November 2022

Stampede!

Stampede! This year marks the 200th anniversary of an event you have probably never heard of.  Once you read this though you may find it hard to forget.  For some of the people who lived…


Persistance

Persistance If you read my post last week, you read of a soldier who chose not to surrender when the enemy invaded his island base during World War II.  Instead he and a few other…


Robinson Crusoe in the U.S. Navy

Robinson Crusoe in the U.S. Navy In times of war people often do extraordinary things.  Such was the case during the Japanese invasion of Guam in World War II.  The Japanese overran the little island…


Passing the Baton

Passing the Baton As usual, I got to work an hour early so that I could get my walk and run workout in on the relatively well-lit roads around W. E. Sears Youth Center.  I…