by Melinda Snodgrass | Feb 5, 2014 | Blog
I admit I’m a political junkie so this developing story in New Jersey about the bridge and the Sandy relief money has had me fascinated. I watched a lot of Governor Chris Christie’s press conference where he tried to put the bridge scandal behind him, but as I was watching I spotted the moment when Christy took that one step too far and probably wrecked his chances to escape unscathed. It happened when he was talking about David Wildstein, the man who had implemented the command...
by Melinda Snodgrass | Feb 1, 2014 | Blog
I’ve been driving madly toward the end of the latest Linnet Ellery book so I haven’t had a lot of time to write up posts. I’ve had a couple in mind and here’s one of them. When I bought the sports car it came with satellite radio. I figured I’d used it until the free offer ran out and then not bother to renew, but the bastards got me hooked. I love On Broadway and Pops and Symphony Hall. I can also listen to news if I’m so inclined. There’s a lot to choose from, and it will certainly help...
by Melinda Snodgrass | Jan 20, 2014 | Blog
No this isn’t about martinis and disappointment when they’re stirred rather than shaken. Today we are celebrating MLK (Martin Luther King) Day here in the United States. This morning I was indulging in my morning ritual of reading through various news sites before I got into the days work. There were a number of terrific articles about the slain civil rights leader, and reprints of a number of his speeches. And every article was followed with a deluge of the most grotesque,...
by Melinda Snodgrass | Jan 11, 2014 | Blog
Andrew Sullivan is pretty okay. I took real offense over his stance in a CNN interview about this pregnant woman who is brain dead in Texas, but being forced to remain on a ventilator as a human incubator over the objections of her husband her, her father and her own DNR. The fetus was not viable when she suffered brain death, and the fetus was probably denied oxygen for such a length of time that the damage will be severe, but Texas has intervened. Sullivan was saying the child should have a...
by Melinda Snodgrass | Jan 7, 2014 | Blog
While I was sweating on the rowing machine yesterday the TV right above me was tuned to CNN’s new reboot of Crossfire. They were having a global warming debate with Newt Gingrich and some other Republican neither of whom were scientists on one side, and one actual scientist on the other side, and some guy who worked on climate change issues for the White House. The Newtster and the other guy admitted that temperatures were rising, but it wasn’t going to be a big deal, and we were...
by Melinda Snodgrass | Jan 6, 2014 | Blog
I’ve been on a non-fiction kick for the past month. Maybe because I’m having to wait for new novels from my friends and talented authors — James S.A. Corey, Daniel Abraham, Drew Karpyshyn, Emma Newman, — hurry up, guys. Anyway, I started this non-fiction kick with Rachel Madow’s terrific book DRIFT. It outlines the subtle steps that have occurred since the 1950’s that have undermined the Constitution and it’s ability to keep us from entering wars on...
