Originally posted on March 19, 2015. The Second Amendment protects our right to bear arms. There is no downside risk in protecting the security of your family. The first rule of safety is a firearms safety course sponsored by the NRA. Firearms safety is all about education. Organizations like National Shooting Sports Foundation are dedicated […]
Vermont Abandoned, Dairy Farm Economy Devastated
On a recent road trip into Quebec, Debbie and I drove beautiful Rt. 100 from near the southern border of Vermont to its termination near the Canadian border. By the time we were into Vermont’s Mad River Valley, it occurred to us that that we’d seen nary a cow. Remember, wait till the cows come […]
751 “No-Go” Zones in France
Originally posted February 24, 2015. In a recent Washington Post interview, Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo was asked, “You said you were going to sue Fox News over its allegations that there are “no-go” zones in France—areas where only Muslims can go. Aren’t there places in Paris where people are afraid to go?” Mayor Hidalgo responded, […]
Protection While Traveling in France
I do not travel without personal defense preparation. Ever. Over two decades and 100,000 miles on a Harley-Davidson motorcycle, thousands of miles traveling between Key West and Newport, and thousands more miles of international travel over the last decade, I’ve learned a lot of lessons. Be aware at all times of your environment. Sounds simple, […]
Pow Wow Chow and Elizabeth Warren
Originally posted on October 16, 2018. The Boston Globe’s Ms. Linskey on Senator Elizabeth Warren’s various racial claims: In 1984, Warren contributed five recipes to a Native American cookbook entitled “Pow Wow Chow: A Collection of Recipes From Families of the Five Civilized Tribes: Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole.” Her name is listed as […]
Would Two-Thirds of the Senate Convict Trump?
Pat Buchanan asks at The American Conservative if, knowing that two-thirds of the Senate is unlikely to convict the president, would Democrats impeach him should they gain control of the House of Representatives? Pat notes that Democrats are not eager for a real impeachment fight, but they may be forced into one by their “media […]
Boom—Your Life Changes
UPDATE: I originally posted this on January 23, 2015. Since then, Hurricane Irma hit the Florida Keys with brutal winds and rains, and Houston was nearly drowned by Hurricane Harvey. Puerto Rico has been sent back to the stone age by Hurricane Maria. If you’re living in areas prone to natural disaster, and especially isolated […]
Paris, The Palace Hotels: Part I
Paris, a city of over two million, has 20 arrondissements (neighborhoods) in its inner circle. The Cathedral of Notre Dame, on Isle de la Cite (1st a), is considered the center of Paris, with each arrondissement spiraling like a snail’s shell from there. Use the Notre Dame as your base for understanding Paris’s layout and […]
To Me There Isn’t a Better Way to Live
Over the Christmas break we were up in Bartlett, NH skiing where, in between time on the slopes, I read the book Tracking the Wild Coomba by Robert Cocuzzo about the life of the late “frontier” skier Doug Coombs. I say “frontier” because Coombs hated the word “extreme.” To him, that meant risk, and he spent […]
Why Are the Wealthy Fleeing This Teetering State in a Surge?
In the year between July 2015 and 2016, Illinois lost 114,000 people in net migration. According to analysis by the Illinois Policy Institute, the exodus of people from Illinois has accelerated since the state increased taxes to 5% for individuals and 9.5% for corporations in 2011. One of the harshest effects of the emigration from […]
