What are we afraid of?

Thirty or so years ago, I served our nation as a United States Marine. I was not the best Marine. I made mistakes, but I was prepared to fi...

Fact, fiction, and Manufactured Consent

Do not let the duplicitous nature of media fool you. When we think of our ideologies, in general, the media gives you the 'warring'...

The weakness of man

A brief glint of un-shimmering darkness. We stride through the light and darkness with a numbing lack of our own existence beyond that which...

Self Doubt, Self Actualization, and covering Oregon football

As many of you know, recently I took a bit of a ‘respite from reality’ with a bit of solitude. I was completely off the grid for three days...

Strength to go on

Anyone who knows me also knows I love music - a lot. I often incorporate it into my writing in small ways. One song I really love is Strengt...