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ROBERT L. MARONIC: President Trump Is Fighting The Last War – Part I

I think that President Trump's plan to build a “new class of American-designed battleships that will be the most lethal surface combatants ever constructed,” which was announced on December 22, is a BIG mistake.  That...

SCOTT DREYER: Conduct Your “Year In Review”

James Clear, in his award-winning book Atomic Habits, encourages his readers to conduct an annual...

FRED FIRST: Small Moments. Long Life

Images: In our eyes. On our minds. From our memories. Conjured in our dreams. Right...

BOB BROWN: Decoding the New “Structure of Feeling”

This is the time to marshal up hope for the New Year. Hope is wanting...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: The Heroism Of Ahmed Al-Ahmed At Bondi Beach In Sydney, Australia

Not all Muslims are bad people. In fact, most Muslims are good and decent people....

Air Conditioning Not All Its Cracked / Cranked Up To Be

Growing up in the Deep South meant dealing with the heat in summer (well actually, from March through October in Alabama.) When we...

Of Mice and . . . Rats

If you live in the Raleigh Court you have doubtlessly noticed the pitter-patter of little feet on your hardwood floors this summer.  No,...

From the Older Brother’s Room by Ed Dunnington

“It just happened.”  You ever heard those words?  You ever said those words?  What about, “It was fate that brought us together.”  Sometimes...

Recalling the Early Years of Pre-Teen “Discovery”

From long ago . . . Among the more fascinating dramas taking place within this home is the timid emergence of heterosexuality in sons...

“I Purify”

For some reason, I’ve always loved vultures. Broadly, their taxonomic group includes turkey vultures, black vultures, and relatives such as California and Andean condors. ...

Happy’s Stuffed Peppers

The peppers are ripe and some tomatoes are turning red!! You just can’t beat the taste of fresh vegetables especially when you have...