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Click Image to See Video Today I want to talk about the second amendment. Not gun control in general mind you, but specifically the Second Amendment, it’s history and it’s context. The Second Amendment

I Can Recall Growing up in a small town in rural Missouri, and looking back now, it sticks out to me just how bizarre the culture really was. I attended middle school in a town with a population of 300,

When I Was Growing Up I can distinctly remember one of the most common playground argument between boys was who's Dad could beat up Who's. Of course every single boy on the playground insisted, "My

I came across this little guy on the pier in Chicago when I visited a few weeks ago. He let me get very close before flying away. Friendly little fella. He's a handsome bird, and you can tell he knows

Under the L Train in Chicago

Regarding the future of the party, whoever the next set of primary candidates turn out to be.....please allow me to clearly state my advice: Whichever primary candidate you like best, support them, vote

I spend most of my time in the corporate world of spreadsheets and slide shows and conference calls.....a lot of conference calls. Today I found myself on a call with four men and one woman. Now these

Status Check President Nicholas Maduro In case you did not know (and you would be easily forgiven for not knowing given how little coverage it gets), Venezuela is on the brink of a full scale fall of the

Have You Ever Noticed? Have you ever noticed how God always agrees with his followers, rather than the other way around? It is no secret that there are tens of thousands of different denominations of

This picture was taken along a rural highway roadside at an abandoned farm. I found this little toy car sitting atop a retaining wall along the driveway of the home, right where the child left it the last

On the municipal beach at Wakugan Il, just before the sun set.

The Wrong Side... It is not often that I feel a pang of sympathy for the Conservative plight, and why should I? In my life time the GOP has stood on the wrong side of essentially every social issue of

En el Español Roto de Un Gringo Hola y Buenos Dias Venezolanos. Primero: Lo siento, pero mi Español es solo mas o menos. Mi Novia es una Venezolana y viajamos a Chicago desde Missouri para el Plebiscito.

I, like almost the entire Western World, was utterly and completely convinced, up until the very day it happened, that Trump would never be our President. I did not just think he couldn't win. I knew he

The weekend before last I went out for a quick day hike and overnight camp at Hercules Glade Wilderness. Hercules Glade is one of the finest wild spaces in the Midwest, with incredible views and a great

You Know.... Trump could probably just go ahead and like and say the border wall is aalready built. I mean it isn't, but if he said it is his supporters would believe him. Any news outlet reporting that

Modern Myths: Detoxing As long as money has existed there have been charlatans finding clever ways to separate people from that money in exchange for little more than hot air and false hope. For all of

Busiek Wilderness Area: Morning Hike Busiek Wilderness is an excellent park that lies about halfway between Springfield Missouri and Branson, with 2700 acres and 18 miles of established trails. It is far

How to Test New Wild Edibles and Not get Sick Testing new wild edibles is always a tricky business. Even if a wild edible is "safe", there is no telling what you might be allergic to. Additionally,