Good Ol’ Matty P!2017, The New NormalI was thinking about the Las Vegas mass murderer/terrorist and the 59 victims. I see politicians politicking. I hear talking heads…Oct 5, 2017Oct 5, 2017
Good Ol’ Matty P!VMGR-452 Crewmember TributeLike all my friends who served in the USMC KC-130 community, the ‘VMGR’, for the last day and a half my thoughts have been unable to linger…Jul 13, 2017Jul 13, 2017
Good Ol’ Matty P!If the American left and right are ever going to see eye to eye, or at least if we are going to try…For me, I’m mostly right of center, more center on social issues, and more conservative regarding fiscal matters. I’m not sure how being…Mar 20, 2017Mar 20, 2017
Good Ol’ Matty P!General Flynn and the RussiansI’d like to say I’m perplexed about the events that led up to General Flynn’s resignation. But I’m not. The whole episode is political in…Feb 16, 2017Feb 16, 2017
Good Ol’ Matty P!Politics on FaceBook vs. TwitterThe Twitter and FaceBook worlds are still fully embroiled in a ‘politics shitstorm’. Some of us have backed off, in varying degrees…Feb 6, 2017Feb 6, 2017
Good Ol’ Matty P!Are You Judging Your Friends by How They Voted?I’m so weary of the toxic political discourse these days. It’s bad. It’s not good for us. Friendships are strained, some are dissolving…Feb 3, 2017Feb 3, 2017
Good Ol’ Matty P!Immigration BanI struggled yesterday with all the hubbub over the ban of immigrants from the countries where ISIS and other terrorist groups are active…Jan 29, 2017Jan 29, 2017
Good Ol’ Matty P!RIP Butch TrucksI was going to write about fishing today. I had an idea for a short piece for this blog, and it was there, formulating and percolating in…Jan 25, 2017Jan 25, 2017
Good Ol’ Matty P!Things I Don’t Care AboutSome things I don’t care about at all:Jan 24, 2017Jan 24, 2017
Good Ol’ Matty P!Lost Their Minds Over the ElectionI saw a video clip posted by someone on Twitter last night. A woman, I’m guessing she is in her mid-50’s, maybe she is 60-ish, was on an…Jan 23, 2017Jan 23, 2017