1996 Some claim the cowpoke’s insane, For he rides in the snow and the rain. He’ll curse his dumb luck, Or a roan that won’t buck, And frown if you call him John Wayne.

When I was in the U.S. Air Force, Strategic Air Command was still a part of the services’ culture. It disbanded in 1992, considered an outmoded form of defense. What I recall from those days was Sac’s motto:  “Peace is Our Profession.” I’ve often thought about this and long ago realized it was true because peace comes…

The look on the deputies face was one of puzzlement, I thought. I recognized him as someone who I had attended high school with, though he was three years older than me. “Yes, Darby,” I repeated to the deputy as we both stood in the glare emitted from the patrol car’s headlights. I was holding…

There is a difference between a great nation and a good nation. America is not only a great nation, but moreover, it is a good nation. Russia is also a great nation. But this is simply in terms of military power and influence within the United Nations. Likewise, China remains a great nation, in the same respect as…

The day following President Obama’s election to a second term, Nevada Senator and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he is working to change the rules governing filibusters. He claims Republicans had “abused” the procedure and hamstrung the chamber. “Everyone should understand we’re going to move to change the Republican plot to make the Senate…

Hiker Preston Morrow found Steve Fossett’s identification cards on in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California. The crash site was discovered a few days later, 65 miles due south from the Flying-M Ranch where he took off, and 5 miles  due west of Mammoth Mountain Ski Area’s base operations, although his remains were not initially…

Tuesday, March 16, 2010 “Oh, Mary, my dear wife,” said Joseph the Carpenter, “we shall rest here in this manger for there is no tavern open for us.” “It shall be alright,” Mary replied,” My worried Joseph, will be alright.” “I pray that it shall,” Joseph responded as he helped her down from the donkey…

1996 Now when the family gets together We laugh and we sing and we drink Then “Do you remember…” stampedin’ The tears we find hard not to blink. My kinfolk will poke fun at my style Of clothes that I’ve chosen to wear. “Code of the West” is fiction to them, Even though common stock…

I dreamed of my dead brother, Adam in the early morning hours of the day. And as usual we were in some sort of heated exchange with one another. When I woke up, I lay in bed and thought hard about the dream and tried to recall what it was we were spatting over, all…

I don’t expect to be a free man by the end of the next four years. I see myself either purged from the coming “New Society” or imprisoned for seditious acts against the state. I suspect there will be many others accompanying me, so I will not be alone in this journey. Here’s why —…