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Chapter 2: Beast Barracks

chapter-1-hired-killer My father remembers the depression, World War II, and other cataclysmic world events. The major events of his youth were ones that affected everyone. Today we live through wars and disasters vicariously via television, but back then these events were so momentous you could not isolate yourself from them; they were not as distantContinue reading “Chapter 2: Beast Barracks”

COVID – Is the End Near?

CDC directory Dr. Rochelle Walensky, while acknowledging we are close to end of the COVID pandemic, continues to preach doom and gloom. She says she is afraid and implies we should all be afraid as well. CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky warns of ‘impending doom’ (nypost.com) Does she not realize the vaccine is ending this?Continue reading “COVID – Is the End Near?”

Chapter 1: Hired Killer

prologue A hired killer, a grunt, an infantryman, my father calls himself. After thirty years of military service, he can lay claim to other titles as well: ranger, paratrooper, company commander, battalion commander, and G-something-or-other. Of course, these days he is primarily known as Grandpa, having retired from the Army many years ago. Commemorating hisContinue reading “Chapter 1: Hired Killer”

Table of Contents: War Stories: Glimpses from the Foxhole

This is a memoir of my dad’s life, from the time he was a teenager growing up during WWII through his thirty plus years in the military, including his time in Viet Nam. Prologue Chapter 1: Hired Killer Chapter 2: Beast Barracks Chapter 3: Rambo Chapter 4: O Sole Mio Chapter 5: Winning the WarContinue reading “Table of Contents: War Stories: Glimpses from the Foxhole”

War Stories: Prologue

“I was six when my mother died. She died in childbirth. My father sent Brian to Salem–to live with my aunts. He couldn’t take care of a newborn himself. And my older brother Tammy went to Salem too. I stayed in Gardner with my father. That was 1934. It was five years before we-–my brothers,Continue reading “War Stories: Prologue”

What is Reality?

I used to be able to engage some in debate of contemporary issues. My dad and I, on the conservative side of issues, regularly debated my two brothers on the liberal side. We generally disagreed about priorities and solutions, but often agreed about the nature of the problems. Today, it is much harder to engageContinue reading “What is Reality?”

COVID by the Numbers

While many are still sounding the alarm or reluctantly and cautiously pulling back on restrictions, let’s look at what the numbers tell us and what we should expect for the near future. We could not accurately measure COVID cases for the first wave of the epidemic, but with the second wave last July the U.S.Continue reading “COVID by the Numbers”

COVID Theater

Senator Rand Paul last week called out Dr. Fauci for promoting political theatre, but Dr. Fauci is not the only one promoting COVID theatre; there’s much more political theatre to enjoy. Let’s start off with the American Rescue package, the so-call COVID relief bill just passed by Congress. Very few of the dollars in thisContinue reading “COVID Theater”

COVID: What Have We Done?

Update June 2023: I published this post more than two years ago. Even then I was very concerned about the excesses and the poor, perhaps politically motivated, decisions of our government. I interspersed a bit more commentary as we have a better perspective today, but the original comments from others remain relevant. Original Post: (publishedContinue reading “COVID: What Have We Done?”

What is racism?

Today what passes for racist is often not and what is truly racist is often excused. This is because the new definition of racism, white supremacy, and the like is the action of any person with whom you disagree. You discredit your opponents and their views by calling them racist. Maybe you can shame themContinue reading “What is racism?”