The Famished Patriot

For a number of years I have been wanting to research my family history. In fact, ever since I learned at the age of 10 that my father was born in a log cabin in Brodhead Kentucky in 1926, I have nurtured an interest in learning more about my family history. It was around that […]

I owe you a story. The Famished Patriot blog was launched in June of 2011. I wrote feverishly for eight months. I cranked out a lot of stuff. According to my records, I published 132 blog posts in 312 days between June of 2011 and April of 2012. That amounts to an average of one […]

Over twenty-three years ago, on Memorial Day weekend of 1989, I suffered an unfortunate accident. While assisting my wife and daughters at a ladies’ softball team practice, I found myself in left field, shagging fly balls. One came at me. It was hard hit. It was over my head. I pedaled backwards. I stumbled. My […]