My phone is blowing up with texts outlining plans for Fall gatherings across the land. Friends in the SEC, Sunbelt Conference, and Big Ten are all...
In the ancient world, people placed heavy stones on the graves of the dead so their souls would not wander and afflict the living. I always...
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It’s doubtful that anyone reading this will ever participate in an enterprise approaching the magnitude of the D-Day Invasion on 6 JUNE 1944. Last month, I...
In the words of the NFL Films narrator, John Facenda, “The autumn wind is a pirate.” It captivates and energizes the soul bringing the excitement of...
“What the eyes see, and the ears hear – the mind believes” – Harry Houdini In 2017, the term ‘Deep Fakes’ (spelled ‘deepfakes’) was the fashionable...
If you haven’t seen the movie, ‘The Sound of Freedom’ starring Jim Caviezel, you must slide over to the Royal Cinema on East Main and check...
“Waiting for an invitation to arrive, going to a party where no one’s still alive. It’s a dead man’s party, who could ask for more? Everybody’s...
On July 22nd, 1863, the Army of Northern Virginia marched through Warren County on its retreat from the Battle of Gettysburg, PA. The previous two weeks...
At 6:30 a.m. on July 1st, Union Cavalry General John Buford lowered his binoculars and scribbled a hurried message to awaiting curriers, “Delaying Confederate main body...
Early on the morning of June 4th, 1863, Union Major General Joe Hooker was sitting around a campfire having breakfast when he was interrupted by his...
In an ode to Kool and the Gang, the Fresh Prince wrote these lyrics in a 1999 song entitled, ‘Summertime.’ “Time to unwind, put your car...
Running the gauntlet of life I’m reminded of a time when Graham Nash (of the musical band Crosby, Stills and Nash) visited Winchester Cathedral at Hampshire,...
Under the Black flag – Shenandoah Valley 1864 There has never been a more wretched hive of murder and villainy than existed in the vicinity of...
Christmas has arrived in a heaving rush and I’m plotting a means to get my Christmas on proper before it vanishes in a few weeks. This...
It’s time to play Jeopardy again and test the parameters of your brain housing group. Category Today: Geography and History What is the county seat of...
Distraction is defined as a thing that prevents someone from giving full attention to something else. Most people in the U.S. are distracted from international events...
How old is too old? Too old for what? Society has many strange expectations of how we should act and what we should be doing as...
“Misdirection, what the eyes see, and the ears hear – the mind believes” – John Travolta from the movie “Swordfish”, quoting Harry Houdini School is in...
In recent parlance, the Great Beefsteak Raid presents an excuse to step out with friends, celebrate at a local Steak House annually, and raise a glass...
From June 25th to mid-September, one hundred and sixty years ago, the United States witnessed one of the most dramatic comebacks in our history – eventually...
Some of us are ancient enough to remember the Watergate burglary that brought down the President of the United States 50 years ago, June 17, 1972....
As I relax behind the wheel of my outdated mobile, I realize I am the 15th car at this East Main traffic light. There appear to...
(Editor’s note: Author John Paul Morgan will be the featured speaker at tonight’s May 23rd ceremonies sponsored by the Warren Rifles Museum commemorating both the Battle...
Why does Russia exact fear in our cumulative thinking? Why are Russians always the bad guys? Think about how Russia is portrayed in the media and...
Have you ever engaged in mindless web surfing in hopes of gaining nuggets of wisdom that may prove enlightening and useful? If so, continue reading as...
What is expected of a Super Power? That’s a subjective question actually but it’s one that is being thrown around quite a bit lately, especially in...
Truth is only your brain’s take on reality. Have you ever heard the remark, “life is an illusion or perception is reality?” Essentially that means everyone’s...
It’s been said that two people cannot keep a secret and modern wisdom shares that there are two versions to every story. And so it goes...
Three-dimensional chess is essentially a term implying the realm beyond normal comprehension. To the world population, the chess match shaping up along the borders of Ukraine...