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FRED FIRST: Peregrinations of a *BoZo

I have a few bits of biological blarney to pass along before I focus later today on packing for Ghost Ranch. I woke up earlier than my intention this...

ANDY PITZER: No Offseason

“It’s the time of the season.” This pertains to and will make the most sense for...

BOB BROWN: “I Remember World War II”

On December 7, 1941, my sister, Edith, eight years my senior, and I were in...

FRED FIRST: Go West At Last, Old Man

Decades of frugality have come abruptly to an end. I have made the choice to...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Bring Back The War Department

President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave a prescient and heartfelt speech in Chautauqua, New York, on...

 Dr. JAMES FINCK: Whistleblowing 101

As surprising as this may sound, presidents behaving badly is not new. President Trump is just the latest. Politicians have been skirting the law...

STUART REVERCOMB: Something Just Ended

Here in the great state of Virginia we have just enjoyed (or not so much) the annual UVA / VA TECH football game. And,...

LUCKY GARVIN: Lola and The Trash Compactor

The fact that our trash compacter doesn’t always close securely is what triggered the following chain of events. Cats get fed twice a day...

STUART REVERCOMB: Little Fish – Big Problem

Most people have no idea how big a role menhaden play in their diet. They’ve never eaten one but they’ve eaten plenty of things...

LUCKY GARVIN: The Battered Dove

A battered Mourning Dove was bought to us missing most of the feathers necessary for flight. He was an adult who ate well, seemed...

MIKE KEELER: Here’s To The Original American “Bourbon Red” Turkey

Here's the history: way back in 913, France was ruled by a king named Charles the Simple. He had a buddy named Aymar who...