by Jeffrey K. Walker | Feb 16, 2020 | Blog |
I get it. Everyone seems to assume I’m a conservative. I’m like a cookie-cutter shape from the conservative demographic. Aging Boomer? Check. White Guy? Check. Born and raised in small-town Midwest? Check. Old Air Force officer? Big check. Here’s the thing. I’ve voted...
by Jeffrey K. Walker | Feb 9, 2020 | Blog, Tales of Skeeterville |
[I have a zillion balls in the air this week, so I’m reposting an old blog. WIth the media in overdrive the last few weeks, what with the Impeachment Trial and the Iowa Caucuses, I thought it a good time to remember how important the realest of Real...
by Jeffrey K. Walker | Feb 2, 2020 | Blog |
The Second World War is definitely America’s Favorite War. Although somewhat delayed in our entry—we had to be poked in the eye with a very sharp stick by the Japanese—we were all in and went big. The First World War? Not so much. We were VERY late to that fight....
by Jeffrey K. Walker | Jan 26, 2020 | Blog |
As if we need any more proof that Americans walk around in constant search of reasons to show themselves aggrieved on any form of social media. All those “scare quotes” and ANGRY SHOUT CAPITALS and strings of undecipherable face emojis — 🤢😪😖😬😳😡😵🥴😤🥵😈👹💩💀. Most...
by Jeffrey K. Walker | Jan 19, 2020 | Blog |
Exactly 100 years ago this last Friday, America’s Greatest Social Engineering Experiment Ever went into effect. I’m not talking about Social Security or Medicare or slicing the bread before putting it in the bag. I’m talking about Prohibition. Let’s start with the...
