Most Vietnam Veterans love Ann-Margaret and despise Jane Fonda. Ann-Margaret went to Vietnam in 1966 (a trip were she came under fire) and again in 1968 as part of the Bob Hope’s USO Christmas show. She never spoke out against the war nor did she speak in favor of it. She referred … Continue reading Ann-Margaret and Jane Fonda

https://youtu.be/7CAYFIpi89k How to fight loneliness Smile all the time Shine you teeth to meaningless And sharpen them with lies And whatever's going down Will follow you around That's how you fight loneliness You laugh at every joke Drag your blanket blindly Fill your heart with smoke And the first thing that you want Will be … Continue reading How to Fight Lonlienss

The song a tribute to the late Jimmy Ferguson who dropped by our house to say hello about 1990 and died in 1997 at the too early age of 57.  Nancy bugged a mutual acquaintance for the visit upon learning that Jimmy was living in our area. Happy St. Patrick’s Day. Today we are all … Continue reading The Orange and the Green

George MacKay making a run for it near the end of “1917.”Universal Pictures r,         By Thomas Gibbons-Neff Domestic Correspondent After watching the new movie “1917” this month, I was reminded of a poem written by Siegfried Sassoon in the summer of 1918, or just over a year after Sam Mendes’s critically … Continue reading At War: ‘1917’ brought me back to my own war

https://youtu.be/B32yjbCSVpU Cat’s in the Cradle My child arrived just the other day He came to the world in the usual way But there were planes to catch, and bills to pay He learned to walk while I was away And he was talking 'fore I knew it, and as he grew He'd say "I'm gonna … Continue reading Cat’s in the Cradle

I have always thought that I was a failure as a parent. In recent years, I've even been reminded of it. I hold great regrets about the upbringing of my kids. Being a parent is not something you are trained to do. You learn as you go by watching others, and you rely on the … Continue reading Failure

https://youtu.be/VjEq-r2agqc Don’t Give Up In this proud land we grew up strong We were wanted all along I was taught to fight, taught to win I never thought I could fail No fight left or so it seems I am a man whose dreams have all deserted I've changed my name, I've changed my face … Continue reading Don’t Give Up