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Book Review: The Last Horseman, by David Gilman
The Last Horseman by David Gilman My rating: 5 of 5 stars Sometimes historical fiction can give a more keen and concise picture of what happened during a war than hours of pouring over the reports and comments made by field commanders or looking… Continue Reading “Book Review: The Last Horseman, by David Gilman”
Modern Fables of Back to the Future – What it Will Take! Rents and Housing Prices Have got to Fall or Wages Rise!
How can we solve America’s Problems? Pressure – Pressure – Pressure. Not by Guns, but by asking Congress to get to work and Fix some probems!
The Nixon Precident Applied to Trump!
Freedom and Justice will Prevail! The Bipartisan Joint Committee to Investigate the January 6th 2022 break-in to Congress has come down to the crux of the point that shows who was really running (or not) the Ship of State at the time of the… Continue Reading “The Nixon Precident Applied to Trump!”
Keeping Kids Safe At School: A Litmus Test Question of Leadership: For Our VOTES!
Do you need a single issue to govern your next vote! Try saving school children as a litmus test for candidates! The next time you hear a Congressman or Congresswoman candidate who is spouting about guns and keeping our kids safe in schools. Ask… Continue Reading “Keeping Kids Safe At School: A Litmus Test Question of Leadership: For Our VOTES!”
That 5 Letter English Word with “W” as the vowel! Learn a new Word!
Every morning when I wake up I go through my morning rituals while sipping my first “cuppa” tea in bed. (You have to remember I’ve been married to an English lady for over 50 years.) The pills: don’t want to forget those at age… Continue Reading “That 5 Letter English Word with “W” as the vowel! Learn a new Word!”
Book Review: Skinwalkers by Tony Hillerman
Skinwalkers by Tony Hillerman My rating: 4 of 5 stars Tony Hillerman always has a good tale to tell in his modern western combination of murder mystery, and Navajo culture as Navajo Tribal Police Officer Jim Chee and Lt. Joe Leaphorn tunnel through evidence… Continue Reading “Book Review: Skinwalkers by Tony Hillerman”
Self-Publishing: Here’s Cogitating about Reviewer’s Feedback on my 2016 Book Cover – Food for future thought!
It’s been over 5 years since I published my last book. And as a writer I am always interested in finding out what my readers have thought about what they have read. Reading honest feedback from reviewers or persons with whom you correspond always… Continue Reading “Self-Publishing: Here’s Cogitating about Reviewer’s Feedback on my 2016 Book Cover – Food for future thought!”
Book Review: Biscuits and Gravy (Chuckwagon #4) by William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone
Biscuits and Gravy by William W. Johnstone My rating: 4 of 5 stars A well written book in this series, showing how J. A. Johnstone has enhanced the characterizations by mentor William W. Johnstone. It’s the solid western genre going all the way back… Continue Reading “Book Review: Biscuits and Gravy (Chuckwagon #4) by William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone”
Best Kept Secret: Duty Post in Germany: 1969-72
When you got posted to a detachment in Germany during the Cold War, the odds were that you were going to end up at a post that would have you playing constant war games in the snow or mud and rain off of one… Continue Reading “Best Kept Secret: Duty Post in Germany: 1969-72”
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