My wife handed me the Reno-Sparks section of the Gazette-Journal on Friday, February 18th. She directed my attention to an article about a Civil War reenactor giving a living history presentation to a home school co-op. I thought it was a good article, except the part where the fellow giving the presentation was misquoted. I…

A narrow band of sunshine pushed its way between the two curtain halves and into the small one room flat. It was enough to cause James to blink slightly then wake up. He looked around the room for a moment, puzzled by his surroundings then remembered he was now a civilian, living in the civilian…

A friend of mine let me know that a former employer of ours died a couple of days ago. His name is Bill Stamps. He worked at radio station KPOD in Crescent City, California. I don’t like to speak ill of the dead but his dying has opened a nasty wound in me that I…

Sitting at my computer, I find myself mulling over some of the more recent words I have heard preached via the radio. I enjoy listening to the preachers as I drive around town. It tends to cause me to slow down and think. While I am listening and driving and thinking, I am also examining…

Shortly after moving into our new home, I decided to take up the art of leather crafting. It is something that I had been accustomed to doing as a younger man when I worked for my Grandfather-rancher. Seems as if we were always tearing up a saddle fender or a pair of chaps, so learning…

It’s time to confess a little about what I think is happening regarding my insomnia. I have bi-polar disorder along with and PTSD. I’ve had it for many years and it was never treated. Now it is being treated with both visits to an VHMC-MHP and medication. And as I was laying next to my…

The forward observer signaled that the remainder of the squad could move ahead to the base of the hill. It was from there that they would attempt to stage a surprise attack on the three Soviet T-64 tanks on the other side of the hill. The squad had been divided up into too two teams,…

It is hard to believe that the Federal Government can still manage to hire ‘meat-heads’ for key positions in its cabinet positions. On second thought—no it’s not. Jus’ yesterday I was watching the news and I actually heard the Surgeon General of the United States say that he would support a law making the use…

While visiting the Veteran Administrations Hospital for my annual physical, I got off on the wrong floor. I promptly got lost. I must admit that I have never been very good at finding my way around in government buildings. It was the third floor where the door to the elevators opened and I instinctively stepped…

The buzzer sounded but the rider did not get off. The pick-up men rushed over to assist him off the back of the bull. But still he stayed on the beast. Suddenly the cowboy came off the back of the bull. His hand still caught up in the strap. The bull shook him like a…