks in Blue Berets

Despite all the circumambient dysfunction and trouble we see today, I’m taking a break from all of it to update you on happier news. My publisher, the University Press of Kentucky, has announced that my latest book, Yanks in Blue Berets: American UN Peacekeepers in the Middle East, will be released for publication Read more…

Loan Larceny

This week we learned that the President of the United Sates had decided—by fiat—that any student earning under $125,000 a year who also has an outstanding student loan debt will not be required to pay it in full. Never mind that some people have already paid off their student loans. They clearly should have delayed Read more…

Self-Retracting Bayonets

There’s lots of wisdom concerning the consequences one might suffer when acting out of anger, seeking revenge, or exacting retribution from someone whom you are certain deserves it. The Book of Proverbs is replete with warnings about anger. Here are a few. A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up Read more…

Vacation 2022 (Part II)

This has been a great week to get away. Temperatures along the Gulf Coast have hovered in the upper eighties with a few pop-up thunder storms. As predicted, our grandchildren have kept us busy. But we’ve had great fun cooking in, playing games, and refereeing squabbles between the kids. Yep, that occurs occasionally. On Read more…

Energy

I am not an energy expert. Certainly, no more than the next guy who pumps gas into his car and notices that it’s twice as expensive as it was two years ago. Yep, I don’t like it one bit. You don’t either. And of course, politicians really don’t like it because we don’t. But if I’m an Read more…

Overdue Debate

Dear Copy Book Warriors, For years, America has struggled with major issues. Among them are social matters like gun control, race, marriage, and abortion. There are other issues also, like crime, border security, domestic spending, and foreign policy. All of these issues are important. But social issues are particularly emotional because they touch the Read more…