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Category Archives: Family

Things about family. Usually that will mean my family, either regarding my upbringing or my childs.

America’s Birthday vs. The Nothingness of Progressivism

Happy Birthday America!
I’ll be the first to admit that I have less than zero tolerance for those who champion causes under the banner of “progressivism.” I’ve never been able to get beyond the absurdity inherent in people who insist we would all be better off if Americans had no reverence for our past; [...]

Bloodbath destroys one of the best

When I was a young political pup, I served as Congressman E. Clay Shaw’s campaign finance director. I first began to admire the man because of the compassion shown by his staff in helping me care for my mother after she was seriously injured in a kitchen fire that ultimately led to her death [...]

All The News That Gives Me Fits

Things I don’t tell my wife
My wife, Shelley, is a kind person - perhaps the kindest soul I’ve ever gotten to know intimately. Frankly, we are very different people and she’s far more consistently pleasant than I am. I’m outgoing, gregarious and less even-tempered; she’s a reserved, consistent and calming influence on me. [...]

Pictures, mental images and the becoming of “self”

Note: Thanks to a hacker’s destroying some files, my site design has changed since this post was published.  The banner referred to in the first sentence no longer exists.  The full picture from which it was cropped remains in the post.
I’ll start at the beginning.
The banner image I chose and cropped for this site is [...]