The United States men’s soccer team defeated Iran this week in a much-watched match in Doha, Qatar. I am not a huge fan of soccer –or what sports fans outside of the United States refer to as football. But I watched this Read more
When I initiated these weekly updates, I began using the postscript, scribendo cogito, or “I think by writing.” That is part of a Latin phrase preceded by docendo disco, “I learn by teaching.” For me, teaching and writing go together like writing and coffee. I love Read more
As the results from Florida rolled in on Election Night, 2022, it appeared that a Red Wave would wash across America. But as the night wore on, that Republican sweep did not materialize. Indeed, it was a slack tide. And when all the Read more
The midterm elections are now less than a week away and, like many of you, I will be glad when it’s over. Political candidates have overtaken the airwaves. People on both sides are riveted on the polls. One is left to speculate Read more
When I served in the Virginia General Assembly, I learned the hard lesson that campaigning isn’t governing. Campaigning is the argument to eventually govern. Most people who enter politics do so with an agenda in mind. That agenda is based on their Read more
Sunrises at our home on the Northern Neck on the Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay are stunning. Our Creator God formed them marvelously. Fed by the Potomac along with 149 other major rivers and streams and 100,000 smaller tributaries, the Bay Read more
Some words in the English language are contronyms; words that—depending on the context of their use—have opposite meanings. Consider the word “cleave.” It can mean to adhere or to stick to something or someone, and alternatively it can mean to cut, Read more
I want to take a break from dispensing wisdom to share a bit about writing. I love it. Writing is a release for me. As the postscript for each of my weekly missives, I sign off with scribendo cogito. That is part of the Read more
There’s nothing more confusing to average folks than military acronyms. The U.S. Army has a lot of them. One that is important for taxpayers to understand is DOTMLPF, pronounced in military parlance “Dot-Mil-P-F.” What in the world does that mean? In short, it stands for Read more
