Monthly Archives: March 2010
Those seeking God, gold and glory embellish America’s great story
Strangest thing, America gets much better press from its immigrants than from all its over-educated bookworms, its news and entertainment media, or its alleged academics. Often these tired-and-poor newcomers sing our praises louder than even our most privileged native fauna … Continue reading
The Irish did save civilization; then civilization ground them down
For the great Gaels of Ireland Are the men that God made mad. For all their wars are merry, And all their songs are sad. —G.K. Chesterton Leave it to Chesterton to trumpet the English party line, stereotyping those capricious … Continue reading
Jerry Proctor is the handle. I've logged 45 years in the newspaper racket. I've done interesting stuff from soldiering in Asia to fighting with the Society for Creative Anachronisms in Alabama. Statistics: married, four kids, two grand kids, retired. Like almost everything from Art to Zoology. "Thunderations" is a 19th century way of uttering an imprecation respectably.
