Life
Christmas at a Gas Station
by Anonymous The old man sat in his gas station on a cold Christmas Eve. He hadn’t been anywhere in…
The Ultimate Flight
Think you’re a pilot? Try this! No airplane. – Ed 150 mph, 4000 ft descent, 170 bpm heart rate SENSE…
Live to fly another day
December 7, 2012, Lethbridge, Canada. Pilot ejects from damaged FA-18. Rockets blow away canopy. This is about 2 seconds before…
What a great country!
This morning I went to sign up my dogs for welfare. At first the lady said, “Dogs are not eligible to…
Little Akio
The teacher said, “Let’s begin by reviewing some American History. Who said ‘Give me Liberty , or give me Death’?“…
When the Poo Hits the Fan
My son, Kim, produced this musical video. – Ed Copyright (c) 2012 by Kim Berry This song is a tribute…
Samuel Alexander Armas: Hand of Hope
A 21-week-old unborn baby named Samuel Alexander Armas was operated on in his mother’s womb by surgeon Joseph Bruner
Montana Storms
Photographs by Sean Heavy, Glasgow, Montana (for story, see Mail Online) Photographer Sean Heavey, has been taking storm pictures in…
9/11 – The largest evacuation by boat in history
In nine hours, boats streaming in from all over the Northeast evacuated 500,000 people trapped on Manhattan Island by the…
Tennessee Football
This statement was read over the PA system at the football game at Roane County High School, Kingston, Tennessee by…
Monte Carlo Demolition Derby
This is not a normal topic but we couldn’t resist it. – Ed How do you do a demolition derby…
Burial at Sea
by LtCol George Goodson, USMC (Ret) In my 76th year, the events of my life appear to me, from time…
The Passing of Frank Buckles
by Thomas Conner, Ph.D., William P. Harris Professor of Military History, Hillsdale College The United States lost its last surviving…
The Song of Hiawatha – Selected Chapters
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, from U of Virginia Library and Longfellow poems Introduction Should you ask me, Whence these stories? Whence…
When an Immigrant becomes an American
by Theodore Roosevelt 1907 In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good…