Other Writing

Growing up, my family was a sort of central-hub for social gatherings. Our friends would come down for an afternoon, a weekend, or an extended length of time not only to socialize but to help us out with some homesteading tasks. If we were not hosting a formal square dance, we were inviting families over for a pig slaughter. If we were not offering a background for a homemade movie, we were welcoming family friends who just wanted to stop by, and potentially spend several nights. We were...

On Opinions and Articles

It is a curious phenomenon indeed that Conservatives and Liberals alike, in trying to communicate their personal opinions on our country’s decline, always insist on somehow bashing our military. Be it labeling us potential extremist/insider threat breeding ground or lamenting the decline and warning we are “in trouble,” everyone has an opinion they simply must share - all while considering themselves objective third party in their observations. And all these people...