Jul 28, 2022Member-onlyBiden Gets To DecideI loathe politics. The whole notion seems puerile in some ways. Yet, we have to deal with it every day. And while I know we vote on the people who govern us, count me out. I don’t want anyone governing me. The people we vote for all come from the…Uvalde5 min readUvalde5 min read
Jun 22, 2021Member-onlyJOE BIDEN AND THE CATHOLIC ISSUEJoe Biden claims he is both Catholic and pro-abortion. His problem is that you can’t be Catholic and pro-abortion. This is not my opinion. Its fact. I know because I am Catholic. Biden claims to be a practicing Catholic. If true this means, at a minimum, that he attends weekly…Joe Biden3 min readJoe Biden3 min read
Feb 1, 2021Member-onlyTODAY’S “COOL HAND LUKE”Want to gain insight into a Trump voter? Go back in time and watch the movie Cool Hand Luke. Paul Newman plays Luke, the lead character, who is a prisoner sentenced to two years in an Arkansas work camp. Luke has two nemesis, the warden and the prison boss. Both…Cool Hand Luke4 min readCool Hand Luke4 min read
Jan 13, 2021Member-onlyOpen The Doors To Higher EducationMy children go to great schools here in Texas. The instruction is excellent, facilities are outstanding, and teachers are wonderful. The total educational environment makes it almost impossible for a student not to get good grades. All the courses, materials and instruction are online. Given advanced technology, if a student…Higher Education4 min readHigher Education4 min read
Mar 17, 2020Member-onlyHow to make money with technology.I just finished the The Four by Scott Galloway. The Four is a book about the rise of the four most important companies in today’s economy: Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon. It was a fascinating read in that it explains the direction our society is moving and the impact that…Amazon2 min readAmazon2 min read
Aug 20, 2019Member-onlyYou Are What Your Record Says You Are.“You are what your record says you are.” Bill Parcells When I was a young child living in Florida, we did not own a vacuum cleaner but had a carpet in the play room. In order to keep it clean, my father use to make me get on my knees…Tennis4 min readTennis4 min read
Jun 25, 2019Member-onlyPalmer Luckey Super VillainPalmer Luckey is the founder of the tech company Oculus Rift. When interviewed by Blake Harris for Harris’ book “ The History of The Future”, Luckey shared that as a child he had dreamed of being the super villain as opposed to a super hero. Lucky went on to explain…Virtual Reality4 min readVirtual Reality4 min read
Mar 5, 2019Member-onlyDemocrats Fan the Russian Winds of Change“True wisdom comes from the overcoming of suffering and sin. All true wisdom is therefore touched with sadness.” Whittaker Chambers Want some context on Trump and the collusion case? Check out Witness by Whittaker Chambers. The book chronicles his early years in New York and membership in the Communist Party…Politics4 min readPolitics4 min read
Jan 18, 2019How and Why Power CorruptsI first heard the quote, “Power tends to corrupt and absolute power tends to corrupt absolutely” in history class. We were studying World War II. My teacher related it to how power affected Hitler and Stalin during the years they controlled Germany and Russia, respectively. I think a corollary quote…Politics4 min readPolitics4 min read
Dec 6, 2018Some Things Can’t Be TaughtThe players were waiting for the coach to tell them what to do. That’s why they lost. They lost the game 3–0 and it showed. Instead of playing with fluidity and rhythm, they played mechanically. When stressed, and faced with adversity, the kids simply could not adjust Soccer has an…Soccer4 min readSoccer4 min read
