Last summer, we noticed that our back porch and deck had a problem. One corner was sinking. It has been deteriorating over the past few years, having been constructed 33 years prior. The structure was not exceptionally sturdy or finished. It was a typical mass production deck and screened-in porch purchased Read more
I am a conservative. That matches my ideological worldview. I’m also a Republican, but if that party were no longer the one advocating for conservative values and an approach to good governance, I would find another party. What I know for sure is that the Democrat party is anything but conservative. Read more
As the Administration of President Donald Trump engages Russian President Vladimir Putin, it should now be evident that there will be no tidy solution to end the war in Ukraine. Despite the damage it has rendered to Russia’s reputation and economy—to say nothing of casualties approaching one million—Mr. Putin seems intent Read more
Tomorrow on 15 August a very important meeting will take place that could impact the war in Ukraine. There has been much death and dying there since Russia invaded Ukraine in the Winter of 2022. Now both sides have fallen into what is called “positional warfare” whereby the opponents are pounding Read more
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
