One Hour at Heleloa

Spend a quiet hour at Heleloa - North Beach on board Marine Corps Base Hawaii – Kaneohe Bay. This is an audio-only recording of the surf at this small beach hidden on a Marine Corps base on Oahu. The video does have a slowly rotating slide show of images from North Beach (taken in 2018, … Continue reading One Hour at Heleloa

Short Takes – Vulcan!

Birmingham, Alabama boasts a giant world record—the largest cast iron statue on the planet! Created to represent Birmingham during the 1904 World’s Fair, Vulcan today stands atop a towering pedestal, forever examining a spear he just forged. Learn the history of this unique piece of Americana—and how a Roman god came to symbolize an American … Continue reading Short Takes – Vulcan!

Just My Thoughts – Pick a Side

The great Charlie Kirk was murdered one week ago today. The violence and assassination culture of the Cultural Marxist left is now in open warfare against our constitutional republic. There is no “moral ambiguity” here. You either cheer on murder and terrorists and advocate for violence, or else you stand for life and the law. … Continue reading Just My Thoughts – Pick a Side

Frontiers – Independence Day

The frontiers of the American experience are only beginning! Come on down south to Mobile, Alabama, and celebrate our 249th Independence Day under the guns of history USS Alabama (BB 60) at Battleship Memorial Park! https://youtu.be/6Mc-H98CZu0 #nathanaelmiller, #sparks1524, #Mobile, #Alabama, #BattleshipMemorialPark, #USSAlabama, #BattleshipAlabama, #IndependenceDay, #fireworks,

Happy Independence Day! A sneak F-14 Tomcat preview…

Happy Independence Day! To celebrate, please enjoy this brief look at the upcoming “Pierside” documentary – BLACK LIONS! This three-part story detailing my heady days as an F-14 Tomcat maintainer premiers in September! https://youtu.be/SNdeZq2NU08 #nathanaelmiller, #sparks1524, #F-14Tomcat, #Tomcat, #navalaviation, #Navy, #militaryaviation, #documentary, #aircraftcarrier,

Short Takes – Fort Donelson

The early days of the Civil War appeared to foreshadow only defeat and humiliation for the Union, but an obscure general from Illinois forever altered that narrative. Take a trip to the quiet, beautiful hills of northwestern Tennessee and learn how Ulysses Grant gave the Union its first real victory when he capture Fort Donelson. … Continue reading Short Takes – Fort Donelson

Coming this September!

This September you are cordially invited to step aboard the flight deck of a United States aircraft carrier! Share in the danger, excitement, and adventure of the airdales who wielded the mighty F-14 Tomcat against those who threatened America’s shores. This September, walk in the footsteps of the fearsome and legendary world-famous fighting Black Lions! … Continue reading Coming this September!

Short Takes – Unexpected Ships: The Unexpected Mast

Fort Knox is famous as home to the United States’ gold depository and the General George Patton Museum, but a quiet corner presents a most unexpected site for an Army post—the mast of a bygone battleship. Discover the unexpected mast of USS Kentucky’s (BB 6) aboard Fort Knox! https://youtu.be/QzxeNwureDQ #nathanaelmiller, #sparks1524, #Kentucky, #battleship, #FortKnox, #shorttakes, … Continue reading Short Takes – Unexpected Ships: The Unexpected Mast

The Story You Focus on

Nathanael Miller, 24 April 2025 Jack Vettriano’s brilliant 1992 painting of four unidentifiable people slyly forces the viewer to actively choose which one of at least three different stories to focus on. The Singing Butler is a remarkably deceptive piece of work—and therein lies Vettriano’s genius. Hidden within this stylish piece of narrative art is … Continue reading The Story You Focus on

The Body Keeps the Score

Nathanael Miller / 13 April 2025 Bessel Van Der Kolk’s brilliant examination of the physiological impact of trauma reduces to a truth rooted in classical physics: energy can transformed or stored, but never destroyed. Whatever one’s belief about the existence of the human soul, humans are more than merely biological machines. Human beings transcend simple … Continue reading The Body Keeps the Score