80 years ago today, the Twenty-first Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified, repealing the Eighteenth Amendment and bringing an end to the era of national prohibition of alcohol in America.

The movement for the prohibition of alcohol began in …

Today I had the privilege of speaking at Victory Elementary School in Portsmouth, Virginia on what it means to be a Veteran. This is what I said. I hope that it helped some understand what I feel it means to …

When producers Bert Schneider and Bob Rafelson conceived a situation comedy called The Monkees in 1965, they hoped to create a ratings success by blurring the line between pop music and television. The show was about a band was composed …

On this day in 1814, Francis Scott Key pens a poem which is later set to music and in 1931 becomes America’s national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.” The poem, originally titled “The Defence of Fort McHenry,” was written after Key …

English adventurer John Smith is elected council president of Jamestown, Virginia–the first permanent English settlement in North America. Smith, a colorful figure, had won popularity in the colony because of his organizational abilities and effectiveness in dealing with local Native …

The Wonderful World of Bitters

So lately, we have been working on an experiment in bitters. I keep getting asked…. “WD, what exactly are bitters and what are they good for?” So I thought I would take a few moments …

So, I love football as much as anyone, but more fun than perhaps football, are the ads at Superbowl time. We are officially entered in Intuit’s Small Business Big Game contest to win a 30 second ad during the Superbowl! …

On this day in 1920, seven men, including legendary all-around athlete and football star Jim Thorpe, meet to organize a professional football league at the Jordan and Hupmobile Auto Showroom in Canton, Ohio. The meeting led to the creation of …

Theodore Roosevelt, the former U.S. president, is nominated for the presidency by the Progressive Party, a group of Republicans dissatisfied with the renomination of President William Howard Taft. Also known as the Bull Moose Party, the Progressive platform called for …

I thought long and hard about what to post for July 4th. I searched hard to find the words to express why I love this country and all that it stands for. As a country, we are not perfect, but …