BooK : MAYHEM AT ROCK CREEK by M. L. Poncelet

“… frontier history rugged and real.” Popular books and movies have made the phrase “gold rush” all but synonymous with … More

Words To Live By: “The True Sign of Intellegence …”

“The true sign

of intelligence

is not knowledge

but …”

For The Joy of Animals: Hummie Cam (New Baby Hummies)

Spring is in the air and I’ve been celebrating the season of renewal by going over to Melissa Crytzer Fry’s What … More

The Story of How Young Jack Andraka And Google Changed Cancer Detection

I’m a bit of a TED Talks junky, so I frequently listen to people that are inspiring, thought-provoking and passionately engaged. … More

Celebrating Creativity: Somebody That I Used To Know

It is always fascinating to see how creativity feeds and inspires creativity.  It’s a cycle that happens within and across … More

Bad Luck Cadet #19 – Pepper Spray Me, Shoot You

Pepper Spray Me, Shoot You is the nineteenth installment in my Bad Luck Cadet Series that follows my adventures at the police academy … More

Bad Luck Cadet #18: The Most Popular Cadet

The Most Popular Cadet is the eighteenth installment in my Bad Luck Cadet Series.  Graduation day was only five weeks away. I wish … More

Bad Luck Cadet #17: The Police Perspective

The Police Perspective is the seventeenth installment in my Bad Luck Cadet Series. The academy was changing me, physically, as well as mentally. … More

At the Heart of A Republic is Not Democracy…

At the heart of a Republic is the protection of individual rights and liberties from both the omnipotence of a … More

For The Joy of Animals: Super Dog — Naki’o

Like any super hero, tragedy struck Naki’o when he was young and it left its mark. Naki’o was only weeks … More