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“Punishment is justice for the unjust.” –St. Augustine. Today I share thoughts with you dear readers on government spending and overreach. Enjoy. ____________________________________________________________________ Today’s leftists are possessed by the spirit of France’s 18th-century guillotine-loving revolutionaries BY:          Victor Davis Hanson, The New York Post (September 6, 2026). Trump and MAGA did not operate in a vacuum inContinue reading “SEPTEMBER 12, 2026”

“In doing what we ought we deserve no praise, because it is our duty.” –St. Augustine. Twenty-five (25) years ago, it was a beautiful Tuesday morning in the United States. Americans awoke, took their children to school, went to work, and looked forward to the day. Before the morning was over, 2,977 innocent Americans wereContinue reading “SEPTEMBER 11, 2026”

“O Lord, help me to be pure, but not yet.”–St. Augustine. Today begins the Chatmoss Men’s Member-Guest golf tournament. It is always a VERY BIG TIME. John and I hope to capture lightning in a bottle, and return to the shoot-out, this time finishing first. Second was nice, but also unsatisfying. Maybe this will beContinue reading “SEPTEMBER 10, 2026”

“Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.” –St. Augustine. My Member-Guest partner and long-time friend John Bays arrives in Southside today. Once again, we are teeing it up in a Member-Guest golf tournament. Over the years John and I have met with mixed success. We have, on occasion, wonContinue reading “SEPTEMBER 9, 2026”

“What does love look like?  It has the hands to help others.  It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy.  It has eyes to see misery and want.  It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men.  That is what love looks like.” –St. Augustine. Today—September 8—in 1987, IContinue reading “SEPTEMBER 8, 2026”

“Pray as though everything depended on God.  Work as though everything depended on you.” –St. Augustine. Today I am in Chatmoss, the most lovely spot in Southside Virginia. This week is the annual Member-Guest golf tournament. My long time playing partner John Bays will be here on Wednesday. Hopefully, we will be hoisting the winners’Continue reading “SEPTEMBER 7, 2026”

“Men go abroad to wonder at the heights of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motions of the stars, and they pass by themselves without wondering.” –St. Augustine. HAPPY BIRTHDAY ENGLISH! YOU ARE JUST AS PRETTYContinue reading “SEPTEMBER 6, 2026”

“Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul.”–St. Augustine. The U.S. economy created 169,000 new jobs in August, more than 3x the projections. WINNING! The Trump Administration will cancel a school’s tax exempt status if they employ affirmative action in their administration. In other words, if schoolsContinue reading “SEPTEMBER 5, 2026”

“God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.” –St. Augustine. A proposed Constitutional Amendment limiting the number of seats on the U.S. Supreme Court to 9 (the current number) failed. Naturally, the vast majority of Democrats opposed the Amendment. The number of justices has remained constant at 9, for moreContinue reading “SEPTEMBER 4, 2026”

“The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.” –St. Augustine. Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll has resigned. He issued a statement praising the leadership of, and changes implemented by, Secretary of War Hegseth. There’s a story you won’t find on cable news or in The Washington Post.Continue reading “SEPTEMBER 3, 2026”