Free Speech, Violence, and the Line We Just Crossed September 10, 2025 — 14:55 Charlie Kirk, political commentator and activist. I just got a message from one of my instructors saying Charlie Kirk was shot today in Utah. I had to ask who he was, because I don’t keep a scoreboard of famous names. But … Read more
Why I Write — Reflections on History, Family, and the Pressure Relief Valve By qball45 • September 5, 2025 Today I’ve been pouring out words again. Thank God for my audio recorder and transcriber—without them, none of this would get out of my head and onto a page. Writing is so much easier now than … Read more
Narrator’s Voice Since I’ve discovered the best technique for me to convey my mental words into written form, I’ve also discovered something unexpected: my narrator’s voice. It hit me during something as simple as reading a bedtime story to my granddaughter. Instead of fumbling and stumbling over the words, I’ve found myself slipping into that … Read more
Always Show Up September 3, 2025 Always show up. That’s where it all begins. For me, the struggle has always been real — not finding words, but getting them on paper. My mother loves to tell how, once I learned to speak, I never shut my mouth. The words were always there. The problem was … Read more
Finding His Voice — Looking in Through the Window By John Davey — one man’s straight look at how words finally found their way out. From the outside looking in, you would have seen a guy who could fix just about anything with his hands — a problem-solver, a mechanic by instinct, a teacher by … Read more
Tim Walz doesn’t want ‘safety’ — he wants control, and he’ll trample your rights to get it. By John Davey — no spin, no sugarcoating. Tim Walz isn’t just floating bad ideas — he’s taking direct aim at your rights. This isn’t about “safety.” It’s about control. Every time there’s a tragedy, instead of holding … Read more
Words, Narratives, and Firearms Rights It seems like every time the subject of firearms comes up, certain groups work hard to twist the language and shift the conversation. Clear terms get redefined, narratives get rewritten, and before long the public discussion isn’t even about the same thing anymore. I’ve written more about how liberal Democrats … Read more
Chaos Theory, Part 2: My Parents Lose It So, I sent the Chaos Theory story to my dad. Just a casual, “Here’s a little reading material for you.” He knows me well enough to realize that if I send something, it’s either critical info or something so funny it’ll leave you sore from laughing. Sure … Read more
The Day I Learned to Speak Fluent ChatGPT If you’ve ever tried to explain something to someone and watched their face slowly morph from “I think I get it” to “I’m just going to nod and pretend,” you already know what my last couple of months with ChatGPT have felt like.It started simple enough: I … Read more
Why the Minnesota Supreme Court Decision Matters to a Guy Like Me This isn’t just news. This is personal. See, I’m a believer in the Second Amendment — not because it’s trendy or political, but because it’s foundational. The Constitution doesn’t give me rights — it protects the God-given ones I was born with. One … Read more