I realized my last post about combat and writing about combat experiences wasn't as clear as it could have been.  I didn't mean to imply that you can't write about combat if you haven't experienced combat, though it probably came out that way.  I really hate...

I’ve now read one book SHADOW OPS: CONTROL POINT by an Iraq veteran, Myke Cole and I am in the processing of reading a terrific novel in my crit group by an Afghanistan veteran, M.T. REITEN, (not sold yet, but that’s going to happen soon), and I’ve...

It's not just because he's my friend, but an absolutely brilliant book is now available in paperback, BITTER SEEDS by Ian Tregillis.  Book two in the Milkweed Triptych, THE COLDEST WAR, will be out in July, and the third and final volume, NECESSARY EVIL, drops in...

I just read this stunningly depressing article by Frank Rich one of my favorite editorialists.  I don't know who We the People hold back this tide of money unleashed by Citizens United.  I make monthly donations to the President, and various candidates I...

I'm just in the mood to be pissy this morning.  First, I hate Joomla.  It makes me feel stupid because I can't even effectively upload photos much less link to a video and have it actually show up as a picture. Then I was putting away my test scores from the...

Well, this is very interesting.  It seemed the Founding Fathers, and any number of the framers of the Constitution had no trouble with individual mandates.  Check out this article. Personally I wish we'd fought for Medicare for all rather than this mess that...

I'm trying again to figure out how to actually embed a video in Joomla.  Actually, I'm contemplating a redesign of my website -- it's been a number of years with it looking exactly the same, and changing back to WordPress which I found easier than Joomla, but I...

Now that Bioware has said they will "amplify" the unsatisfying ending to the Mass Effect saga some game critics are bemoaning the power of the "spoiled" fans, and saying that games are art and this crybaby attitude is threatening artistic integrity.  They point...

Why do happy endings get such a bad rap?  I’m not talking about sappy, unrealistic endings, but honest endings in which people get what they need even if they may not get what they want.  I know it’s fashionable for critics to sneer at the happy...

I think I've figured out why breakfast is my favorite meal.  It's because mostly I eat a small piece of ham or bacon and an egg.  I rarely do toast.  And that's because carbs, particularly those with gluten in them are starting to really make me sick....