I was going to do something different this morning- we have spent a fair amount of time lately looking at the vastness of the conflict we call World War II. Many folks have brought up memories of the men who fought at Midway and stormed the beaches in Normandy lately, but I think it is […]

It is the 70th anniversary of the invasion of Europe, and the beginning of the end of Adolph Hitler’s domination of Europe. There are still veterans alive who were there, and some of them have returned to the beaches where they landed, and changed the course of history. The Presidents of the United States and […]

(The manuscript of the book about the life and times of RADM Mac Showers. Photo Socotra). Things are all over the map about developments in Afghanistan this morning. I am deeply disturbed about it all, but I am going to let others comment and have the thing play out on its own merits. This is […]

There are so many issues in play this morning that I am a bit dazed. The glorious weather continues, and it feels good to be alive and crashing around at the farm. I don’t know what to think about the Kings beating the Blackhawks to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals. Do you? The most […]

‘Cause they said it really loud They said it on the air On the radio, whoa, oh, oh On the radio, whoa, oh, oh On the radio, whoa, oh, oh On the radio, whoa, oh, oh On the radio -Donna Summer “On the Radio,” courtesy of Metrolyrics I swam for a full hour yesterday, first […]

The sun was shining on the sea, Shining with all his might: He did his very best to make The billows smooth and bright– And this was odd, because it was The middle of the night. (from Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There, by Lewis Carroll,1872) It was a surprising week, which is […]

(Professor Cass Sunstein by John Springs in the New York Review of Books). “What would life in 2070 be like if we collectively shift our values toward community, connections with nature, and sustainable living?” – Framing statement from the National Science Foundation-funded Yamara 2070 Project at the University of Wisconsin Well, they got General Shinseki […]

I have been having episodes of vertigo lately, and it is almost enough to get my attention. It is a delicate balance, I know, having to pay good money in the evening to get dizzy, and then complain about it when it comes for free in the morning. I would have shaken my head but […]

I rose at the Farm feeling the first muggy heat of the season. I checked the usual sites as I was easing into the post-holiday truncated week. Gently. I was relieved to note that some things are unchanged in this cascade of constant change. Noted futurist and perpetual hysteric Paul Ehrlich is still very much […]

(Allan Paone, right, a 15-year member of Rolling Thunder, directs bikers to their staging position at Pentagon North Parking in Arlington. Thousands of members from Rolling Thunder chapters across the country participated in the ride through the nation’s capitol. DoD photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden). The bikes are headed from all […]