One of the fads in our old neighborhood back in the day, was raising pigeons. At least seven kids on our block in Kenosha, Wisconsin raised homing pigeons, some for several years. I got into the craze early, purchasing a small pigeon coop and two Tumbler pigeons. Tumblers were pigeons that would fly […]
Anyone who served in the military is familiar with the abbreviation “RHIP”. It stands for “rank has it’s privileges”, meaning that those of higher rank, get more bling, while those of lesser rank get the fuzzy end of the lollipop. And, of course, it’s not just the military that embraces that policy; police […]
Make love, not war. ~ Hippie mantra Most folks who were around during the sixties and seventies remember that colorful cast of characters known as “hippies”. Peace, love, grass, kumbaya, and all that other good stuff flowed through their ranks, like you know […]
When the old dream, the young return ~Joe Most kids who grew up on the southside of Kenosha back in the day, were familiar with a wooded area just south of 22nd Avenue, where it curves west to Springbrook Road. (Just past St. Theresa’s […]
I like to fish, been fishing since I was a little kid, fished all over Kenosha, all over Wisconsin, and many other parts of the U.S. as well. I even fished in Vietnam during the war, hillbilly style, using grenades. And with […]
Having retired from the workforce some years ago, I’ve been able to take up my hobby of writing full time. I’ve written three published books of historical fiction, relating to my experiences serving in Vietnam with the U.S. Air Force. I also write for the Military Writer’s Society of America, (MWSA), and various newspaper […]
Reports of recent gas shortages and images of filling station lines remind me of a time in the seventies, when gas shortages occurred on a regular basis, thanks to OPEC strangleholds. One of the popular devices of the time, helped us locate gas, on occasion. We also had a lot of fun with it. […]
In the next month or two I’ll have another book out titled On War, Fishing & Philosophy. In another collaborative effort with Red Engine Press, we’ve put together what we consider to be a “cocktail table book.” The book contains some of my most popular blog articles, including many relating to war and […]
I love fishing. You put that line in the water and you don’t know what’s on the other end. Your imagination is under there. – Robert Altman. Growing up in Kenosha, Wisconsin in the 50’s and 60’s afforded us many places to fish. Of course, our favorite was fishing for […]
Introduction Le Ly Hayslip and I became acquainted through our mutual writing activities on the Vietnam War. Le Ly, a Vietnamese refugee from the Vietnam War, has written two books about her experiences of those years. Her book When Heaven and Earth Changed […]