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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...

FRED FIRST: Music, Memories and Meaning

How old were you when music came into your life? I told you recently about the essential place in my life that music holds. For the first...

RANDY HUFF: As Pilgrims We Must Listen, To Learn, To Live

It is past time to write of Pilgrim at Tinker Creek again., and I can't do it justice. There's a force of nature going...

BOB BROWN: Sleep Debt Will Break The Bank

Robert Louis Stevenson, in his 1879, 'Travels with a Donkey,' reminded us that, “Night is a dead monotonous period under a roof, but in...

DEVOTIONAL: July 4th and God

Righteousness exalts a nation, But sin is a disgrace to any people. Proverbs 14:34 (NASB) On July 4, 2024, Americans will celebrate our nation's 248th birthday,...

BOB BROWN: The Temple of Music

My mother always wanted me to learn to play the guitar. It stands out in my mind from time to time as an early,...

RANDY HUFF: Trying To See Both Sides of A Debate

The last time I heard a presidential debate was via radio in Fall 2020. I could almost take you to the place on the...