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Getting to know and understand the educational development of Halford J. Mackinder, while comparing my personal era of geographical education and family development, provides opportunities for further discussion. Not much has changed in my family upbringing; however, the world around us has changed. The center point of my educational observations from early Halford’s studies…

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Growing up as a kid, while I listened to my parents discuss my dad’s doctor visit from my bedroom, sorting baseball and football cards, I overheard my mom say, “The doctor said if you had gone back to work, you would be much healthier.” That was the day I decided and committed to working…

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My time serving in the United States Marine Corps was a lot of fun, and it was the deep laughs that helped me get through the toughest of days. I’m not sure Marine Officers had ever seen an NCO love his job so much. Hell Yeah! I was at war at the age of…