I grew up surrounded by heroes, whose deeds I never knew, now most of them are gone, like the misty morning dew. They fought to make the world a better place to be, so I could take for granted, I was safe and I was free. And if I ever asked them to talk aboutContinue reading “Heroes Unsung”
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Cold War Blues
Missiles locked and loaded, bombers overhead, the radiation spread is somethin’ that we dread. Comes a sonic boom, there’s panic in the room. We maybe assume, a mushroom cloud of doom CONELRAD Six-Forty, the radio sounds the tones, “Hide beneath your desk!” the teacher she intones. Dig a fallout shelter, stock it up real well,Continue reading “Cold War Blues”
Слава Україні!
Glory to Ukraine! we will winthere will be new citiesthere will be new dreamsthere will be a new storythere will be, there’s no doubtand those we’ve lost will be rememberedand we will sing again, and we will celebrate anew-President Zelensky Main Menu: http://www.azrockdodger.com
Putin is a Jerk
Whistle while you work, Putin is a jerk. And I hear he bit his weanie, now it doesn’t work! (Re-worked from WWII children’s ditty) Main Menu: http://www.azrockdodger.com
Girl Disrupted
Little girls need Barbies, and hugs from Teddy Bears, licks from little puppies, checker boards with squares. A rug to play upon, a little patch of lawn, but when she woke at dawn, her placid life was gone, Her Mommy packed a bag, with all that she could drag, then she offered her a flag,Continue reading “Girl Disrupted”
The Colors of Ukraine
The colors of Ukraine fly o’er a troubled land, if only they could get a little helping hand. The oppressor has attacked without a provocation, thinking he could subdue a tiny little nation. Missiles raining down on idyllic little towns, liberty they’d drown, those dirty Russian clowns. Tanks are in the field, but Ukraine willContinue reading “The Colors of Ukraine”
Trump Ukraine
Before the Republican party lost its mind over trump, it was staunchly against Russian aggression. That stance ended at the Republican National Convention of 2016. Trump allies watered down the platform plank on Ukraine. This emboldened Putin. 2016 RNC Delegate: Trump Directed Change To Party Platform On Ukraine Support : NPR Sergey Kislyak, the RussianContinue reading “Trump Ukraine”
Ukraine
Ukraine: What the Nazi Invasion of Poland Taught Us I don’t want to be an alarmist, but the Russia/Ukraine faceoff is starting to sound like the German invasion of Poland that started WWII. One wrong step and things could go South quickly. There are lots of parallels: Like Nazi Germany, Russia is led by anContinue reading “Ukraine”
Save the Clotilda
The Last Slave Ship A little known clause in Article I of the US Constitution prevented the importation of slaves after 1807. In spite of this, smugglers continued to bring enslaved Africans to the Southern States up to the Civil War. The last of the ships used in this illicit slave trade was the ClotildaContinue reading “Save the Clotilda”
Crosses
From Bonner to Alzada, the crosses line the road, and hidden in the data, that crosses do forebode. The Reaper waits for those, whose common sense forgoes, the rains and the snows, or the wind that always blows. The tavern on the line, sellin’ beer and wine, last call to consign, the crosses to enshrine.Continue reading “Crosses”
Outlaws, Outrages and Outright Lies 