Hi, I’m Phil. I’m in my late 60’s, a white Midwesterner now retired in North Carolina, son of a salesman (Dad) and elementary school teacher (Mom). I have four brothers. I hold a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, am a 22 year retired Navy pilot, a retired commercial pilot, staunch conservative, own guns, and vote Republican. Between the Navy and my commercial flying, I have visited all 50 of these United States, and 45 other countries on 6 continents. I’m not real touchy-feely, and tend to see things more in black and white than any shade of grey. I’m starting this blog because I intensely love this country but am very worried about our future. I’m tired of the progressive minority and liberal media lying about what’s really going on, as they simultaneously rail against transgressions from the Right, while anything goes on the Left. I’m tired of trying to engage in civil conversations with some of the younger generations, and being told simply that my opinions (and that’s what they are – always feel free to disagree) are just wrong, because I watch Fox News.

I used to carry out these discussions on Facebook, but am quitting for two reasons: a)it isn’t the right venue; it never was intended to be a site for political discourse, and b) Zuckerberg has turned it into another political weapon for the Left – no sense supporting that. I want to use this blog to voice opinions on the issues of the day on my own site, and invite you to voice your support or oppostion in a respectful way – maybe we can all learn from one another, or agree to disagree.

See you “on the river.”