Robert T Belie: 12 books

Over the course of their respective lives both ships and people often go by different names. Designations change with service and names change with relationships. Robert A. Belie was just shy of two when he disembarked from what was then known as the SS Philadelphia. Over the course of nearly one...

Attempts have been made to capture the essence of the war in Iraq through both words and photography, so I thought I’d set about cornering the market on lighthearted cartoons. I can’t draw to save my life, but that didn’t stop me, and thankfully no such demand has yet presented itself. War is...

What do you call your fourth toe? Is there even a common name for it? There are over one million words in the English language, so why is it so hard to think of what that little piggy is called? It probably doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things. What's important are the words that are readily available that society won't let us use or hear. The curse words.

Between birth and death resides the short glow of an ember known as life. For centuries artists have sought to convey depictions of life’s brief moments using various forms. Their efforts have produced splendid works that are still marveled at today, but to one degree or another they lacked a realism...

The Bougainville Campaign played a critical role in securing Allied victory in the South Pacific during World War Two, but a spirited Japanese counterattack in March 1944 threatened to dislodge American forces from the center of Bougainville Island and put the entire campaign in jeopardy. Captured...

Early childhood is all about playtime and imagination. This is certainly the case for Tyler and Alyssa. Come along as they journey together to help Tyler build a fort to protect his treasure from pirates!

College football conferences are a beautiful mess. A hodgepodge of all sorts of names, sizes, and locations. Added to all the confusion is the fact that this year marks the first time the College Football Playoff (CFP) system will be used by the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). And it's up to...

Sanders was a bricklayer by trade and a good one at that. His latest project would involve crafting a fireplace on a mountaintop estate for an elusive owner. Although he had done hundreds of similar jobs before, this one could very well be his last if he fails to comprehend the true value of a few...

All eyes are on Brazil this year as it plays host to the World Cup. Over the course of the competition 32 teams will vie to become soccer champions and national heroes. While the United States is making another appearance at the highest level of the Beautiful Game, they’re not expected to win it...

Very few people have made it to the 100 year mark. Even today with countless medical and technological advances turning the world upside down, waking up for 36, 500 sunrises is still a feat not shared by most. So what would the you of now say to the you of then? Are you the same person? Or is life...

You find things are a wee bit perplexing when you up sticks and head overseas to live and work in a foreign country. Not quite in Kansas anymore that’s for sure. In fact there’s a rather large ocean and a bunch of Frenchmen between Darmstadt, Germany and the United States. You’re the foreigner...

Early childhood is all about playtime and imagination. This is certainly the case for Tyler and Alyssa. Come along as they journey together to help Tyler build a fort to protect his treasure from pirates!