According to the legendary ancient Greek epic poet Homer, during the ten-year siege of Troy, the Greeks plotted to invade their enemies by leaving a giant wooden horse at the gates of Troy.  This “gift horse” was carefully timed to coincide with what appeared to be a recession of the Greek fleet.  Assuming that the [...]

America’s plate is heaped high with terrifying unemployment rates, the issue of national healthcare, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.  If this not enough to give us indigestion and worse, we were informed this past week that a portion of the nation would not be able to view The Oscars.   The tug-of-war between ABC [...]

To the average American, the passing of Robert L. Howard went unnoticed but for the family and friends who survived him.  Yet, one of the most decorated soldiers of the Vietnam War compelled the news media to devote a brief commentary to him.  So, who was this man?

Born on July 11, 1939, at the age [...]

In the James Hilton novel, Lost Horizon, the High Lama reveals to his predecessor that a great storm is coming to engulf the world.  At the storm’s conclusion, the treasures of Shangri-La (heaven-on-Earth) were promised to emerge, thereby restoring a ravaged world.  In his prognostications, the spiritual leader also echoed Jesus Christ in predicting that [...]

In December of 1995, my brother Anthony and his fiancé Palma asked me to be the best man at their wedding.  As Anthony had lost his first wife in July of the previous year, this was to be his second marriage.

A meeting was arranged for Palma’s family and ours, at the home of Robert, Anthony’s son; [...]

New Orleans has its Mardi Gras, replete with the famous beads tossed from balconies and colorful floats denoting no less than twenty different parades devoted to the day, but Italy has its Carnevale.  Heralding the beginning of the Lenten season that ushers in Easter, it is the biggest and most celebrated festival of the year [...]

As we search desperately for leadership in this rapidly changing, rather daunting world, what kind of a person must we seek?   What job description must we write for such a position?   As one who loves his country fiercely, I believe that most of us would consider a true patriot a leader.  The term “patriot” conveys [...]

In my previous article entitled, Gas Pains, I explored the gasoline crisis affecting our nation, as well as our government’s inane responses to solving the problem.  Although the United States boasts the largest supply of natural gas the world over, The Powers That Be still insist that we import the bulk of it from foreign [...]

As we approach springtime, which heralds Easter, one date in February appears prominent on the Roman Catholic calendar.  That date is February 14th, known far and wide as Saint Valentine’s Day.  As the patron saint of love, youth, and happy marriages, we dedicate this day to those we love.  We honor them with bouquets of [...]

In 1948, Communism and Socialism were on the rise in various parts of the world, and Americans were concerned about the spread of such political philosophies to our own shores.  The following cartoon, shown as a short subject in movie theaters at that time, exemplifies values still held by the majority of Americans.  Can you imagine any [...]