American Exceptionalism

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Unfinished Business- “Unfinished Society”

vassar - April 17, 2022 0

This is Part II of "Unfinished Business", which is a theme that just sort of eases into the minds of men and women as they near the sunset of their lives. I'm 76 and...

To be American, American Exceptionalism and Assimilation- How Things Worked

vassar - April 16, 2022 0

I think there is a general misconception of just what assimilation means to the ideal of “to be American”. To understand American exceptionalism you must first realize that it was created by the American people, not...

Unfinished Business; Memories are Resume Enhancements

vassar - April 12, 2022 0

As I noted in my free book offering at another section of this site, my wife suddenly decided to end her business association of nearly 20 years with AmazonBooks, and decided to chuck close...

Famous Common People I Have Known, “Me”, or Thanks, Cincinnati

vassar - March 15, 2022 0

I've sprinkled little vignettes of my background all over this site, many of "Famous Common People I Have Known" series are drawn from my life among the trees. My fondest memories are of trees and...

On the Shoulders We Stand On

vassar - February 18, 2022 0

When I was a young man, from 15 to college graduate at 22, I generally kept my mouth shut in the company of my elders. Much of it was just good manners, which, I...

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Sad Mamas

vassar - February 9, 2023

Postscript I watched a gathering of parents and children at my YMCA gym for their weekly 2-hour session teaching young 5-6 year olds how to handle and shoot a basketball. About 20 kids, all races, each with a parent, mom or dad standing behind them,...

In The Can

A Harlan County, KY native, Vassar served as an Army criminal trial lawyer in Vietnam-era Asia. After his military career, he spent a number of years in corporate manufacturing management, in the textiles industry, where he crossed paths with a few too many new-generation Gordon Gekkkos and chose to move on to consulting work on behalf of "Con los pobres de la tierra quiero yo mi suerte echar", first in SE Asia, and then in the Soviet Bloc. Vassar dedicates the remainder of his life to committing his thoughts and observations to pen and paper.