LEST WE FORGET: Armistice Day | Remembrance Day | Veterans Day
The author’s father, Waldon C. Rancie, circa 1940, in his Army Engineers Corps uniform, before service in Palestine, Egypt, and Darwin. He served from 1939-1945. The engineers were said to be first troops in and last out to any battle scenario, doing the “dirty jobs”...
The Death of the Penny Money is changing. It always has. It always will. Get ready for more change.
This old penny, a one cent coin, was sitting, quite visible, near the gear lever of my truck for some weeks. During those weeks, I filled the gas tank many times. I regularly visited grocery stores, restaurants, and omnifarious business establishments. In the course...
The Invasion of the Nothingness A response to militant atheism
The Invasion of the Nothingness. Militant atheism derides and even attacks faith in God or a Supreme Being, but can never offer anything of substance in its place. We were in Dubai recently with a few colleagues to negotiate terms for some technology licenses. Dubai...
What do Mutiny on the Bounty, and Australia’s penal colonies, and a Pacific paradise, that was once a hell hole, have in common? Answer: Norfolk Island | A story of transformation
There is an indirect relationship between the author and the island described herein, much more significant than a memorable week spent collecting the images attached to this article. The first Australian “Rancie” was just 14 years old, caught up in the “sweeping of...
