Ben Reichart

  • Beaches and bays

    Saw an article concerning the best beaches in America. One in my hometown was listed. This beach is on the ocean. I’m not an ocean beach guy; I’m a bay beach guy. We aren’t the same. The ocean isn’t really… Continue reading

  • A secret truth

    It’s my feeling when you have to declare that you are something, you really aren’t. I know this will be an unpopular opinion, but I’m not trying to win friends and influence people; sorry Dale. No, I’m just sharing my… Continue reading

  • It’s a fact!

    Each morning, I make an effort to write something. Is this a blog or a diary? Seems like it is morphing into a bit of both. A diary without much personal stuff, just opinions. Diaries tell secrets, don’t they? I… Continue reading

  • Calling the bluff

    As I read all the posts about the conditions aboard USS Abraham Lincoln, I am upset. As a retired Navy man it just makes me angry. I’m not believing a word of it! Yes, lengthy deployments stink. I know, been… Continue reading

  • Get over it

    There are many nuances in life and few clear answers. I often find myself somewhere between reflective and pensive. Although they both imply the same action, they are subtly different. Reflective is more about thought and pensive about the emotional… Continue reading

  • number please

    Remembering when I would turn on my computer and hear, “you’ve got mail.” It’s funny because back then I rarely got any actual mail. I knew very few people with an e-mail address. America wasn’t really online quite yet. It… Continue reading

  • The special folks

    Listening to the rhetoric surrounding the WNBA and the two ex-NBA players declaring for the draft I just have to laugh. Yes, those players are just jerking the chain of those folks supporting all this trans stuff. The WNBA does… Continue reading

  • creating dependency

    Offered or asked? They are different actions entirely. I was taught to not ask for charity, but to accept it gracefully if offered. With that I find myself conflicted when I see these requests for go fund me and other… Continue reading

  • Unsettling

    I thought to write about something silly this morning. Taking a break from solving the problems of the world and informing the uninformed on social constructs. A random thought. I was watching television when this commercial comes on. I don’t… Continue reading

  • stating the obvious

    I was listening to the most recent social upheaval regarding the trans people. This was about the two former NBA players declaring for the WNBA draft. It has really put the WNBA on the spot. The WNBA rule book says… Continue reading