I have celebrated the birthday of the Marine Corps standing ankle deep in freezing mud ten miles from the Korean DMZ; with a bar full of bewildered strangers between flights at Heathrow Airport; in immaculate ballrooms with candlelight flickering off chests full of medals; and at my kitchen table with…

In these days of social media, political spin, and lies told in public-relations-speak, it’s more important than ever that we don’t allow ourselves to be fooled or led astray. In other words, it’s important that we not get played. I know whereof I speak. For much of my early adult…

Earlier posts in this series Dear Kentuckians — Get these facts straight Dear Kentuckians — Don’t be stupid Dear Kentuckians — Don’t get played Dear Kentuckians — Here’s the new normal for us as individuals ==================================== Let me begin by saying that I put off writing this installment in the “Dear Kentuckians” series, because I…

We keep hearing Governor Beshear and others refer to the coming “new normal.” But outside of some comments from Beshear himself, mostly about masks, we’re not sure just what that means. …

This is the second in a five-part series laying out some facts and opinions about Kentuckians and the COVID-19 epidemic. You can read the first article here. Calling out the Stupid I regularly read a web site called “Zandar Versus the Stupid.” It is written by a fellow Kentuckian, and is a pretty direct…

Preface to the series This is the first of a five(?)-part series that lays out some facts and opinions about Kentucky, Kentuckians, COVID-19, and the future. This started out as one article, but grew so long I decided to break it up into these separate stories. This way, I can also refer to these…