It can be fairly stated that all humanity like all democracy is, in every sense, a work in progress. From its very beginnings the American experiment in self-governance was thought by many to be the World’s best hope for all mankind. This glowing praise was extended even as a sound and seemingly thriving nation eventually…
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The priceless benefit of a clear conscience
There are two absolutes which apply to all members of the human species: 1.) the heart of every living one of us will eventually stop beating and 2.) we will be expected to pay our way legally via taxation or illegally however we can until it does. Beyond those two givens there are no guarantees…
Continue ReadingRespecting the one in charge
We are well into Summer 2020 and the worst fears of Yours Truly and so many others are coming to fruition in the ugliest of ways. Thanks to weak, misguided or otherwise absent competence in leadership, the USA now leads the entire World in the total number of Covid-19 cases and fatalities! Anyone who claims…
Continue ReadingTulsa: Ground Zero aftermath
June 2020 has arrived and forget the fact we have a local Primary Election on the month’s last day. Unrelated events and their fallout have been coming at us fast and furious. Chief among these has been a surge in Covid-19 cases as the state and city “re-opens” and mitigation strategy has been weakly encouraged…
Continue ReadingSelf-isolating in the rubble of a failed Republic
It certainly didn’t take much to bring down our vaunted House of Cards. Anyone with the slightest bit of foresight within the big picture has understood even before this President announced his candidacy nearly five years ago that we were all basking in the glory of a fool’s paradise. The frustrating part of this whole…
Continue ReadingLearning how to win
Back during my enlisted naval service, I vividly remember talking with a few shipmates who had been Navy recruiters. Recruiting requires a mindset similar to that of politics. It not only deals heavily with numbers but also salesmanship. The better the sales pitch the better the numbers. To improve each, The Navy sent new recruiters…
Continue ReadingWrapping up Volume 45
As 2019 ebbs out, the annual ritual of waxing nostalgic assumes center stage. One thing about keeping a daily journal is it makes one very aware of time in the sense of days, weeks, months and years that have passed. As this tailored ponderable undergoes its yearly evaluation, here are some items worthy of note….
Continue ReadingSelflessness above and beyond the call
What exactly defines heroism and what exactly is a hero? I have invested a lot of time over the years pondering these definitions. Lately though I have devoted a lot of thought to one of the oft used sayings in the current patriotic parlance, “All gave some. Some gave all.” After being made aware of…
Continue ReadingResonating echoes of Nuremburg
One thing about ringing a bell is that is can never be unrung. As it cannot be unrung, it can also never be unheard. Its clear and clarion tone, once generated and once heard, will be forever remembered by all reached by its distinctive clang. This concept may be relatively easy to understand but I…
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Hydration is one of those essentials most living things require for compatibility with life. Wherever an alive and breathing person goes on this spinning rock hurtling through space they must have available an ample amount of that precious element, that diatomic molecule unique to this planet and fundamental to the survival of most of the…
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