A Bob's Life

  I remember saying the Pledge of Allegiance every morning in school.  And I believed those words. I have always believed these words from w...

  The battles playing out in the courts right now are as compelling as the Super Bowl.  Seriously. I mean really, it's serious.  Watchin...

  Happy May Day! Just some disconnected thoughts today.   It is the first of May, a holiday throughout much of the world. It is a day of pla...

These are the times that try men's souls. - Thomas Paine This statement was true in 1776, and scarily enough it is true today as well, ...

  I was encouraged about Harvard University's response to Trump. No--we won't be bought.  According to Reuters : April 14 (Reuters) ...

  Chaos and confusion. That pretty well sums up the week we just managed to live through.  It is apparent that there is no master plan, the ...

 The "Hands Off" protests this past weekend struck a chord in me. I was encouraged to see such widespread concern about the direct...

Hands-off Day Protest Sign April 5, 2025 American voters been duped by a classic Bait & Switch. The chaos and confusion we are experienc...

 T here is so much happening in the U.S. right now that it is almost impossible to remember events are underway around the world.  I maintai...

  I was appalled when I read that senior government officials planned the March 15th Houthi attack using a tool called Signal and invited a...

  It was a bit of a rollercoaster ride this week. It is clear to me that neither the president nor vice-president understand the Constitutio...

Winn-Dixie Hobe Sound, FL March 12, 2025   Shopping yesterday in a local market I saw, for the first time, eggs marked at $10 per dozen. I a...

  Something about yesterday's stock market downturn and the fable about Nero playing the fiddle while Rome burned hit me when I read:  “...

  I felt that it was my civic duty to listen to the President's address to the joint session of Congress last night.  All of it, to the ...

  There are so many distractions, especially in the news. It can be hard in this era of chaos and confusion to keep an eye on the important ...

I was concerned by what I heard our president say during his inaugural speech on Monday in reference to  Manifest Destiny . I was particular...