159th Edition Enemies I’ve been giving a lot of thought lately to our enemies. Probably not the healthiest thing to do, but I’m past the point of no return.  My first thought was to recall that someone suggested we might try to

157th Edition WWLS – What Would Lincoln Say? Abraham Lincoln had a curious habit of writing letters, which he then never signed nor sent. Why?  For Lincoln it was a therapeutic way to vent his anger and frustration without causing irreparable

143rd Edition The Three Greatest Inventors I’ve decided to take a different approach to the three greatest inventors.  The obvious ones, like Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell, are so well known that there is nothing I can add that just about

142nd Edition The Three Greatest American Generals in WWII First and foremost, I feel completely inadequate to select the three greatest American Generals from WWII. Those who are the most qualified fall into two groups.  The first are noted historians and

117th Edition Lessons from history Settled into retirement, I usually spend a few hours each day reading. I’ve found that it is more enjoyable to read two books at the same time. I recently finished two very different books – “The Collected

108th Edition The White Rose I started a new book today – “Women Heroes of WWII” by Kathryn Atwood. The first story chronicled the extraordinary life of Sophie Scholl, a German university student who, along with her brother and a few

95th Edition A Box of Old Trophies I’ve been a packrat all my life. I believe in saving, well, just about everything. But every once in a while, like once a year, I go up into the attic and try to find

73rd Edition I can’t quite figure out why I have never written a blog about the American Dream. It seems like a topic I would have written about already, but I’ve searched my archives and haven’t discovered any notes or scribblings

69th Edition Today I went to my first air show. All kinds of planes, old and new, single engine and jets. I tried to video their aerobatics with my iPhone, which was a silly thing to try to do.  The air

67th Edition I recently read a biography of George Washington by the incomparable Ron Chernow. If you want to understand the essence of our first president, I highly recommend this book. When I read such books I tend to do two things. First,