Steve Satterly

MEMORIAL DAY 5-27-24

Today is always a subdued day for me. Veterans Day, in November, honors all those who have served. Memorial Day honors those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. Last week Robin and I went to Pearl Harbor for the day. I’ll describe our day there, as well as our visit today to the National Memorial CemeteryContinue reading “MEMORIAL DAY 5-27-24”

PELE-GODDESS OF CREATION AND DESTRUCTION 5-20-24

Monday was a great day. One of the main things I wanted to do while in Hawai’i was visit Volcano National Park. This is located on the Big Island, Hawai’i. Robin and I set up a guided tour with Aloha Sunshine Tours. The package we got paid for the flight from Oahu to Kona InternationalContinue reading “PELE-GODDESS OF CREATION AND DESTRUCTION 5-20-24”

Waikiki – 5-17-24

Robin and I woke up Friday feeling much better for the rest. We went to a coffee shop on the ground floor of Waikiki Banyan. Robin got her usual iced vanilla coffee, I got my usual mocha. Over our breakfast sandwiches, I told her about a dream I’d had involving hitting an annoying person withContinue reading “Waikiki – 5-17-24”

MEDITATIONS-TRAVEL, PT 2

When we last we had seen our intrepid travelers, they were in Detroit Wayne County Airport, waiting for their first trip in First Class. First up was a breakfast of Mongolian Hash for breakfast at P.F. Chang’s. Then came the waiting, A five-hour layover. The funniest moment was when a mother and her young son,Continue reading “MEDITATIONS-TRAVEL, PT 2”

MEDITATIONS-TRAVEL 5-16-24

Travel is stressful. You are willfully pulling yourself away from the known, comfortable environs of your home and thrusting yourself into the unknown. You subject yourself to the mind-numbing intricacies of a burgeoning bureaucracy, place yourself in a mass of people who are as tired, dazed and sweaty as you are, and put you andContinue reading “MEDITATIONS-TRAVEL 5-16-24”

MEDITATIONS-ALL SET

Today is our last day at home. Robin and I will have to get up very early tomorrow to go to Indianapolis International Airport. Our first leg is coach, it’s a short trip from Indy to Detroit Metro Wayne County Airport. We have a long layover there, but we will fly first class from DetroitContinue reading “MEDITATIONS-ALL SET”

ALOHA!

A few months ago, Robin asked me where I would like to go for my 60th birthday, which is at the end of this month. She thought I would choose to go back to Wales. I was sorely tempted. My sense of Hiraeth is very strong. But…no. A couple of years ago, Robin traveled withContinue reading “ALOHA!”

Freedom, or Islam?

In Who Do You Follow?, I showed you a little of the issues with Islam, especially in the West. Muslims believe that the Quran is the literal word of Allah, and that the later verses abrogate, or supersede the earlier verses. The later verses are more militant, with respect to infidels, or non-believers. In thisContinue reading “Freedom, or Islam?”

Who Do You Follow?

In my last post, Man of the West, I laid the groundwork for this post. I ask a simple question. Who do you follow? Today you’ll find out who I follow, and a bit about why. I will also introduce you to what I believe to be an antithetical force to who I follow, andContinue reading “Who Do You Follow?”

A Man of the West

I want to state, unequivocally, that I am a man of the West. I state this not as a matter of pride, nor as a matter of opinion. I state it as a matter of fact. I am building toward writing something that might be dangerous and contentious, but to do that I need toContinue reading “A Man of the West”