Be an American worth dying for

"Gratitude is the fairest flower that sheds its perfume in the heart." (Robert Green Ingersoll)

More, at random

Man doesn't live by coffee alone -- or this man doesn't, anyway, although some days it seems that way...

Sneaking a peek

After dinner last night we accepted an invitation from our hosts to venture past the edge of the campground and beyond the trees to see the...

Day 317: The Extreme, Part II

It’s Day 317 of 15 Days to Flatten the Curve and Day 77 of The Curfew Buckeyes Ignore. Deb and I are doin’ fine today. This latest round of winter weather came to an end overnight Monday into Tuesday morning. How much snow we got is...

Flashback: ‘Why stand we here idle?’ (1775)

There may be no more inspiring speech in American history than the one attributed to Patrick Henry, delivered to the Second Virginia Convention on March 23, 1775. Today's Patriots can learn much from his passion as well as his words.