He was a born and raised in Connecticut.  As a youth, legend holds that he heard the sound of drums and dreamed of a military life, which his mother prevented him from having.   When he came of age, he did join the military and set out to face the French… Read full post »

Here is a quiz.  No awards for getting it right, but it is one single question you need to know the correct answer to:

“What is the single most dangerous thing facing American democracy today?”  (Waiting as the Syncopated Clock theme from Jeopardy plays in the background)/… Read full post »

I've made some comments on other blogs having to do with yesterday's elections.  I have felt I had to comment as so much of what I've seen others write and so much of the TV noise has, in my mind, gotten it 180 degrees wrong.  So here is a quick and… Read full post »

A little more than a year ago I tripped across Open Salon and its many fine writers.  I have not regretted the time spent here cheering on, saluting, being pissed off, questioning and being entertained by so many. 

My own writing, however, has left me a little cold.  Yo… Read full post »

How exciting is this?  Tomorrow we bomb the moon! 

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Sorry, but this just tickles the hell out of the nerd in me.  When I think of all those summer nights this little 7 year old sat in the backyard watching the moon move across the sky, then… Read full post »