The cavalcade of political emotion continues its inexorable march across our perceptions. Yesterday, it was shrieking about the President’s taxes, and the religious extremism of the latest nominee to the Supreme Court. We won’t know the answer to the debate question until after midnight, though the script is being written in advnce to ensure accuracy. […]

This is a great week coming up! Swimming today, Weds and Friday to keep my energy for the thrills to come! I got an extra bag of popcorn out of the pantry in case anything breaking happens. There are a lot of possibilities. The themes for the big election now have a place to reverberate […]

Morning, All! If, like me, you are struggling with what is to come from the circus surrounding our election, you may have thought about what to do with your money. I did the logical thing. I gave up. I have no idea what is in the 401K stockpile, or whether I should ask my broker- […]

So, the rioting and occupation of the White House were mostly postponed on the politics surrounding the passing of a historic Supreme Court Justice. Except for the two police officers shot in localized “protests” against a grand jury decision not to try three officers for the “no knock” shooting of Breonna Taylor. Except, as everything […]

This is a view of the back pastures at Refuge Farm yesterday afternoon. It was a magnificent day, Autumn greeting us with a gentle cool wind, cloudless blue skies, and our buzzards wheeling majestically in the heavens above. Our editorial staff wanted to roll with a piece from Marlow that incorporates some of the deep […]

Author’s Note: Tough night. I forgot to take the evening dose of medication, which was subsumed by the newest news of the day. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg took leave of this life sometime during the afternoon, word being passed as the day waned in darkness. This will add more complexity to the already […]

Author’s Note: I have been wrestling with a treatment of the extraordinary career and legacy of departed Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg. My sentiment about the Court has always been tempered by the adherence to the founding documents across centuries of change. Though not intended, the composition of the Bench has been a thing […]

Author’s Note: It has been an interesting year for us all. I discovered a button on the iPad that revealed “unread” messages. There were a surprising number of them, mostly covering the period of early February of this strange year. I must have missed a couple weeks as the COVID excitement was just hitting its […]

Morning, fellow citizens! Another day surfing down the roiling cascade of information, leading to something some pundits say is really important. I forget what that is. The outlines of it are there, certainly. One of the headlines blared this morning that the Center for Disease Control, the Government agency responsible for dealing with epidemics, is […]

Sad news, friends. CDR Richard Gragg, USN-Ret., ended his gallant fight against cancer yesterday. His battle was tough and long. His was the second name posted on the Naval Intelligence Professionals Binnacle list in 2016. Rich was a shipmate from USS Midway days. A bit more about that shortly. He had a successful career in […]