I was born to be a Walmart Greeter. It’s in my blood, like high cholesterol and disenchantment. My grandfather, Earl “Pops” Haskins, manned the door of Store #118 for 22 years, armed with nothing but a crooked smile and a wooden cane he used to redirect feral children. My mother, Loretta Mae, served during the great “Plastic Bag Transition of…
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I’ll Be Your Wingman Until Judge Wapner Starts Yet another Top Gun Screenplay
Fade in Exterior Naval Air Station – Tarmac – High Noon Sun pounding. Jet engines roar. Pilots stride with purpose and determination. Tension crackles in the humid air. Commander “Viper” Metcalf glares at Raymond “Juicebox” Babbitt (Dustin Hoffman), who stands stiff, clutching a laminated flight schedule. Lt. Pete “Maverick” Mitchell smirks nearby, sunglasses glinting. Viper (growling) You’re telling me you’re…
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When the Sky’s the Limit Top Gun training goes public, leaving experts and teens dizzy
January 25, 2025 By: Dobrivoje Cvetković The Nebojša’s Courier, Kruševac, Serbia In a move that has raised eyebrows higher than a supersonic jet on takeoff, the Department of the Navy has opened its elite Top Gun Flight Training Program to civilians. Among the program’s first participants is 16-year-old Trevor Bicklesworth III, a Beverly Hills High School senior who, just weeks…
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Four Scores and Countless Metaphors Abraham Lincoln’s New Gettysburg Address
Abraham Lincoln wrote and delivered the Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863, at the dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania during the American Civil War. The speech was intended to honor the soldiers who had died in the Battle of Gettysburg and to reaffirm the principles of liberty and equality that the United States was founded upon.…
