Ryan Wilsey

To The Tables Down At Yorkside… (Wherever That May Be) The Game is never just a game—it’s tradition, rivalry, rain, family, and the ritual of returning to Yorkside. Why do moments like these stay with us lon

Hate Is The Real Root Of All Evil They say money is the root of all evil—but what if that’s the biggest lie of all? What if the real danger begins not with coins or greed, but with a qui

Should You Preserve The Past Or Forge The Future? Trains run on rails. Rockets run on dreams. Must we choose between preserving the past and chasing the stars—or can yesterday’s iron launch tom

From Tun To Tripoli, Happy 250th U.S. Marine Corps! On November 10, 1775, a fighting force was born in a Philadelphia tavern. Two and a half centuries later, Marines still carry a code that outlives

My Life With AI—Part VI: How To Spot AI Content – Or – Apparently, I Am A Robot There’s a flood of “original” pieces that read like they were assembled by an obedient honor student. You don’t need a polygraph; you need the moral e

My Life With AI—Part V: Why GenAI (And All Search Engines) Fail GenAI isn’t the villain—bad sourcing is, from a Google AI demo to Wikipedia’s bias for “recognized” media that drowns out primary facts. If algorithm

The Compliment That Caught Me Speechless Have you ever been blindsided by a comment? The woman’s remark caught me off guard. Was it a sly compliment or a subtle jab? Read this week’s Carosa Com

Sails of Discovery, Anchors of Defense Celebrate Two Birthdays, One Destiny October honors two great beginnings upon the sea—Columbus’s daring voyage of discovery and the U.S. Navy’s birth of defense. Each launched from humbl

Optimal Teamwork Relies On Every ‘I’ In Team They say there’s no “I” in team. But what if business success depends on every “I” striving for excellence? How can leaders turn individual drive int

How Math Saved My Life: From High School Disappointment to Hall of Fame Speech A scarlet “M” for math once felt like failure. Years later, a black-ice spin turned that unwanted award into a lifesaving truth. What happened next? Rea

Eerie Echoes Today of Daniel Shays, the Forgotten Patriot Who Sparked the Constitution Eerie echoes of Daniel Shays still ring today. This forgotten Patriot, once branded a rebel, forced America to confront its founding promises. What was

‘Go Bills’—The Universal Language Two simple words—‘Go Bills!’—echoed back at me across the country. From mountain trails to hotel lobbies, they became a universal language of belongi

From Beef Country To Hamburger Dreams We left Beef Country behind, crossed Indiana’s heartland, and ended where hamburger dreams were born. Can one road trip capture America’s spirit of ret

Quenching Thirsts With Bud, Pepsi, And The Arch That Defines America From Budweiser’s brew kettles to a Pepsi punchline, St. Louis served us both history and humor. But nothing loomed larger than the Gateway Arch, A

Honoring Our Seneca Heritage A New Deal Landmark And Its Mural Most folks walk past it without a second thought. Some admire its Colonial charm, much like many similarly styled post offices erected during that era,

Fear and Wonder of Mile-High Spacious Skies Beneath the Colorado sky, sandstone cathedrals sing, trains climb toward heaven, and mile-high horizons steal your breath. Can wonder conquer fear at

NY State Senator Helming Joins Rush Fire Department Parade In Support Of Volunteer Fire Fighters New York State Senator Pamela Helming joined the community of Rush to participate in the annual Rush Volunteer Fire Department Parade, part of the

Where Cowboys Meet the Mountains Cowboys aren’t just in rodeos—they’re in every mountain that won’t budge, every highway that won’t quit. Where do they meet next? Read this week’s Ca

Nature’s Spectacle of Fire, Water, and Yellow Stone Yellowstone bursts with geysers, colored springs, and roaring falls. But it’s more than nature—it’s a dream written in steam. What draws us to these

Gold And Ghosts Of The Weird And Wild West Cowboy ghosts linger in Deadwood, alien visions loom over Devil’s Tower, and bison block the road at sunset. What’s the Weird West trying to say? Rea