The Day I Became An American
Written on June 25, 2019 On August 21, 2014 I received a document that certified me to be a legal citizen of the United States. Today, “United States Citizen” was…
Happy Fourth of July
Hot Dog King Joey Chestnut Dominates Again That was the lead story on my newsfeed this afternoon. Joey won the annual Nathan’s hot dog eating contest for the…
A “Hybrid’s” Observation on Germany and the US
Observations: An ex Spy Travels Back in Time This was my fourth trip back to the country of my birth. This time, I went as a curious observer. The…
And the Truth Shall Set You Free….
But where, pray tell is the truth hiding? Day in and day out we are bombarded with half-truths, lies, statistics, promises by politicians, and of course, the happy talk…
Quo Vadis US Government
So I was a spy. I was a KGB spy – a hardened communist anti-American, anti-capitalist undercover KGB agent. Sometimes I think that this nothing but a bad dream. But…
Christmas 2017 – The Shells of Happiness?
Is this us? I hope and pray we are bigger than that. In fact, there is much more to happiness than the things that are delivered by UPS. Smiles do…
That Kneeling Feeling
Who’s got that Kneeling Feeling? The heading rhymes with one of the most poignantly sad popular song “You’ve Lost that Loving Feeling” by the Righteous Brothers (Sorry, if you were…
How the Beatles Defeated Communism
When people, who are old enough to remember, are asked to name the one individual who contributed the most to the downfall of communism, many will answer “Ronald Reagan”. While…
(Un)Happy Birthday Berlin Wall!
Fifty-Seven years ago today is a day that lives in infamy in the history of mankind. On that day, East Germany erected the Berlin Wall, essentially incarcerating a whole nation…
10 Commandments for POTUS when Meeting with Russian President (past and present)
Russia is not your friend Russia was never your friend You can’t make Russia to become your friend Go back to Commandment #1 Leave your ego at home – one-on-one,…
