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“The Congress will push me to raise taxes, and I’ll say no, and they’ll push, and I’ll say no, and they’ll push again.  And I’ll say to them: ‘Read my lips, no new taxes.’” –George H. W. Bush. “I want a kinder, gentler nation.” –George H. W. Bush. “If the American people knew what weContinue reading “NOVEMBER 19, 2025”

“You can’t stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.” –Winnie The Pooh. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is requiring all food stamp recipients to reapply for their benefits, in an effort to discover and weed out fraud. The usual suspects areContinue reading “NOVEMBER 18, 2025”

“What is it to grow old?Is it to lose the glory of the form,The luster of the eye?Is it for beauty to forego her wreath?—Yes, but not this alone. Is it to feel our strength—Not our bloom only, but our strength—decay?Is it to feel each limbGrow stiffer, every function less exact,Each nerve more loosely strung?”Continue reading “NOVEMBER 17, 2025”

“The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.” –Ecclesiastes 1:9. The Schumer Shutdown has come to a close. Government incompetence is gone. Government incompetence is back. “We are talking about a coordinated effort of eight senators with the knowledge ofContinue reading “NOVEMBER 14, 2025”

GOOD MORNING HOLLAND KOONTZ! Keep plugging away. You are doing great! Our daughter is going gangbusters at SMU. Her daily activities make me tired. She is certainly not slowing down and coasting in her senior year. Holland takes after her Grandpa in that respect. My Father attended Texas Tech, where in addition to studying engineering,Continue reading “NOVEMBER 13, 2025”

Today I am sharing 2 articles relative to today’s issues. The 1st article identifies the Democrat Party as not only being a source of the problem, but makes it clear that the Democrats will not be a source of our solutions. The 2nd article takes a broader view of our country’s problems, and offers someContinue reading “NOVEMBER 12, 2025”

Today is Veterans’ Day, formerly Armistice Day.  It began as a recognition of the Armistice in WWI, which took effect on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918.  Holland’s great-grandfather (my grandfather) served in WWI, and a photograph of him in his Army dress uniform adorns our Berryville home’sContinue reading “NOVEMBER 11, 2025”

“Power does not corrupt.  Fear corrupts . . . perhaps the fear of a loss of power.” –John Steinbeck. “In the present case it is a little inaccurate to say I hate everything.  I am strongly in favor of common sense, common honesty and common decency.  This makes me forever ineligible to any public officeContinue reading “NOVEMBER 10, 2025”

Today is a bonus edition of The Observations. I found Scott McKay’s article reacting to last Tuesday’s elections to be thought provoking. I do not endorse everything contained in this article (published on November 5, 2025 in The American Spectator), but it is spot on in many respects, and it should lead to greater focusContinue reading “NOVEMBER 8, 2025”

“Democrats know that as long as you depend on them, you’ll vote for them — and that’s exactly how they like it.  It’s ridiculous to have so many people count on the government, and have one party say, ‘No, we aren’t going to open it up.’ That’s unfair. What I see what the government isContinue reading “NOVEMBER 7, 2025”