An Arkies Musings

Memorial Day is a day for remembering the men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. I have been fortunate enough to not have any close family members who died in the service of their country.  But as I think about how wartime affected some family members who served and how sad their lives ended, I have come to realize what they sacrificed to serve their country. One of my ancestors who served his country is my great great great great grandfather, James Vowels. According to a document that I found, James Vowels was a soldier in the Army of the Revolution.  James was born in Virginia in 1738. He enlisted in 1776 under Captain George Slaughter of the 8th Virginia Regiment.  He fought in the Battles of Brandywine on September 11, 1777, Germantown on October 4, 1777, and several others.  He wintered with his regiment at Valley Forge and served out the time of his enlistment faithfully. When his enlistment was up, he came home to ...

Ever since this quarantine started, my social media feeds have filled with endless stories and videos about COVID-19. Such things as: If you blow your hairdryer up your nose it kills the virus and you can’t get sick. The virus isn’t really much of a threat—some physicians from Bakersfield say that it’s all a political scheme. All you need is trust in Jesus, according to a German physician, because that redirects your body’s electricity and fights off germs. The virus is a conspiracy, a “plandemic” invented for some sinister political reason. Really all you have to do is drink tonic water. Hospitals that report having COVID-19 cases have none. COVID-19 is spread by 5G networks. Dr. Anthony Fauci knew in 2005 that hydroxychloroquine was effective against human coronaviruses. COVID-19 is part of a dastardly Gates-led plot to vaccinate the world’s population. Alex Jones says COVID-19 doesn't actually exist. Alex Jones and Jim Bakker sell colloidal-silver as a COVID-19 c...