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Constitutional Crisis: Where is the Outrage Congress? Time to Pick Up the Ball on an Obstructionist Wall!
I don’t like to blog a lot on politics, but it is time for Americans to write to our Congressional Leaders and get them to stand up to a Presidential Constitutional Bully! Our one-note Charlie President in saying repeatedly, “Build Me a Wall!” Congress…
Federal Payment Warrants! A Solution and Stimulus to Get Government Moving!
There is an easy solution to the government crisis caused by the continual Political Squabbling between the President and Congress. It is called Government Payment Warrants, explained below. Because of rediculous political gridlock, funding for the Federal Government has been stopped for thousands of…
Book Review: Hour Game, by David Baldacci
Hour Game by David Baldacci My rating: 3 1/2 of 5 stars Once again, David Baldacci has hit the nail pretty much on the head with a tale of mystery, murder, action, and intrigue. As an avid reader of this genre, I found the…
Book Review: Leopard at the Door, by Jennifer McVeigh
Leopard at the Door by Jennifer McVeigh My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book is probably the best I have read for elucidating the role and experiences of women at the end of the colonial period in Kenya. It shows the independent spirit…
Read about a Black African Hero! – Ghosts of Ukuthula – Last Day of 2018 giveaway
My 2018 holiday giveaway period for my historical fiction novel, The Ghosts of Uhuthula, is almost over. At 12 midnight tonight, November 27, 2018, the coach will turn back into the pumpkin! Get it here – Free! If you are into: Recent History of…
Rick’s Happy Holiday Free Book Give-Away Time!
2018 Holiday Giving Time! It’s that time of the year! Rick’s Kindle Giveaway Time!! Keep these dates when you and your friends will be able to receive free books of your choice. Forward this to as many of your followers as possible so they…
“Fear” by Bob Woodward a Book Review
Fear: Trump in the White House by Bob Woodward My rating: 5 of 5 stars Bob Woodward has done an amazing job of filling in the blanks of the news stories we have all heard in the past 18 months. As a book of…
Voices from Vietnam by Barry Denenberg: Book review
Voices from Vietnam by Barry Denenberg My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is an excellent book for the post-Vietnam conflict era reader to gain insight into a very complex 30-year war that dragged the French and then the Americans into a conflict that…
Into the Inferno – a novel by Earl Emerson
Into the Inferno by Earl Emerson This is a fast-moving firefighter book with a twist that may not be as rare as we would like to think. When a firefighter pulls open the door to a burning house, car or barn they have no…
Book Review: Fatal by Michael Palmer
Fatal by Michael Palmer My rating: 4 of 5 stars When I think of chemicals and waste products that cause human cancers, deformities, life-threatening illnesses and such, I think of Erin Brockovich and her quest to stop the release of hexavalent chromium into the…
Book Review: The Chemist byStephenie Meyer
The Chemist by Stephenie Meyer My rating: 5 of 5 stars As a former nerdy ex-science/biology/chemistry teacher, it’s always fun to read about the underdog who ultimately breaks up the plot to overthrow the government! This story will keep you guessing and turning pages…
The Supreme Court: Not about Political Party. It’s about our Nation’s Solidarity
Dear Readers, this is my open letter to the U.S. Senate. It is not inflammatory, but rather thoughtful, about what we are doing or allowing to be done to our country and our unique governmental institutions. Dear Senators Wyden and Merkley, 5 October, 2018…
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