Power failure
Polity: A particular form of political system or government
…failure to act against aggressors only invites further aggression.
Robert Kagan, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, “Power Failure”, WSJ, September 6-7, 2014.
Red Bud City
Here’s a little musical ode to my idyllic hometown of Buchanan, Michigan, also known as Red Bud City. Hope you like it. Hometown By Skip Birong There’re hills above the valleyWhere the big, green oaks…
Clyde’s dale
I’ve always loved horses. Probably because, as I’ve noted in earlier essays, I was raised on a seemingly unending series of TV westerns during my childhood back in the 50’s (remember this? Cowboys and Cowgirls)…