Category Archives: General

God, the whole Democratic Obama-Clinton drama is horrifying.  There is real stuff happening in the world in Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, and everywhere else.  Putting Obama or the Clintons in power scares the shit out of me.  I’d be happy with … Continue reading →

I have begun scanning my father’s color slides so that they will be preserved in a digital format. Mom sent me the first of 35 boxes of slides. There were 134 slides in the projector carousel. Looking at these old … Continue reading →

I think Romney is toast. I watched JFK give his speech and answer questions from the Christers last night on CSPAN. What a contrast. Kennedy was civil and gracious, but very clear and very tough, and not yielding an inch … Continue reading →

Posted by Andy Freedom requires religion. Irreligious people are clearly indifferent to freedom, if not downright hostile. If I were you, I would make haste to join a church, synagogue or tabernacle of choice, at least before January 2009. A … Continue reading →

We went to Chota last week, over in East Tennessee, near Maryville, where we got married, and I took this picture. Yeah, I tweaked the colors a little bit, but not that much. Besides, that’s really how it looked to … Continue reading →

Norman Mailer has been a hero of mine for most of my adult life. I’ve read most of his voluminous output over the years, and loved it, by and large, although it’s been awhile since I’ve read anything of his. … Continue reading →

Al Qaeda has been defeated. There is no civil war. Iraq is in process of becoming the most stable, the most democratic, the most unified between Shia, Sunni, and Kurdish, nation in the Middle East, except for Israel. Will there … Continue reading →

Here is the view from the front porch swing of our house in Murfreesboro.

The “General Betray Us” ad in the New York Times reminds me of the new Osama Bin Laden video. They are both astonishingly revealing of the minds behind them, and their lack of connection to reality. The smug fantasies that … Continue reading →

Posted by Andy On the contrary, your influence is felt–and appreciated–at the highest levels. Your blog in its present form is indispensable in shaping policy. Stay the course. –Dick Heckuva job, Nicko. Your influence is felt–and appreciated–at the highest levels. … Continue reading →