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BOB BROWN: A Rose

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) wrote many memorable lines including, “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet,” a literal and botanical truth. Juliet lamented Romeo’s Montague name, her...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Hey, Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Shut The H*ll Up

According to the second half of Ecclesiastes 3:8 (paraphrased), there is a time for peace...

FRED FIRST: Can You Hear Me Now?

Yes, I have not said much lately, here at the one month mark. Ann has lived...

BECKY MAUPIN: Moms’ Needs Always Come Last—And That Has to Change

You’ve probably heard the phrase “You can’t pour from an empty cup,” but if you’re...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Greta Thunberg’s Warped Sense Of Justice

TIME magazine's Person of the Year in 2019, Swedish child-woman and virulent antisemite, Greta Thunberg,...

SCOTT DREYER: Tribute to Jane Dreyer

On Saturday, February 8, 2025, my mother at age 93 went to be with the Lord Jesus in whom she put her trust way...

DAWN CUSTALOW: Living Abroad – The Beginnings of an Expat’s Life Experiences

A junior year of studying abroad at the University of Barcelona, Spain was my first experience living outside of the United States.  Nine months...

DENNIS GARVIN: My Struggle With Rap

I do not appreciate music as I should. Afflicted with a lead eardrum, I am like General Ulysses Grant, who said “I only know...

BOB BROWN: Regarding Emotions

“Carefully shaped words can reshape the lives of people” because they touch the heart, breathe into one’s spiritual nostrils, and inspire the best emotions. In...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Stalin Would Have Been Proud Of New York Magazine

Joseph Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili, also known as Stalin (“Man of Steel”) brutally ruled the Soviet Union as a monstrous totalitarian dictator from 1924 to 1953....

FRED FIRST: Early February

It has been a while since I offered (or inflicted upon you) a short list of topics with links as a way of sharing...