"Let's put our heads together And start a new country up Our father's father's father tried Erased the parts he didn't like Let's try to...

"We have arrived at that point of time in which we are forced to see our own humiliation, as a nation, and that a progression in this...

“Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools...

"People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war or before an election." - Otto von Bismarck Starting the day with a grim smile,...

"I promise, America will soon be the Cybertruck of countries—uglier than you could have imagined, built for rich chuds, borderline...

"If you must have motivation, think of your paycheck on Friday."   — Noel Coward Sitting here looking at my poor dictaphone on life...

"Let's put our heads together and start a new country up Our father's father's father tried, erased the parts he didn't like Let's try to...

A fairly uninspiring view from the bridge on the USS 407. Trial begins for me at the Bay County Courthouse in a little over an hour. I've...

"Let me see here Kids, planes, and runway strikes Flashy pimps and family fights Spotted dogs and blood-shot eyes Our space captain...

"So comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their ending!" - J. R. R. Tolkien Six years ago today was a Thursday. I was settled into...

“The funny thing about facing imminent death is that it really snaps everything else into perspective.” ― James Patterson In the midst of...

"O, wind, if winter comes, can spring be far behind?" - Percy Bysshe Shelley Fun fact about these blog posts: you can't save them into a...

"Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble." - George Washington Watching it snow out there this gloomy, gusty morning and...

“If you really want to escape the things that harass you, what you’re needing is not to be in a different place but to be a different...

"The worst illiterate is the political illiterate. He hears nothing, sees nothing, takes no part in political life. He doesn't seem to...

"He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with...

Neal : What's the flight situation? Del : Simple. There's no way on earth we're going to get out of here tonight. We'd have more luck...

"And what rough beast, its hour come round at last,    Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?" -W.B. Yeats Two below zero when, before...

"Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only...

A late start, and nothing deep, meaningful or political here. Peg has today off, so we slept in, and are waiting now for the espresso...