Author: Alan Webber
A FIELDING AVERAGE OF .000
The year was 1967. I remember it vividly, which is impressive, because I can’t remember what I had for dinner last night. (It was either leftover meatloaf or something pretending not to be leftover…
EVERYTHING YOU NEVER KNEW ABOUT THANKSGIVING
As we sit down with family and friends this Thanksgiving Day, probably between football games, it’s worth considering the history behind the holiday. While most Americans trace Thanksgiving to the Pilgrims and Wampanoag…
THE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF A TRUCKER AT THANKSGIVING
I’m lying in the bunk of my Peterbilt listening to music loud enough to violate at least three noise ordinances. It’s the Monday before Thanksgiving, and I’m stuck, parked on an exit ramp outside…
Audie Murphy – From Humble Beginnings Audie Leon Murphy was born June 20, 1925, near Kingston, Texas. His family were impoverished sharecroppers, one among twelve children, and when his father deserted the family…
NFL – THE NATIONAL FAT-CATS LEAGUE
I should preface this commentary by admitting that while I may not be the biggest Green Bay Packers fan, I’ve got to be in the top ten. And no, this isn’t my usual anti-Chicago…
Honoring Our Heroes: The Marine Corps Birthday and Veterans Day
It’s no coincidence that the Marine Corps Birthday and Veterans Day fall back-to-back in November. The Marine Corps was founded on November 10, 1775, and Marines proudly celebrate their birthday each year with time-honored…
PUT UP OR SHUT UP
For years now, we’ve watched the same names swirl around Washington scandals like vultures circling a carcass, Barack Obama, James Clapper, John Brennan, Susan Rice, John Kerry, Loretta Lynch, Andrew McCabe, James Comey, Hillary…
THEY SERVED. WASHINGTON DOESN’T
A Veterans Day reflection on who really serves—and who just gets served. Every November, politicians dust off their flag pins, give a speech about sacrifice, and try to look humble for thirty seconds…
Freedom Has a Price
I graduated from high school in 1975, just as America was winding down its involvement in Vietnam. Flat feet, chronic ear infections, and being an only son might’ve kept me from service anyway—but by…
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