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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… Continue Reading “The Supreme Court: Not about Political Party. It’s about our Nation’s Solidarity”
2018 Joint North American and Canadian Championship Orienteering Meet in the Yukon’s Negative Terrain
The week of August 17 -24, 2018 was an amazing international competition for Orienteerers from North America and Canada to compete on some of the finest negative orienteering terrains in the world. To say the least, this is extremely challenging terrain to nagigate, especially… Continue Reading “2018 Joint North American and Canadian Championship Orienteering Meet in the Yukon’s Negative Terrain”
Scientific American on Noisy Dominance. Chimps mimic Humans or is it vis versa?
I had to laugh, midway through the first article in the latest Scientific American: Special Issue for September 2018, entitled “Humans – Why we’re unlike any other species on the planet.“ Author Kevin Laland mentions an observation about innovations in hmans and animals and… Continue Reading “Scientific American on Noisy Dominance. Chimps mimic Humans or is it vis versa?”
Book Review:Isaac Asimov’s Caliban, by Roger MacBride Allen
Isaac Asimov’s Caliban by Roger MacBride Allen My rating: 5 of 5 stars I haven’t read a really good sci-fiction book for a long time and this one is definitely top of the line! Having grown up on the early I-Robot and other novels… Continue Reading “Book Review:Isaac Asimov’s Caliban, by Roger MacBride Allen”
Book Review: Tsotsi by Athol Fugard
Tsotsi by Athol Fugard My rating: 5 of 5 stars Author Athol Fugard has captured the true essence of disenfranchised criminal African youth in the townships of South Africa during the Apartheid era. The descriptions of the daily life of Tsotsi, the leader of… Continue Reading “Book Review: Tsotsi by Athol Fugard”
Book Review: Home by Harlan Coben
Home by Harlan Coben My rating: 3 of 5 stars I generally like author Coben’s writing, but this particular book just didn’t fit with my style. It’s not a page-turner. The plot seems quite disjointed, bouncing back and forth between my favorites and an… Continue Reading “Book Review: Home by Harlan Coben”
Book Review: No Man’s Land by David Baldacci
No Man’s Land by David Baldacci My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is not the Author’s best work by far. The thesis behind the novel is excellent and I was absorbed with that once we got to the actual story. The first 200… Continue Reading “Book Review: No Man’s Land by David Baldacci”
Book Review: ‘The Alice Network’ by Kate Quinn
The Alice Network by Kate Quinn My rating: 5 of 5 stars Here’s an award-winning level of a story by an author who has done an amazing amount of research on the women who ran and participated in, the spy newwork of occupied France… Continue Reading “Book Review: ‘The Alice Network’ by Kate Quinn”
Book Review: “Picture Me Dead” by Heather Graham
Picture Me Dead by Heather Graham My rating: 4 of 5 stars I thoroughly enjoyed ‘Picture Me Dead” although I felt that I could have chopped out the central 100 pages and still had a great read at 323. The boathouse to apartment play… Continue Reading “Book Review: “Picture Me Dead” by Heather Graham”
Bones Never Lie by Kathy Reichs
Bones Never Lie by Kathy Reichs My rating: 4 of 5 stars Here’s a really excellent book for those of you who like a bit more of the morbidity/mortality side of the picture as explained and described by someone who has actually worked in… Continue Reading “Bones Never Lie by Kathy Reichs”
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