We had a bittersweet rite of passage this weekend, taking our eldest child off to college. Josie will be attending Ozark Christian College in Joplin, Missouri, majoring in Biblical Communication. She’s now a fair distance (almost 400 miles) from us and we have to adjust to being a household of three instead of four. It’s…
My wife and I saw the latest James Bond movie, No Time to Die, at the theater yesterday. We both enjoyed it, though I have my criticisms and she has hers. Was it the greatest Bond film ever made? No. People can argue over which of the 25 films is the greatest and I’m not…
One of my most cherished memories is November 2, 2016. It was late, after midnight, and I was on my feet in my living room with my ten-year-old son, Jimmy. The Chicago Cubs led the Cleveland Indians 8-7 in game 7 of the World Series. My wife and daughter had gone up to bed. I’d…
It’s January 7, 2021, and the dust is still settling. I had a hard time sleeping last night and yes, it was because of what happened in Washington, D.C., yesterday. My wife and I turned in around ten but it was 11:30 or so before I finally fell asleep. I was that upset about the…
I used to think that America could survive anything. I’m not so sure anymore. Almost all elected officials concede peacefully when they lose a re-election bid. Now we have a President who can’t face the reality that he LOST and I swear he wants to take the whole country down with him. We are supposed…
I don’t normally go in for book reviews. I’ve never had a lot of use for them, and not just because I’ve gotten some bad ones. Reviews are, after all, one person’s opinion and nothing more. A critic may hate a book that I adore, or vice versa. I’m loathe to push my opinion on…
I’m sitting at my computer wearing a SPACE GEEK t-shirt my wife bought for me a couple of years ago. I wear it proudly because I’ve always been a space geek and I always will be whether it pertains to the real-world or the realm of science fiction and fantasy. Today I was in full…
Steve Bennett is a risk-taking private investigator who always has a wisecrack at the ready along with his Sig Sauer P229 and an uncanny penchant for getting into trouble.
During my freshman year of high school, I ran across a movie on TV that would end up having a profound influence on my life’s path. It was called Raise the Titanic and although as movies go it’s really not that good, it led me to the novels of Clive Cussler, who passed away last…
Well, President Trump has gone and done it. By ‘it’ I mean commuting the prison sentence of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich to time served and releasing him. While I can’t say I’m entirely surprised by this development, I am deeply disappointed with the decision. I do not dispute the President’s authority to make this…
Robert Gonko 