The SMM Top 15 Articles Of 2021
Wow. Writing is a funny business. Did you know SMM is read in pretty much every country around the world, …
Category Archives: Culture
Wyoming: A Blue/Red Enigma
As regular readers know, Mrs. Manor and I retired from teaching and returned to home—Wyoming—during the summer of 2020. We’re …
Lutheran Drag Queen Judgment
When I was a budding high school musician, the local Lutheran Church had an inspiring young youth pastor who sponsored …
Christmas Presents, 2021
I have some final Christmas gifts for you, gentle readers, and it’s appropriate you get them on Christmas Day. I …
Christmas Blessings, 2021
This is truly a season of blessings. My greatest blessing is Mrs. Manor. We celebrated our 43rd anniversary a few weeks ago; …
Book Review: Combat Contrails: Vietnam
I am blessed with interesting and honorable friends. Among them is Bill Scott. Bill has an impressive bio:
Trans Athletes: Men Are Better Than Women
It’s now clear: men are better than women at everything, including being women. We are assured men are “birthing persons,” …
Thanksgiving Thoughts 2021
Every Thanksgiving, I take the time to pause and reflect on my life. So much of what I write here …
Pajama Boy Violence: The Line
Note the header tweets, from a sissy who writes for Slate. I don’t know him, so why do I call …
Gettysburg And America
This year, I decided to wait until November 19 to remember Veteran’s Day and another solemn occasion:
Eulogy For A Cat
Our cat, our fur baby, Mushi, died today. We knew it was coming. I wrote about that in Pet Lessons …
Covid Child Abuse: Thank God They’re Still Alive
Are human beings inherently good or inherently evil? Given the opportunity, are we more likely to do harm to others, …
International Pronouns Day!
Did you know, gentle readers, Wednesday, October 20, 2021 was “International Pronouns Day?” As a retired teacher of English, I …
Pet Lessons
Mrs. Manor and I have always been dog and cat people, and when we married, I inherited a dog and …
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