Sadly, 18 years on, we’re not in this together. Not in any sane way, at least. We have become two countries (or more?) contained in one border. And even that border is under constant attack. One of the countries is a lawless, anti-Constitutional nightmare that seeks increased government control over the citizenry. And all while…
On June 6, 1944, yours truly had been on the planet for a full 199 days, having been born the previous November 20, 1943. The world in those days was very different to what it is today. Severely-so. But The Greatest Generation was about to make its debut upon the global stage. While I did…
‘Monimentum dies Memorandum’ – In Memory of Memorial Day My first encounter with America was in my native England, during the immediate years following the end of WWII. Not ten miles from where my sister and I were born, Burtonwood Air Force Base, also known as USAAF Station 590, was temporary home to some 20,000…
If we are anything like the people portrayed in the Bible, we wish “God with us” were much more tangible. Which of us does not sometimes question, as the first disciples did, why it is better for us if Christ (our physical proof of God’s reality, power, and love) returns to heaven and sends the…
The current iteration of scurrilous House Democrats and their peons are using blatantly-in-your-face Congressional Committees as weapons of mass destruction, not only against our duly-elected president, but also to harass and punish anyone and everyone who actively supports him. When there is no evidence of a crime and no logical reason to think one exists,…
Five decades ago, the United States was made up of a nation of folks who believed that they could accomplish almost anything given enough funds, dedication, and the full support of We the People. Governance of the nation with the largest economy on the planet was no ‘walk-in-the-park’ even back then, but there was an…
Kennedy’s been shot: November 22, 1963… To those of us growing up as teenagers in the England of the late 1950s-early ’60s it comes as somewhat of a surprise to realize that we are now 55 years on from those halcyon days of Cliff Richard and the Shadows, Gerry & The Pacemakers, the Swinging Blue…
It is an historical truth that the early-arriving colonists very nearly didn’t survive. The first few years they attempted to farm collectively, in that everything harvested was pooled and shared by all. Anyone in need (or as it turned out, lazy) could take as much as they desired while enjoying a grand old lifestyle at…
Allow me to indulge myself, just a little bit if you don’t mind, and get away from the political scene for a wee while. Five years ago to the day, I posted a piece in my SONday Blog extolling the fact that I had just entered the golden age of ‘Age’ – ie that period…
The caravan is here; anybody home? Meanwhile, back on the reality trail it should be clear to everyone after the midterms that barring massive electoral fraud a majority of Americans are leaning to a more liberal/socialist form of government. It seems inconceivable yet undeniable that an improving economy and generally better, stronger America is not…