A Pirate on the Prairie

Happy 250th birthday, USA! The folks at Reader’s Digest have complied some “…fascinating and quirky facts about U.S. history that you never knew, odes to all the things we love about America and the most delicious, most interesting, most fun reasons to visit each and every state.” So click on the link below to access this fun, little tribute to the United States of America and perhaps learn some things that you didn’t already know. “HAPPY 250TH AMERICA!” https://www.rd.com/ha

Amen! “Lee Greenwood - God Bless The U.S.A.” https://youtu.be/-KoXt9pZLGM

“Zac Brown Band - Chicken Fried (Official Music Video) | The Foundation” https://youtu.be/e4ujS1er1r0

The Evil Dungeon Master YouTube channel has published a video on what appears to be a fun and entertaining science fiction tabletop roleplaying game (TTRPG) from Zozer Games and the the Adventures in Solitaire YouTube channel has published a video about the solo game derived from that more traditional TTRPG. The more traditional TTRPG is titled Hostile and the solo game is quite appropriately titled Hostile Solo. The setting is a dark, gritty one in the not-too-distant future

There is a scene in the film, The Town, which I figure speaks to a lot of guys (and perhaps some women). Ben Affleck’s character, Doug MacRay, solicits some help from his friend and partner-in-crime, James "Jem" Coughlin, played exceptionally well by Jeremy Renner. Doug’s new girlfriend has been getting harassed by some neighborhood thugs and Doug intends to see to it that it stops. He goes to Jem to recruit him for his planned action. Doug MacRay: “I need your help. I can't

“Without Love” https://youtu.be/RCf-yONuO5Q

I still have some miles to cover yet to get home, but I thought that I would share this song from my teenage years. Dangerous Darren of Sirius/XM dedicated it yesterday morning to us professional truck drivers on Hair Nation (Channel 39). “Cinderella - The Last Mile” https://youtu.be/Xbz5WUqWZfg

“Giant - I'll see you in my dreams” https://youtu.be/iug0X6cJDDM

“Sentimental Street” https://youtu.be/gtNJVbvWqws

“Night Ranger - Sister Christian (Official Music Video)” https://youtu.be/z92bmlcmyq0

“Amy Grant - Nobody Home (2022 Remaster/Visualizer)” https://youtu.be/Zmz-D2HMUPE

“Lonestar - Everything's Changed” https://youtu.be/noR_rRudcU4

In the last few days, I have seen tractor-trailers for both AJ Foyt Racing and Andretti Global. They were possibly in the area for the XPEL Grand Prix at Road America in Wisconsin. In any case, I think that driving for a racing team would be a pretty cool job for a professional truck driver. With that being said, it made me think of a particular scene in the film, Days of Thunder, starring Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, and Robert Duvall among others (to watch the scene to which

“Desperado Love (Single Version)” https://youtu.be/_gp2xr6Mzps

“Eagles - Desperado (Official Audio)” https://youtu.be/-q93wc3-deU “Eagles - Desperado (Live from Melbourne) (Official Video) [4K]” https://youtu.be/FiPqUjLMuA8

“Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone (Official Video - Top Gun)” https://youtu.be/siwpn14IE7E

“Kenny Loggins - This Is It (Official Video)” https://youtu.be/VS52sEUqxMo

“Kenny Loggins - Whenever I Call You "Friend" (Official Video)” https://youtu.be/NmRh69YyKnA

“Queen - We Are The Champions (Official Video)” https://youtu.be/04854XqcfCY

Congratulations to the 2026 Stanley Cup Champions, the Carolina Hurricanes! I attended the team’s first home game in the team’s first Stanley Cup Finals appearance in 2002 against the Detroit Red Wings (my favorite NHL team until the Hartford Whalers moved to North Carolina in 1997 to become the Carolina Hurricanes). The Red Wings won that game and ultimately the series. I also attended the team’s first home game in their Stanley Cup Finals appearance against the Edmonton Oil