An old African saying - “GPS tells you the road. It does not tell you there is a hole in the road.” OK, maybe not an old saying, but we did hear it in Africa from one of our guides. I was thinking about Harry, as someone stuck his truck in our field, blindly[…] Cont: maxnhall.com/2026/01/06/g...
GPS and an Old African Saying
An old African saying – “GPS tells you the road. It does not tell you there is a hole in the road.” OK, maybe not an old saying, but we did hear this advice in Africa from Harry, one of…
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January 6, 2026 at 12:58 PM
An old African saying - “GPS tells you the road. It does not tell you there is a hole in the road.” OK, maybe not an old saying, but we did hear it in Africa from one of our guides. I was thinking about Harry, as someone stuck his truck in our field, blindly[…] Cont: maxnhall.com/2026/01/06/g...
Unpopular opinion: You don’t need a 'New You' this January. We’re told every January 1st that we need to reinvent ourselves from scratch. What if this year isn't about starting over, but about leaning in? I’m talking about perseverance over perfection […] Continue:
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Unpopular Opinion
Unpopular opinion: You don’t need a ‘New You’ this January. We’re told every January 1st that we need to reinvent ourselves from scratch. What if this year isn’t about starting ov…
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January 3, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Unpopular opinion: You don’t need a 'New You' this January. We’re told every January 1st that we need to reinvent ourselves from scratch. What if this year isn't about starting over, but about leaning in? I’m talking about perseverance over perfection […] Continue:
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It has been a long year for many of us, and yet, I have hope. We may have reached a turning point as 2025 ends. A local Fauquier County MAGA man, as MAGA as they come, has turned on Trump. When someone like him calls Trump “you f^cking piece of sh!t”, you […] Cont: maxnhall.com/2025/12/27/a...
A Turning Point
It has been a long year for many of us, and yet, I have hope. I believe we may have reached a turning point as 2025 ends. A local Fauquier County MAGA man, as MAGA as they come, has turned on Trump…
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December 27, 2025 at 3:18 PM
It has been a long year for many of us, and yet, I have hope. We may have reached a turning point as 2025 ends. A local Fauquier County MAGA man, as MAGA as they come, has turned on Trump. When someone like him calls Trump “you f^cking piece of sh!t”, you […] Cont: maxnhall.com/2025/12/27/a...
Home for the holidays and returning home for the holidays are not the same thing. This year, we are not staying home for Christmas. Instead, we are returning home to where we grew up to see family and friends. The DRIVE in winter can be a challenge, but […] Continue: maxnhall.com/2025/12/21/h...
Home for the Holidays
Home for the holidays and returning home for the holidays are not the same thing. This year, we are not staying home for Christmas. Instead, we are returning home to where we grew up in Illinois to…
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December 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Home for the holidays and returning home for the holidays are not the same thing. This year, we are not staying home for Christmas. Instead, we are returning home to where we grew up to see family and friends. The DRIVE in winter can be a challenge, but […] Continue: maxnhall.com/2025/12/21/h...
We have recently been watching episodes of “Cheers”. Cathy recalled it was the same way we watched it in the late ‘80s. We were stationed in Germany and our friend Howard sent us VHS tapes with recorded TV shows. We were binge watching before they invented […] Continue: maxnhall.com/2025/12/16/h...
Howard and Binge Watching
Cath and I have been watching two or three episodes of the old TV show “Cheers” each evening. Cathy recalled it was the same way we watched it in the late ‘80s. We were stationed in Germany and our…
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December 16, 2025 at 12:55 PM
We have recently been watching episodes of “Cheers”. Cathy recalled it was the same way we watched it in the late ‘80s. We were stationed in Germany and our friend Howard sent us VHS tapes with recorded TV shows. We were binge watching before they invented […] Continue: maxnhall.com/2025/12/16/h...
Cath and I are among the diminishing number of people who send Christmas/Holiday cards. In today’s digital world, fewer people send them, and among the younger generation, it is almost nonexistent. Me? I still enjoy the “old fashioned” exchange of […] Continue here: maxnhall.com/2025/12/09/h...
Holiday Cards
Cath and I are among the diminishing number of people who send out Christmas/Holiday cards. In our busy digital world, fewer people send them, and among the younger generations, it is almost nonexi…
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December 9, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Cath and I are among the diminishing number of people who send Christmas/Holiday cards. In today’s digital world, fewer people send them, and among the younger generation, it is almost nonexistent. Me? I still enjoy the “old fashioned” exchange of […] Continue here: maxnhall.com/2025/12/09/h...
Let’s face it, Disney is America’s Mecca. Almost everyone makes a pilgrimage there at least once. For America, it is proper that the place people would make a Hajj to, is also capitalism at its best or worst, depending on your view. Many Americans make […] Continue here: maxnhall.com/2025/12/03/d...
$$ DI$NEY $$
Let’s face it, DI$NEY is America’s Mecca. Almost everyone makes a pilgrimage there at least once in their life. For America, it is proper that the place people would make a Hajj to, is also capital…
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December 3, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Let’s face it, Disney is America’s Mecca. Almost everyone makes a pilgrimage there at least once. For America, it is proper that the place people would make a Hajj to, is also capitalism at its best or worst, depending on your view. Many Americans make […] Continue here: maxnhall.com/2025/12/03/d...
It is pretty simple. If Hegseth did not give the command to kill everybody on the “drug boats”, then someone else did. Is Hegseth not guilty of this? Fine, then he should bring charges against Bradley, or whoever gave the order, and potentially, the […] Cont: maxnhall.com/2025/12/01/i...
It’s Pretty Simple
To me, it is pretty simple. If Hegseth did not give the command to kill everybody on the “drug boats”, then someone else, like Admiral Bradley did. Is Hegseth not guilty of this? Fine, then he shou…
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December 1, 2025 at 8:05 PM
It is pretty simple. If Hegseth did not give the command to kill everybody on the “drug boats”, then someone else did. Is Hegseth not guilty of this? Fine, then he should bring charges against Bradley, or whoever gave the order, and potentially, the […] Cont: maxnhall.com/2025/12/01/i...
Yep. I was an Eagle Scout. A God and Country Awardee. A member of the Order of the Arrow. Recently I was shocked and appalled to learn Secretary Hegseth wants to sever all military relations with Scouting […] Continue here: maxnhall.com/2025/11/28/h...
Hegseth and Scouting
Yep. I was an Eagle Scout. A God and Country Awardee. A member of the Order of the Arrow. It turns out approximately 20% of West Point cadets are Eagle Scouts. As you can imagine, I was shocked and…
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November 28, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Yep. I was an Eagle Scout. A God and Country Awardee. A member of the Order of the Arrow. Recently I was shocked and appalled to learn Secretary Hegseth wants to sever all military relations with Scouting […] Continue here: maxnhall.com/2025/11/28/h...
As we approach Thanksgiving, I was thinking about family dinners. The President does something better than anyone else in the world. He screws up our personal relationships with each other - with our family, friends, and neighbors […] Continue here (Click on Picture): maxnhall.com/2025/11/23/h...
He Does It Best
As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, I was thinking about family dinners and how they have been affected by our President. The President does something better than anyone else in the world. He …
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November 23, 2025 at 1:26 PM
As we approach Thanksgiving, I was thinking about family dinners. The President does something better than anyone else in the world. He screws up our personal relationships with each other - with our family, friends, and neighbors […] Continue here (Click on Picture): maxnhall.com/2025/11/23/h...
It is one of my favorite photos from our time in the Army … Cath and I were both a part of Army Life. To me, the picture brings back the memories of the great joys, along with the intensity of everything in the Army of the early ‘80s […] Cont here: maxnhall.com/2025/11/18/a...
Army Times
It is one of my favorite photos from our time in the Army. I say “our time” because that is what it was. I was the soldier, but Cath and I were both a part of Army Life. To me, the picture brings b…
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November 18, 2025 at 1:05 PM
It is one of my favorite photos from our time in the Army … Cath and I were both a part of Army Life. To me, the picture brings back the memories of the great joys, along with the intensity of everything in the Army of the early ‘80s […] Cont here: maxnhall.com/2025/11/18/a...
I know it’s hokey, and not fine wine, still, I couldn’t resist buying a Beaujolais Nouveau at a wine shop a year ago in Nov, ‘24. In the ‘80s when stationed in Germany, the annual November release of Beaujolais Nouveau was something we looked for, and […] Cont here : maxnhall.com/2025/11/11/b...
Beaujolais Nouveau and New Beginnings
I know it’s hokey, and I know it’s not fine wine, and yet, I could not resist buying a bottle of Beaujolais Nouveau at a local wine shop a year ago in November of ‘24. In the ‘80s when stationed in…
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November 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I know it’s hokey, and not fine wine, still, I couldn’t resist buying a Beaujolais Nouveau at a wine shop a year ago in Nov, ‘24. In the ‘80s when stationed in Germany, the annual November release of Beaujolais Nouveau was something we looked for, and […] Cont here : maxnhall.com/2025/11/11/b...
Virginia’s elections on Tuesday were clear in their results. The truth I know is that for the first time in 30 years, Northern Fauquier county where we live will be represented in the House of Delegates by a Democrat - my friend John McAuliff Continue here: maxnhall.com/2025/11/05/e...
Elections Matter
Virginia’s elections on Tuesday were clear in their results. Pundits will discuss the results trying to discern what truths they can. The truth I know is that for the first time in over 30 years, N…
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November 5, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Virginia’s elections on Tuesday were clear in their results. The truth I know is that for the first time in 30 years, Northern Fauquier county where we live will be represented in the House of Delegates by a Democrat - my friend John McAuliff Continue here: maxnhall.com/2025/11/05/e...
My friend,Jennifer, is a hair stylist and has her own shop. You can imagine her shock and horror when she received a work text saying, “… I hope you don’t recover from that surgery and it f^cking k^lls you you fat f^cking gay white b^tch.” […] Continue here: maxnhall.com/2025/10/28/h...
Haters
My friend, Jennifer, and her husband have three children. She is a hair stylist and has her own shop. You can imagine her shock and horror when she received a work text saying, “… I hope you don’t …
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October 28, 2025 at 12:52 PM
My friend,Jennifer, is a hair stylist and has her own shop. You can imagine her shock and horror when she received a work text saying, “… I hope you don’t recover from that surgery and it f^cking k^lls you you fat f^cking gay white b^tch.” […] Continue here: maxnhall.com/2025/10/28/h...
Each October at the farm, we have a sign of cold weather’s impending arrival - the day Cathy plays god with the outdoor plants. Which ones come in the house, which are on life support in the barn, which are dormant in the garage, and which ones die with[…] Cont here: maxnhall.com/2025/10/21/p...
Playing god
Each October at Rohan Farm, we have a sign of cold weather’s impending arrival – the day Cathy plays god with the outdoor plants. Which ones come in the house, which are on life support in th…
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October 21, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Each October at the farm, we have a sign of cold weather’s impending arrival - the day Cathy plays god with the outdoor plants. Which ones come in the house, which are on life support in the barn, which are dormant in the garage, and which ones die with[…] Cont here: maxnhall.com/2025/10/21/p...
And just like that, a decade has passed. I started this blog ten years ago, on Oct 19th, 2015. I was 60 then. I’m 70 now. The blog started because of a death*, and a West Point classmate’s admonishment to “Live Life Exuberantly.” I have tried to do so, although […] Cont: maxnhall.com/2025/10/14/t...
Ten Years
And just like that, a decade has passed. I started this blog ten years ago, on October 19th, 2015. I was 60 then. I’m 70 now. The blog started because of a death*, and a West Point classmate’s admo…
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October 14, 2025 at 11:52 AM
And just like that, a decade has passed. I started this blog ten years ago, on Oct 19th, 2015. I was 60 then. I’m 70 now. The blog started because of a death*, and a West Point classmate’s admonishment to “Live Life Exuberantly.” I have tried to do so, although […] Cont: maxnhall.com/2025/10/14/t...
This is a good month to be a squirrel. Acorns are falling like rain. You hear them hit our metal roof continually. Sometimes, it is so loud, it sounds as if the tree threw the acorn at the roof. Old wive’s tales say this is a prediction of a bad winter […] Continue here: maxnhall.com/2025/10/07/f...
Falling Acorns
This is a good month to be a squirrel at the farm. Acorns are falling like rain and the ground is covered. You hear them hit our metal roof day and night. Sometimes, it is so loud, it sounds as if …
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October 7, 2025 at 12:29 PM
This is a good month to be a squirrel. Acorns are falling like rain. You hear them hit our metal roof continually. Sometimes, it is so loud, it sounds as if the tree threw the acorn at the roof. Old wive’s tales say this is a prediction of a bad winter […] Continue here: maxnhall.com/2025/10/07/f...
I opened the door and the five of them were there. My brother-in-laws, Jack and Don, old friend Tim, Dad, and Cathy’s Dad, Max. All looked robust and in their 50s, except for Max who died at 41. Tim looked up from the bar. “French 75 Maxie?” Continue here: maxnhall.com/2025/10/01/t...
The Dinner Party
I opened the door to the room and the five of them were there. My brother-in-laws, Jack and Don, old friend Tim, Dad, and Cathy’s Dad, Max. All looked robust and in their 50s, except for Max who di…
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October 1, 2025 at 11:57 AM
I opened the door and the five of them were there. My brother-in-laws, Jack and Don, old friend Tim, Dad, and Cathy’s Dad, Max. All looked robust and in their 50s, except for Max who died at 41. Tim looked up from the bar. “French 75 Maxie?” Continue here: maxnhall.com/2025/10/01/t...
The election for Governor and other positions here in Virginia is November 4th, but early voting started last week on Friday, September 20th. We are blessed and cursed here in Virginia, with elections Every. Single. Year. This year, the stakes are […] Continue here: maxnhall.com/2025/09/23/v...
Voting in Virginia
The election for Governor and other positions here in Virginia is November 4th, but early voting started last week on Friday, September 20th. At 9:45 that morning, I was voter number 54. We are ble…
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September 23, 2025 at 12:25 PM
The election for Governor and other positions here in Virginia is November 4th, but early voting started last week on Friday, September 20th. We are blessed and cursed here in Virginia, with elections Every. Single. Year. This year, the stakes are […] Continue here: maxnhall.com/2025/09/23/v...
My eyes were drawn to the stone. We were at our campsite in Wyoming when I noticed it. A small smooth stone on top of a tree stump. It had no business being there, unless placed by someone. I walked over and picked it up. It was warm in my hand […] Continue here: maxnhall.com/2025/09/16/p...
Pocket Stone
My eyes were drawn to the stone immediately. We were at our campsite in Wyoming when I noticed it. A small smooth stone by itself on top of a tree stump. It had no business being there, unless plac…
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September 16, 2025 at 12:20 PM
My eyes were drawn to the stone. We were at our campsite in Wyoming when I noticed it. A small smooth stone on top of a tree stump. It had no business being there, unless placed by someone. I walked over and picked it up. It was warm in my hand […] Continue here: maxnhall.com/2025/09/16/p...
In 1986, Life Magazine called Route 50 through Nevada the loneliest road in America. As we were driving it, Cathy said lonely does not begin to describe it. Forlorn, desolate, rough, isolated, remote, vast, haunting, and yes, hauntingly beautiful […] Continue here: maxnhall.com/2025/09/06/t...
The Loneliest Road
In 1986, Life Magazine called Route 50 through Nevada the loneliest highway in America. They actually issued warnings for parts of the drive. Cathy says lonely does not begin to describe it. Forlor…
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September 6, 2025 at 2:48 PM
In 1986, Life Magazine called Route 50 through Nevada the loneliest road in America. As we were driving it, Cathy said lonely does not begin to describe it. Forlorn, desolate, rough, isolated, remote, vast, haunting, and yes, hauntingly beautiful […] Continue here: maxnhall.com/2025/09/06/t...
OK. Cath and I did a thing. We are in California and bought a camper van. It has been a lifelong dream, and we just pulled the trigger. Over the next couple of weeks, we will drive it 3,000 miles back to Virginia, hopefully the first of many adventures […] Continue here: maxnhall.com/2025/09/01/w...
We Did a Thing
OK. Cath and I did a thing. We are in California and bought a camper van. It has been a lifelong dream, and we just pulled the trigger. Over the next couple of weeks, we will drive it 3,000 miles b…
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September 1, 2025 at 2:13 PM
OK. Cath and I did a thing. We are in California and bought a camper van. It has been a lifelong dream, and we just pulled the trigger. Over the next couple of weeks, we will drive it 3,000 miles back to Virginia, hopefully the first of many adventures […] Continue here: maxnhall.com/2025/09/01/w...
Having recently revisited Jefferson Airplane and the brilliant “White Rabbit” in a blog about Woodstock, I decided to reread “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”. How close are White Rabbit and Wonderland to each other? Go ask Alice, I think she knows […] Cont: maxnhall.com/2025/08/26/g...
Go Ask Alice
Having recently revisited Jefferson Airplane and their brilliant “White Rabbit” in a blog about Woodstock, I decided to reread “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”. I’m not sure I’d read it sin…
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August 26, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Having recently revisited Jefferson Airplane and the brilliant “White Rabbit” in a blog about Woodstock, I decided to reread “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”. How close are White Rabbit and Wonderland to each other? Go ask Alice, I think she knows […] Cont: maxnhall.com/2025/08/26/g...
Recently, Cathy and her sister Bonnie spent three weeks touring the wilderness and National Parks in Wyoming and Montana in a camper van. I’ll talk a little about that. What I really want to talk about is the people who stole their firewood at campgrounds […] Cont:
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Stealing Firewood
Recently, Cathy and her sister Bonnie spent three weeks touring the wilderness and National Parks in Wyoming and Montana in a camper van. I’ll talk a little about that. What I really want to talk a…
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August 19, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Recently, Cathy and her sister Bonnie spent three weeks touring the wilderness and National Parks in Wyoming and Montana in a camper van. I’ll talk a little about that. What I really want to talk about is the people who stole their firewood at campgrounds […] Cont:
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56 years ago, from August 15-18, 1969, a 3 day festival celebrating Peace and Music took place at Max Yasgur’s farm in upstate New York. My friend Chuck, all of 19, drove there and experienced sex, drugs, and great Rock & Roll music at Woodstock […] Continue here: maxnhall.com/2025/08/12/w...
Woodstock
Fifty-six years ago, from August 15-18, 1969, a three day festival celebrating Peace and Music took place at Max Yasgur’s farm in upstate New York. My friend Chuck, all of 19 at the time, drove the…
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August 12, 2025 at 11:23 AM
56 years ago, from August 15-18, 1969, a 3 day festival celebrating Peace and Music took place at Max Yasgur’s farm in upstate New York. My friend Chuck, all of 19, drove there and experienced sex, drugs, and great Rock & Roll music at Woodstock […] Continue here: maxnhall.com/2025/08/12/w...