Monthly Archives: November 2018

Happy Birthday, Ma

Posted on November 12, 2018 by JohnMatel

My mother was born on this day in 1923. I never got to know my mother after I was an adult. She died when I was seventeen. So my memories are seen through the eyes of a child or at … Continue reading →

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G Washington Distiller

Posted on November 11, 2018 by JohnMatel

George Washington was good manager and smart investor. He diversified his crops and always looked for profitable enterprise. Among them was a grist mill and – partially based on the – a distillery. Washington: A Man Who Appreciated Good Spirits … Continue reading →

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Crash & Bang

Posted on November 9, 2018 by JohnMatel

Crashing, banging, feeling queasy & nearly fainting. These are some of my impressions of the crash-bang course I completed yesterday. I hope I never need to most of what I learned, and I am happy to report that I have … Continue reading →

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Crash, Bang, Some Blood & Lots of Beer

Posted on November 7, 2018 by JohnMatel

November 5 at 10:05 PM · I am at the crash-bang course. Not supposed to write about details and not allowed to take pictures. I have to take it so that that I can spend more than 44 total days … Continue reading →

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The Givers

Posted on November 3, 2018 by JohnMatel

Americans are exceptionally generous and more likely that people in most other places to volunteer. This is something foreigners noticed since the time of Alexis de Tocqueville. It is the special ingredient that allows us to do with less government. … Continue reading →

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