by Butch Mazzuca | Apr 22, 2024 | Fun With Language, Other Interesting Stuff, Recent Commentaries
Today’s post is a cheater blog because it’s April and that’s when guests flock to Tucson and I really haven’t had time to sit down and write – so for your reading entertainment… Do you want the next photo someone takes of you be a good one? If you do, be certain the... Read More
by Butch Mazzuca | Mar 25, 2024 | American Life, Other Interesting Stuff, Recent Commentaries
It’s the political season and discussions always turn to politics. So, I thought I would make a few suggestions about how we might engage when encountering those of a different political ilk. Long ago I learned the best way to debate policy with a liberal is by... Read More
by Butch Mazzuca | Feb 5, 2024 | American Life, Life Lessons, Living Well, Other Interesting Stuff, Recent Commentaries
Every Saturday during the school year, and 6 days-a-week during the summer, from the 8th grade through my sophomore year in college, I worked for my dad and uncle in their mid-size grocery store on the west side of Chicago. Working in a family business has its plusses... Read More
by Butch Mazzuca | Nov 6, 2023 | American Life, Life Lessons, Other Interesting Stuff, Recent Commentaries
You may have read that the statue of Robert E. Lee that stood in Charlottesville Virginia’s town square for nearly a century has been melted down and will be remade into a new piece of public art. The statue, a source of controversy in the wake of the 2017... Read More
by Butch Mazzuca | Oct 30, 2023 | Other Interesting Stuff, Recent Commentaries
Last Monday Barack Obama commented, any Israeli military strategy that ignores human costs could ultimately backfire and, “that the choices Israel is making could further harden Palestinian attitudes for generations. So, even as we support Israel, we should... Read More
by Butch Mazzuca | Sep 18, 2023 | American Life, Other Interesting Stuff, Recent Commentaries
Most people don’t know Air Force General Charles Q. Brown, the man Joe Biden put forth to be the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. One of the most interesting things about General Brown is his meteoric rise from Colonel (O-6) to Lieutenant General (O-9) in... Read More
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