Driving Rant

Okay, this has been building up for a while.  This is not for the faint of heart.  It is likely to contain profanity.Because of the distance from my best friend, my daughters (two of whom reside with my ex-), and one in college, I spend an inordinate amount...

SPOILER ALERT – A LEGAL POST! Why do we have to prove someone is guilty of a crime by the standard “beyond a reasonable doubt?”  Those words do not appear anywhere in our Constitution; not in the Bill of Rights, nor in any federal...

Where did that month go?

So, this is what it’s like to be an adult, eh?I remember when I was younger one of the chief attractions of being “older” was the thought that then I would be “in charge” of my life.  No more of mom and dad’s rules, I could...

“Love the sound of artillery in the morning…”

Except that I really don’t.  I’ve been down at Camp Lejeune, NC, sitting in for my active duty counterpart, and it’s been an interesting few weeks.  First, as I come near the end of my career, I realize how much I’m likely to miss all...

Book Review: “The Things They Carried”

I could spend hours in a book store, probably just in any particular section, just combing through various titles, flipping open books that interest me, putting them back, looking for something that suits my taste on the subject, perusing… kinda like surfing the...