Rick McBee's Writings
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Star Wars – Death Star – Nixed by President – Hurray!!
Hurray! At least one budget breaking military FUBAR has been nixed! If you, America, got upset when someone put a bit of federal money into research on green energy and then the company went belly up, you ought to be really be upset by… Continue Reading “Star Wars – Death Star – Nixed by President – Hurray!!”
End of World Events: Getting Scientific Proof Finally!
Fellow end of worlders! It finally hit me as to why none of us have noticed or been able to prove the occurrence of end of the world events! This should help you understand and show how it should now be possible to actually… Continue Reading “End of World Events: Getting Scientific Proof Finally!”
What to do while you wait for the book to be Printed
One of the great things about doing e-books is the instant feedback given by computers to your wishes and needs. When I first put my Civil War book , Rough Enough on Kindle some 18 months ago, the satisfaction of completing the project to… Continue Reading “What to do while you wait for the book to be Printed”
Writing the Cover letter to send out with Galley Proof Copies
I am finding that writing the cover letter to send with my Galley Proofs and early release books is a delicate yet very important task in pushing the marketing of my new Civil and Indian War book, “Rough Enough.” Putting down the facts:… Continue Reading “Writing the Cover letter to send out with Galley Proof Copies”
Veterans Day: Thinking about military service in the context of the book “Rough Enough”
In my book, “Rough Enough”, Richard Clow at seventeen years of age seems to have been eager to head off to fight in the Civil War in 1864 with his 100 day enlistment followed by a three year reenlistment in the early weeks… Continue Reading “Veterans Day: Thinking about military service in the context of the book “Rough Enough””
Better off with a new political horse and course? I think not!
Let’s see you pragmatists and probability analysts out there – stock market up, jobs up , housing starts up, real estate market up, wars down…. I could go on. Do we switch horses in the middle of things getting better? I think not. Any… Continue Reading “Better off with a new political horse and course? I think not!”
Spring hits Oregon
Finally! Spring has come to Hood River. The main indicator is my strawberry patch. There isn’t much better in life than sitting in a patch of strawberries and just popping the berries off the plant and popping them straight in the mouth, cottonwood fluff,… Continue Reading “Spring hits Oregon”
2 Days of sunshine in Hood River
Back from diving in Curacao – the sun seems to be finally coming out in Hood River and the garden is beginning to grow. The corn is up and the sunflowers are a foot high so with a week of really good hot temperatures… Continue Reading “2 Days of sunshine in Hood River”
Orienteering in Moses Lake, WA – Watch out for water on your map!
Well Saturday the 2nd of June was a day to remember in my orienteering sport. For those of you who don’t know what it is, it’s basically a cross country sport involving races of various lengths for different age groups in which you are… Continue Reading “Orienteering in Moses Lake, WA – Watch out for water on your map!”
A blurred line in the sand or “I never saw the line, Gus”
The current congressional debate in congress about whether you can abort a baby for the simple reason of not wanting one of that sex should lead all of you writiers, whether in fiction or non-fiction to think about the giant issue of eugenics and… Continue Reading “A blurred line in the sand or “I never saw the line, Gus””
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