Growing pains - embrace them and grow or avoid them and perish. This is a great short video about the eagle making that same choice. It's well worth the watch.

As Men, What Critical Lessons Can We Learn From His Life and Apply to Ours in 2022?

"I had deep within me the inability to do nothing. I knew I may die, but I also knew that I would not die with a bullet in my back." These were some of the thoughts expressed by Joshua Chamberlain in 1893 upon receiving the Medal of Honor from President Grover Cleveland.

Chamberlain had been commenting on his actions at the historic Battle of Gettysburg, July 1863, for which he was being so honored. His embattled and outnumbered unit was out of ammunition...

These first 56 words of paragraph #2 of The Declaration of Independence, known as The Preamble Paragraph, must be clearly understood and indelibly stamped into the hearts of all who love America and value...

Just after sunrise on February 17, 1971, a flight of two heavily armed helicopter gunships launched from the deck of the USS Garrett County (LST-786) at anchor in the Gulf of Thailand. For one of them, a consequential moment of truth was about to arrive.

I have a routine that I follow pretty much every morning. As soon as I roll out of bed, I stumble into the kitchen, start some water to boil, grind six teaspoons of medium roast coffee beans, pour the grind into my french press followed by the steaming hot water - wait five minutes and press. Then I settle down with my coffee and begin to work on my next article, or latest digital project.

I do enjoy a good cup of coffee. However, that's hardly what this post is about. I am using the word coffee here as an acronym for what I consider to be my most desired approach to any situation. Allow me to explain:

I have heard quite a few folks over the years refer to me as a "perpetual optimist." While I choose to consider that description as complimentary, I am also acutely aware of the fact that some mean it derogatorily - insinuating that I view things through my own imaginary Poly Anna type "rose-colored glasses" blissfully oblivious to reality. So that's when I ask myself, "Is it worth it?" For me and my own sense of well being, the answer is...