Political Passionist
My principal in elementary school must be rolling over in his grave. Today, the Pledge of Allegiance is not necessarily…
Category: Custer’s Commentary
NO OCCUPANCY
I was a typical, middle-class, white kid who lived on the east side of town and (with much parental training)…
Promises, Promises…
Author’s note: I’m reprinting this for the benefit of readers young and old; and in honor of a lost loved…
Talking Turkey
Our most American tradition – celebrating the year’s harvest and blessings – is once again upon us. Thanksgiving is a…
Gifting Outside the Box – 2021 UPDATE
Establishing months for special causes works really well for marketing purposes, but it won’t prevent the occasional gaps that occur…
To All the Cars I Drove Before
(With apologies to Willie Nelson and Julio Iglesias) (Verses 1 and 2) To all the cars I drove before The…
Seasonal American Pie
Having the additional ability to reason and therefore, expected to ably discern differences, man should routinely ask questions. There is…
CROCK-POT OPTIMIST
Written to the tune of Cockeyed Optimist from South Pacific, with my apologies to Rodgers and Hammerstein. I couldn’t help…
Pearl Harbor; some 70th Anniversary Reflections
Dear Readers: This was composed in 2011 for the 70th Anniversary; I felt it appropriate to repeat it once again,…