The hot sting of tears welling up in my eyes was immediate when I read the headline, “Obituary: Walter Charles Woodstock.” I also felt my heart begin to hurt when I realized what it meant. Walt, as I knew him used to come over to house every evening on his meal-break when he was first assigned…

Senator Harry Reid’s younger brother is in serious trouble with the law. The 73-year-old was arrested by the Nevada Highway Patrol on U.S. 95 near Mile Marker 44 between Boulder City and Searchlight for drunken driving, driving across a median, not wearing a seatbelt, battery of a police officer, and possession of a gun while…

ISIS/ISIL released a video showing Jordanian Lt. pilot Muath al-Kaseasbeh being burned alive. The video shows him being doused and surrounded by lines drawn in the sand with flammable liquid, which are then ignited, causing him to burst into flames. Now, Jordan has executed two convicts, including a female jihadist, following the killing of the…

Senator leader Harry Reid is back on the Senate floor, a week after surgery to remove a blood clot in his right eye and repair bones in his face.  Reid walked without help to the podium, accepted a handshake from the Majority Leader and thanked his colleagues for their well-wishes. Meanwhile, back in his home state of…

After ISIS/ISIL released a video showing terrorists lighting a Jordanian pilot on fire, our president contrasted his death and the destruction of group with the ‘benefits’ of Obamacare, which he claimed makes ‘people healthier’ and ‘their lives better.’ “We’re here to talk about how to make people healthier and make their lives better, and this…

Patrick Creek Campground is where Patrick Creek and the middle fork of Smith River meet about seven miles east of Gasquet in Del Norte County, California. It is one of the places we used to go on family outings when I was a kid. The campground has steps, rock walls, restrooms and sunken campfire circles built-in the…

The idea of net neutrality is that all Internet traffic is equal — whether it’s a movie streaming from Netflix or a Tweet and is to be treated the same by Internet Service Providers (IPS’s.) But a current proposal could allow the federal government to become the gatekeepers of cyberspace. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler…

“Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.” — George Orwell The White House insists the Taliban isn’t a terrorist organization, but the Treasury Department designates it as such and it’s well known that Taliban engages in acts of terror. It’s…

This can be eaten as a dessert by topping with honey or powdered sugar, etc., or for a main dish by topping with taco ingredients. Ingredients: 4 cups of flour 1 tbs. baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 2 tbs. powdered milk 1½ cups warm water 1 cup shortening Extra flour to flour your hands Directions: Put flour…

The S.S. Donbass III began its life as a lend-lease tanker, launched at Kaiser Ship Building, in Portland, Oregon. The ‘T-2’ was nearly identical to all the other tankers that served as oilers in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Tankers of this type were constructed similar to the Liberty Ship and both were…