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What It Means to Be an American
There is a very big difference between being an American and a citizen of any other nation We often hear that Americans are special. We may even say that ourselves. But what does that mean? [more…]
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Crossing the Atlantic, Departure
Over the years I have read many books regarding the Battle of the Atlantic and the role of the U-boat. This was largely due to a guy I once worked with suggesting I read a [more…]
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Mississippi Valley
Last time I left you we were crossing the de Soto bridge from Memphis into the badlands of Arkansas. Even though I didn’t see the river again for another few hundred miles you’re in the [more…]
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The Gall of the Preservationist Crowd Knows No (Visual) Limits
My wife and I recently took a four day road trip to the Hudson, New York area to see some gardens and a couple preserved homes. We stayed the first night in quaint Hudson, NY, [more…]
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Walking in Memphis
I guess you know this is a song. The Cher version is crap but Marc Cohn’s one in the early 90s was great Anyone who has heard of, let alone been, to Memphis will associate [more…]
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Ordo ab Chao
Ordo ab Chao, the motto of the 33rd degree of Freemasonry, is the art of bringing order from chaos. The connection will become clear pretty soon in the article. Of course if the Hackney Abacus [more…]
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Libya – The lance to drain the Iranian boil?
A defining pillar of The Donald’s ‘Merica 1st agenda has been national energy security. Paired with the diplomatic momentum of the Abraham Accords, that strategy has reshaped regional alliances, strengthened U.S. partnerships and reinforced domestic economic stability. Well, [more…]
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The Iran War, “Rope-a-Dope”, and the 1415 Battle of Agincourt
The military consequences of the Iran War have precedence in the 1415 Battle of Agincourt, in which an inferior number of English archers defeated a much superior number of French armored knights. Its implications reverberated [more…]
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The Eternal Triangle
Sit yourselves down, Puffins, pour yourself a large one, & harken to the sorry tale of a chorus girl, the son of a US railroad robber baron, and the murdered architect Stanford White, in a [more…]