The Watch–cont’d 5

The images were like angry wasps flying at them.  Mostly they were merely straight lines against the sky slowing growing larger as they angled down at the convoy.  He could see two of them.  They were the ones flying right at them.  He didn’t even look around for others.  Before he could even adjust to [...]

The Watch–cont’d

He noticed that the other gun crews were about done with cleaning their stations and most of the spent casings had been thrown overboard.  His gun was ready and he reported that to the Lieutenant.   What time was it?  He glanced at his watch–09:15.   It seemed like he had been out there longer than that.   [...]

Football Recruiting From the Dark Ages

Much as changed over the years of my life including the way colleges go about recruiting football players.  I went through that process quite some time ago.  My junior year in high school I had had some modicum success.  I made second team All City and even second team All Area which was a pretty [...]

Rights, Responsibilities and Society

It seems that all societies go through periods when they confuse or diminish the distinctions between rights and responsibilities.  On the one hand everyone today is claiming that everything is a personal right and on the other they believe it is the government’s responsibility to fix anything and everything they perceive as not working out [...]

Some Weeks Are Tougher Than Others

When I reflect back sometimes on the adventures in life I wonder where I got the physical energy to do some of the things I did.  The very thought of them these days makes me exhausted.  I suppose it has something to do with be young and full of spit and vinergar.  My last semester [...]

Ethos and Culture Matter

What is it to be an American?   That is always a good question and one floating about a lot these days with heated political rhetoric from all comers.  Nothing wrong with the heated rhetoric as such, ‘it is a mark of our freedoms and rights and we have always been pugnacious when it comes to [...]

Prayer, Hope And Peace

This bit is for the on-the-fence partial or even non-believer.  You have all heard the expression about there being no atheist in foxholes.  That when push really does come to shove that everyone wants to believe and will make an appeal to a higher power.  Well, that is I think mostly true.  I will acknowledge [...]

The Wedding Plans and Lessons For Life

Weddings and all things associated with them are times of great joy.  Of course the ladies might take a slightly different view with the obvious stress they feel when they are involved in the wedding process.  Whether it is the bride, the mother of the bride or the maid or matron of honor those ladies [...]

Road Trips and Weather

Those family vacations in the car always have the unplanned adventure here and there along the route.  I suppose it is that element of encountering the unknown and unplanned that adds a little spice to those trips.  Sometimes those trips really could use some spice.  My mom, bless her heart, loved those road trips in [...]

Birthdays

I have managed to endure into my 7th decade and have had lots of birthdays and celebrated many birthdays for others.   Once you have children and grandchildren it seems like every other week there is another birthday.  That is pretty much the case too.   They all begin to blend together like a blur in the [...]