Scott F. ReardonIn Praise of Drill Sergeants(Note: this is the follow-up to my January 2021 essay “Who Was Jeff Spicoli…Really? in which I promised to tell the story of how and why I…Sep 26, 2022Sep 26, 2022
Scott F. ReardonEnlisted Troops are Right to Question an Entirely Political “Stand-Down to Root Out Extremism”(Note: this essay was originally submitted as an Op-Ed to Military.com on March 21st, 2021. Having received neither a reply nor a…Mar 27, 2021Mar 27, 2021
Scott F. ReardonWho was Jeff Spicoli…Really?I was Jeff Spicoli, NOT Sean Penn!Jan 22, 2021Jan 22, 2021
Scott F. ReardonPissed at “all y’all!”“All y’all!” It’s a phrase somewhat unique to Texas in my experience, although not unknown elsewhere south of the old Mason-Dixon line…Jan 9, 2021Jan 9, 2021
Scott F. ReardonConfessions from the Real “Fast Times at Ridgemont High”What can a 1982 teen comedy — which prior to its release had to fight in order not to receive an “X” rating — teach us about the state of…Aug 2, 2020Aug 2, 2020
Scott F. ReardonDo Not Avert Your EyesThese words echo to us down through the ages. Today, if you are familiar with their charitable work and advertising, Yael Eckstein…May 25, 2020May 25, 2020
