Deed Man Walking (last of x)

How Say You? All metrics traditionally relevant wouldindicate that HOAs have the power topreserve existing single-family detacheddwelling communities. They represent awealthy, diversified, large and exponentiallyincreasing demographic. Additionally, whilepaying lip service to freedom of use, enjoyment and alienation of real property, decisional law in our commonwealth to dategenerally enforces restrictive covenants.As to the question posed in … Continue reading Deed Man Walking (last of x) →

Deed Man Walking (5 of x)

Home(s) of the Brave?In Pennsylvania, there are over 6,800homeowners associations. Residents pay$2.5 billion a year to maintain theircommunities. Homes in communityassociations are generally valued at least4% more than other single-family homes.And 47,000 Pennsylvanians serve as volunteers on the boards of HOAs (in caseyou’ve ever wondered what happened toall the student council officers you knewin high … Continue reading Deed Man Walking (5 of x) →

Deed Men Walkin: Back then, individual home ownership was the solution; presently, it is often seen as problem.

But if R-1 zoning is moribund, what aboutresidential “planned communities”? Theyhave an inner redoubt: the declaration ofcovenants, easements and restrictions to The Pennsylvania Lawyer 37 May/June 2022which all owners contractually agree, andthe provisions of which are referenced inevery deed: large lots, one single-familydwelling per lot, no other uses involvinggreater density nor, heaven forfend, anybusiness or … Continue reading Deed Men Walkin: Back then, individual home ownership was the solution; presently, it is often seen as problem. →

Preface: LtCol S.x MacTemplar -Shadow Warrior

Where to begin? It seems that war is just too big of a topic for Hollywood to handle in 90-110 minutes. Go figure. I know I can’t do it justice in 300-plus pages, either, but it will be more accurate than anything Hollywood can dish up. I suspect what people want from Hollywood is to … Continue reading Preface: LtCol S.x MacTemplar -Shadow Warrior →

Winning the Peace (Ch. 5) Redux

A feel good but secondary mission is to promote life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for the citizens of the various Partner Nations. Winning the Peace (WtP) Foreign Area Officers (FAOs) may support when feasible, freedom of religion with the end-state being that a Muslim could convert to Christianity and not face death for … Continue reading Winning the Peace (Ch. 5) Redux →

Preface: LtCol S.x MacTemplar -Shadow Warrior

Virga Joy (or the Adventures of El Colonel De Corona) – Redux

Written by Douglas Kimball Publisher Description Colin Campbell is developing the first black pepper plantation in the West Indies. His days are spent clearing jungle, planting and fighting vipers. His nights are spent playing jazz piano at a local bar and enjoying the company of the local ladies. He meets Alan Greene at a jazz … Continue reading Virga Joy (or the Adventures of El Colonel De Corona) – Redux →

Preface: LtCol S.x MacTemplar -Shadow Warrior

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) →

Travels of the Heart: 1 Corinthians, Chapters 13-16

Our exploration of St. Paul’s own growth in faith through his epistles/letters brings us once again to Corinth, in southern Greece about 50 miles from Athens. It offered access for trade through two major harbors, controlling trade routes to both Italy and Asia. This prosperity might seem to be the perfect seedbed for virtue. In Paul’s time, however, it had a cosmopolitan air and … Continue reading Travels of the Heart: 1 Corinthians, Chapters 13-16 →