No, I Don’t Feel Safer
Seth Meyers was right in his “A Closer Look” segment last night. I enjoyed a brief break from constantly watching the news after the House of Representatives impeached President Trump. […]
MISC. BS
Good Discussion about Trump’s Call to Assassinate Soleimani
Someone who has very little knowledge of history and geography, is not informed about who the leaders of world nations are and who the leaders of various factions in those […]
Time for a Mutiny
It’s hard to get motivated to do anything now that the sombrous prospect of war is hanging over us like a house-sized piece of concrete held in place only by […]
Red Tailed Hawk
On this rather gloomy, grey, sporadically rainy day, a young red tailed hawk perched itself on our gutter right outside of our great room looking for a bite to eat. […]
Book Recommendation – My Life with George by Judith Summers
I don’t do this often, because, obviously, I’m trying to sell my own books. However, I feel compelled to recommend My Life with George by Judith Summers because it has […]
Thankful for Congress Pursuing Impeachment of President Trump – Thanksgiving Day 2019
This may be an odd post for Thanksgiving Day, but it is evidence of what everyone in America is thankful for. We are thankful to live in a country where […]
Grieving for Democracy
I’m feeling miserable. The only way to describe my current mood is a profound feeling of grief. I’m grieving because I see the loss of democracy in America. The all […]
St. James School – The Spirit of Troy
In my work on The Spirit of Troy, I wanted to find a school that actually existed in Maryland during the Civil War. St. James School in Hagerstown, Maryland was […]
The Civil War in The Spirit of Troy
I did some research about The Civil War when writing The Spirit of Troy. I found the website for which I am providing the link very informative and interesting. Battlefields.org […]
Memories in a Snowglobe – Maxine in the Snow
I was looking for a particular picture of Maxine today but became waylaid enjoying photos I took of her enjoying the snow. I miss playing with her in the snow, […]