Warrior and rabid defender of the US Constitution. We strive to remain financially friendly. Amen😇
I can finally tear myself away from re-reading it long enough to post a review of Virga Joy, a seamless collaboration by the unbeatable tag-team of Douglas Kimball and our own Simon Templar. (I had a chance to enjoy this book in an online serialization prior to publication, and bought it on its release date.) … Continue reading _Virga Joy_: A Review (By Request)
From the work of "The Apostle of Common Sense" Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936), published in 1896. A Blessed and Merry Christmas to all celebrating! The Christ-child lay on Mary’s lap,His hair was like a light.(O weary, weary were the world,But here is all aright.) The Christ-child lay on Mary’s breastHis hair was like a star.(O … Continue reading A Carol for Christmas 2020
It's still November 11th 2020 in the eastern US, so I wanted to say Thank You to ST, and all our veterans here at Unleashed! - across the services and around the world - with a video I just watched. It's a musical tribute by "The President's Own" US Marine Band (featuring Gary Sinise). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJ3vQSTBYPc&feature=em-lbrm
To our Gracious Host (ST, of course), and Marine brothers and sisters past and present: Semper Fidelis! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VORkYt5r40M with love and gratitude, ~Chaps
Greetings, ST, 'Sieurs, 'Ettes, and All! A rather enthralling bit of reading suggested some time ago by our gracious host, facilitated then by another friend - who lent a copy of the out-of-print book - and sparked by several online conversations at the time originally led me to these ruminations. Peter Hopkirk's masterful survey of … Continue reading By Request: “This Time, We’ll Win, Honest, We Will!”: Musings on _The Great Game_
Greetings ST, 'Ettes, 'Sieurs, and All! Welcome in to the latest installment of our exploration in the work of writer C. S. “Jack” Lewis . We're looking in on the next entry in his series of "broadcast talks" - requested by the British military and the BBC - from 1942 through 1944. These well-received talks … Continue reading Lewis for Learning and Leisure: “Mere Christianity”: The Three L’s (Book III, h)
Howdy, ST and All! Thought I'd share a pic of my dendrobium orchid. Originally, she was a gift to my Mom for Mother's Day. She hadn't bloomed since Mom P.'s passing, so I was surprised - to say the least - to see this beautiful sight this morning. (I hadn't seen her bloom for so … Continue reading Say Hello to My Not-so-Little Friend (yet to be named).
Greetings ST, 'Sieurs, 'Ettes, and All! Welcome back to our continuing exploration of the work of C. S. “Jack” Lewis . When we last attended Prof. Lewis's 'broadcast talks' (collected in the book titled Mere Christianity), we'd come to the end of the preliminary explorations of part one: "Right and Wrong as a Clue to the … Continue reading Lewis for Learning and Leisure: “Mere Christianity” – Why Me, Lord? (Book III, f & g)
For telling it like it is...and making us smile at the same time: Rest in Peace and Joy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxNgBTmmLmc October 28, 1936 – July 6, 2020
Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the USA"... Amen! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q65KZIqay4E A happy and blessed Fourth!
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