Winning the Peace (Ch. 2)

Anyone who believes that we are winning the so called “Global War on Terrorism” has not endured an airport screening lately. Winning the peace would mean that you could board a plane as stress free as you did before 9-11. No, what we see and feel in today’s America is not what peace looks like. … Continue reading Winning the Peace (Ch. 2) →

High Times

If you have to ask you don't need to know.

Home Slice

Thai egg and tofu fusion.

Doi Tung Brand

Macadamia Nuts Spread

Winning the Peace #1 (readers’ advisory: esoteric military stuff)

[First published on L!, January 28, 2013] I’ve had opportunity to work overseas with many of Uncle Sam’s alphabet soup agencies (DEA, CIA, DOS, USAID, etc.) and have generally been underwhelmed by their lack of foreign language skills and understanding of the local culture. On the other hand they are filled with lot of really … Continue reading Winning the Peace #1 (readers’ advisory: esoteric military stuff) →

Thai Home Cooking

Home Cooking Home Slice

Not for the meek

Barbara Mandrell and some dude: I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Kool

https://youtu.be/dbmMOiaWcZs Farmers daughters 'nuff said!

Change My Mind Today

Life is best when lived full blast and pedal to the medal.

“I’ll Break Your Teeth!”

Crazy Tim was just a good ol’ boy from south Florida, about six-foot-one and 220 pounds, whose dad had sent him to Costa Rica to manage the family’s orange groves and hopefully to force him to grow up. Tim had counted the bars between San Jose and his house (32) and his greatest goal in … Continue reading “I’ll Break Your Teeth!” →