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Let’s put a name on ICE detention: Allison Bustillo

This is a story I have been sitting on since last Tuesday. It is impossible to make sense of what has happened here locally. I do not personally know the young woman or her family, but hearing this family’s story on WSOC-TV in Charlotte stopped me in my tracks. I have not been able to …

Blog topics keep dropping in my lap

One of these days I hope to be able to enjoy reading fiction again. I miss the days when I wanted to read every historical novel that was published. I can’t remember the last one I read. I’m pretty sure it was before Inauguration Day 2025. I miss not having books I’ve read to blog … Continue reading Blog topics keep dropping in my lap →

Another “Word Salad” from Trump

On live TV from the Oval Office on Monday, Trump said many things. There were so many things that did not make any sense that I grabbed a pen and started making notes. I know I missed some things, but today’s blog post is a sampling. I you think Donald Trump is a stable person … Continue reading Another “Word Salad” from Trump →

Meanwhile, in Washington, DC

Here are some snippets of just a few of the things that have taken place in and around Washington, D.C. in the last ten days or so. Most of them aren’t getting much coverage by the mainstream news media. I’m sorry this is so long. I’m only the messenger, and it’s only Wednesday night as … Continue reading Meanwhile, in Washington, DC →

I Need The Light! Hot off the press!

I am thrilled to announce that my book, I Need The Light! 26 Weekly Devotionals to Help You Through Winter is now available! Even if you love the fall and winter, I think you will benefit from reading this book. Why I Wrote I Need The Light! I wrote it from a place of physical … Continue reading I Need The Light! Hot off the press! →

National Dog Day and Silas

Today is National Dog Day. It falls on August 26 every year, but without being aware of the “holiday,” my sister and I adopted a rescue dog named Silas on August 26, 2013. Silas died on Feb. 14, 2022, after a valiant struggle with several health problems, including insulin shots every 12 hours. I still … Continue reading National Dog Day and Silas →

No place for a preacher’s son!

For today’s blog post, I’m taking advantage of a local history column I wrote for Harrisburg Horizons newspaper on August 23, 2006. If you enjoy this post, you might enjoy the books in which I published the local history column articles I wrote from 2006 through 2012, Harrisburg, Did You Know? Cabarrus History, Book 1 … Continue reading No place for a preacher’s son! →

Not what I planned to blog about today

If you read my blog post yesterday, you expected me to blog about something “good and exciting” today. Unfortunately, I must postpone that post due to some technical difficulties. I have an announcement to make, but I want everything to be in place before I make it. Stay tuned! A Town Hall for U.S. Senator … Continue reading Not what I planned to blog about today →

Another Roundup of Odds & Ends

I seem to be falling into a routine of writing a Friday roundup of happenings in the U.S. Government. Since I have some good and exciting news to blog about tomorrow, I’ll get this week’s roundup of Washington, DC happenings out of the way on Thursday. It might seem petty for me to comment on … Continue reading Another Roundup of Odds & Ends →

Trump and one of his “advisors”

Donald Trump boasts of surrounding himself with only the best people. It seems that some of the best people accidentally left seven pages of plans for last Friday’s meeting with Russia’s President Putin on a public copy machine at the Hotel Captain Cook in Anchorage. I read that the pages detailed plans for the day, … Continue reading Trump and one of his “advisors” →