August 27, 2020
We rarely recognize golden days when we are living them. Good can only be evaluated by what we consider bad, and bad by what we consider […]
August 20, 2020
Len Deighton is my favorite living writer. I have read and reread the nine novels beginning with Berlin Game and ending with Charity of his triple […]
August 12, 2020
I consider David Hockney one of the world’s finest artists. Born in Britain, he moved to Los Angeles. He currently lives in France. The subject of […]
August 5, 2020
In May of 2017, I wrote an article entitled I Ain’t Superstitious about superstition, the art of false news, and a quote by Winston Churchill, which […]
July 30, 2020
The article “Ideas and the Scientific Method” that I wrote in May 2013 is surprisingly appropriate today. It gave a brief synopsis of the history of […]
July 29, 2020
Did you miss out on the giveaway that ended yesterday? There’s still a chance to read Eye of the Moon for free. August 9th marks the […]
July 24, 2020
From July 24th through the 28th, we have the last giveaway of Eye of the Moon before the launch of the sequel, by having the book […]
July 15, 2020
My interview with Bill Ballenger on The Political Insider #110 is posted, from the 10 minute to 29 minute mark. It was delightful to talk with […]
July 7, 2020
I had the great pleasure of speaking with Lou Diamond for his podcast series in collaboration with Bedside Reading®, Authors that Thrive.
July 1, 2020
The Rufous Hornero (furnarius rufus) is Argentina’s national bird. They build oven-shaped nests of clay and vegetation. Its English name is the “Red Ovenbird”. They are […]
June 24, 2020
When times are uncertain the best one can do is be optimistic and have a sense of humor. One must also take the long view. Such […]
June 17, 2020
I read The Good Shepherd and gave it five stars. Here is my review on Goodreads: There are a few books by C. S. Forester that […]
June 3, 2020
One of the ways we learn is to observe. Infants do that a lot. They look around. What are they doing in their cute little heads? […]