Newsletter 57 – The Packers Are Better Than This
PLAYING NOT TO LOSE: THE PACKERS ARE BETTER THAN THISNote – my wife had to talk me down off the roof so that I could write this manifesto.Before I go there, I want to congratulate the…
PLAYING NOT TO LOSE: THE PACKERS ARE BETTER THAN THIS
It should be noted that my wife had to talk me down off the roof—where I was threatening to jump—so that I could write this manifesto instead. Before I go there, I want…
THE HILARIOUS CHRONICLES OF MY LIFE – FROM TRASH TO TRIUMPH
Once upon a time in the bustling metropolis of Chebanse, Illinois, I made my grand entrance into the world. My first job at the tender age of 12 was as a professional garbage-taker-outer at…
THE BRIDE BACK IN GALVESTON
Pittsburgh Landing, Tennessee — April 7, 1862 Dispatch from Lieutenant Micah Boone My dearest Nelly, I hope this letter finds you in good health. How is Galveston faring during the war?…
Newsletter 56 – What The Hell, Mr. President?
Ever been to the Kennedy Center in New York City? Me neither. Yet our money helps fund it. The Center receives roughly $45 million per year in federal support, and now President Trump has…
Newsletter 55 – Happy New Year!
A New Year’s resolution is often framed as not doing something; quit this, stop that. But real, lasting change usually works better when we focus on positive actions we want to build, not behaviors we want to eliminate.
HERE’S MY TWO CENTS…
Supposedly there’s a national penny shortage. I haven’t noticed — I’ve got a water bottle full of them in the closet — but we’re told this is serious business. Commissions have been formed.
TAXPAYERS HAVE HAD ENOUGH: WHEN ‘POOR OVERSIGHT’ NO LONGER EXPLAINS WHAT WE’RE SEEING
An opinion column written from my personal perspective as a 67‑year‑old conservative who grew up in Chebanse, Illinois, has worked for more than 50 years, and has paid taxes faithfully every step of the…
THE SIMMONS SPIRIT SOCIETY
New Year’s Eve 2025…the belfry of the old Simmons mansion – On a winter night in Rachel, Kansas, the Simmons mansion looked exactly the way small-town legends insist old mansions should look —…
