In my previous post I transcribed a lengthy feature article about Albert Painton’s “refuge” published on page 3 of the January 3, 1950, issue of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Combing through newspaper archives I found a local article published in the June 15, 1950, issue of the Advance Advocate [Advance, Missouri]. It was much theContinue reading “More On Albert Painton’s Refuge”
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Albert Painton’s “Plantation”
I’ve been doing a bit of newspaper archive “treasure hunting” lately and I stumbled upon an article of particular interest to me. The article appeared in the January 3, 1950 St. Louis Post-Dispatch newspaper on page 3 and titled “He Built His Own Refuge for Wildlife: Albert Painton Who Turned Swamp into Rich Plantation, SetContinue reading “Albert Painton’s “Plantation””
Foothills Media Releases New Album
February 11, 2026- Foothills Media LLC is proud to announce the release of “The Singer” a 10 song Country album. Available on all streaming platforms.
TPUSA Halftime Show Signals Culture Shift
Since everyone else has written about this and weighed in on the subject in one form or another, I will try to keep this brief. First of all, full disclosure, I stopped following the NFL years ago, about the time when political correctness found its way into the league. The “hands up don’t shoot era”,Continue reading “TPUSA Halftime Show Signals Culture Shift”
A Tribute to Paulette Jiles
According to the San Antonio Report published on July 11, 2025: “Paulette Jiles, an award-winning and best-selling novelist and poet who spent the last 30-plus years living and writing in San Antonio and in the Texas Hill Country, died on July 8. She was 82. Jiles said in her blog that she had been recently diagnosed withContinue reading “A Tribute to Paulette Jiles”
Pretti Ironic
What a news cycle this past week has been, beginning with the fatal shooting of activist Alex Pretti which occurred on January 24, 2026. As you might expect the response from the mainstream media was sympathetic with many news outlets defending his actions and proclaiming his innocence. Here are a few examples. On January 25,Continue reading “Pretti Ironic”
We Got A Good Thing
Politics and the news have you down? Sit back and relax while you listen to my latest release “We Got A Good Thing” a musical tribute to the 1960’s and 1970’s.
Missouri’s Bipolar Weather
And Then One Night
“And Then One Night” a tribute to the music of the 1960’s and 1970’s.
The Clintaucracy Podcast Episode #15 “The Mandela Effect for America”
White Genocide is real, and Nelson Mandela was no hero. He was a communist, terrorist who used violence and race to overthrow South Africa. Now, progressives in the United States are using the same game plan in an attempt to overthrow this country. #SouthAfrica #WhiteGenocide #Trump #Mandela