Links to some of my personal thoughts and writings.
I’ve studied more than a little of the history of Nazi Germany, partly out of curiosity, partly out of my interest in things related to World War 2 and partly as a result of my hobby of Stamp Collecting. I have a very specialized collection related to the inflationary period of the 20’s which led […]
Life in the Fifties (Author Unknown) Long ago and far away, in a land that time forgot, Before the days of Dylan, or the dawn of Camelot. There lived a race of innocents, and they were you and me, For Ike was in the White House in that land where we were born, Where navels […]
It has been an amazing thing to watch…the pivot of the Left from obscene insults to their “unity” theme. After 4 years of having been called everything from a racist to a Nazi to a homophobe…just to name a few of the more common slurs, we are supposed to just forget all that and pretend […]
If you have spent any time on this site, you will have noticed that there are more than a few entries that relate to Israel and the history of the Jews. There is a page related to the history of America and how we came to be involved in the Middle East. There is also […]
So the title of this will probably offend some folks….I don’t care. I’m not much of a politically correct person so if that offends you…tough. I mean it exactly as it sounds…the USA is being turned into a weak and hesitant nation…what Mao of China once referred to as “A Paper Tiger”. All of this […]
I am reading Bill O’Reilly’s book “Bold Fresh” and it reminded me that I have wanted to record some thoughts about some of the key events in my life. Well, maybe not so key, but at least things that I do remember….Things that made me what I am… ~1950 – Tonsils out. I think that […]
One hears a lot about how the United States of America has caused so much of the troubles in the Middle East and that we are to blame for the violence and chaos in that part of the world. It is a common refrain of the Leftist and other haters of America. As it turns […]
While I was working on the text of the US and the Middle east, I was confronted with the fact that there are a number of somewhat independent threads in history that connect with the main story I am trying to tell. I am reminded of the many independent streams that flow into the same […]
Scott Number Count Condition Notes 96 1 Partial, rough selvage 98 1 Partial 106 1 Slight Damage in Selvage 114 1 Incomplete 137 1 Small piece missing on right 138 1 Good 139 1 Good 140 1 Good 141 1 Good 142 3 2 Good, 1 Partial 144 1 Partial, missing selvage 145 1 Good […]
Some thoughts on a lifetime in the business of computing. 1963-1964-1966: Case Institute of Technology, Univac 1107 1967-1968: U.S. Army, Univac 1005 1969-1971: Ryder Systems, Burroughs 3500 1972-1975: American Automobile Association, Honeywell 1200 (?) 1975-1989: American Automobile Association, Univac 1100 1985-1987: Department of Treasury (Institute of Modern Procedures?), IBM 370
This is one of those wonderful books that I have only as a consequence of my friendship with Jim and his wife who run the Alla Book Store in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It is really quite a treasure as it was printed in a limited edition of only 100 copies. There are several […]
Book Review – The Black Military Experience in the American West Read More »
There is no better introduction to this book than the words on the dustcover: “My first trip to Washington had been to protest the Vietnam War. But now I was part of the decision-making apparatus of the Federal Government – the tiniest possible part, to be sure. But a part all the same. […]
Book Review – My Grandfather’s Son, Clarence Thomas Read More »
I have not a clue where I found this book but it’s just the kind of book I love to read – real life by a real person with all the real details, unpalatable as that might be, associated with life. No ugly detail left out….and this one has a lot of ugly details. That book […]
Book Review – Memoirs of a Slave Trader, Theodore Canot Read More »
A speech by Ronald Reagan The Shining City Upon A Hill On January 25, 1974 There are three men here tonight I am very proud to introduce. It was a year ago this coming February when this country had its spirits lifted as they have never been lifted in many years. This happened when […]
There is a bit of background to this book that is needed to place it properly into perspective: In the works of Joseph Campbell, The Masks of God, there is a quotation from the first volumn that has had great meaning to me: “sila ersinarsinivdlugo – Be Not Afraid of the Universe” When […]
Book Review – The Alaskan Eskimos, Report of the Fifth Thule Expedition 1921-24 Read More »
This was a relatively short volumn, less than 200 pages but jammed full of details related to the state of England before the invasion by the Romans (first by Julius Caesar) and then the impacts of that invasion before the Romans finally evacuated the island 300+ years later. I had a bit of difficulty following […]
Well, if I needed another book to provide additional evidence of the terrible treatment of women over the centuries, this fit the bill. BTW – Colonial Latin America covers the time period well after the “conquest” and stops well before the liberation movements in the 1800’s….so about 200 years or so. A couple of […]
Book Review – Sexuality & Marriage in Colonial Latin America Read More »
Every once in a while, one needs to step out of your comfort zone and read something that is quite at odds with one’s usual beliefs and this is my latest attempt at that. And it was worth it. The book has the obvious attraction that it is about Crows, my personal spiritual animal and […]
Another good read from one of my favorite characters. His sense of humor is a very kewl match to my own. Not to mention that he is one of the best at thumbing his nose at the world of “Political Correctness”. I just wish I had the time to see more of his show on […]
The most thought provoking book of the Bible. First off, The Anchor Bible itself requires a bit of an introduction: This is from the Wikipedia: The Anchor Bible Commentary Series, created under the guidance of William Foxwell Albright (1891–1971), comprises a translation and exegesis of the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament and the Intertestamental […]
Every person in this country should read this book….. Suffice it to say that: I have read all of Ann’s books They are meticulously researched They are absolutely accurate This is no exception This is a final warning to the country that our nation, as we have grown to understand it, is about to disappear […]
This one has been signed by the author. The store here is that a co-worker, and fellow Vietnam Vet, once invited me to a gathering of poets who were also fellow vets and their families. We met in a bar in Silver Springs, not my usual place to go. Turned out to be an interesting […]
Book Review – Cologne No. 10 For Men, Richard Morris Read More »
This was a gift from my daughter as a Christmas present. Did not make any notes as I read it. A quite interesting book that tells a story related to World War 2 that I was completely unaware of. Tells how the librarians and book publishers and the keepers of morale combined to get millions […]
Book Review – When Books Went To Ear, Molly Guptill Manning Read More »
This is one of those old stories from the past whose author is unknown and likely is a composite of a large variety of stories told for decades before being written down. I like these enormously. From the back page: “Based on oral tales that originated in historical events in tenth-century Iceland, these two sagas […]
Book Review – Gisli Sursson’s Sage & The Saga of the People of Eyri, Anonymous Read More »
How the Left is Killing Free Speech Written by one of my favorite commentators. Don’t always agree with her but her opinions are always well reasoned and thoughtful and deserving of respect. Might have actually changed my mind on a few things, heaven forbid… The good news and the bad news: This book was an […]
This character is one of my favorite commentators. The book is a collection of his writings over the years and makes great reading. While there is nothing especially new in the text, it does a great job of illustrating why this is one of the truly great minds in the world today.
Book Review – Things That Matter, Charles Krauthammer Read More »
I’ve read a number of his books and this is a good one. I was already familiar with most of what he had to say here but was not aware of so many of the statistics he quoted. Those were the best part, so far as I was concerned, being the geeky fellow I am. […]
I rather like this guy, expecially when he subs for Bill O’Reilly. His sense of humor and mine go well together. Not sure what that says about the two of us, but it’s a fact. This book is about the impact that the purveyors of “Cool” are having and have had on American society….and it […]
I have been fascinated by the Alger Hiss case since I was a teenager. Reading Whittaker Chambers’ book “Witness” was one of the formative events of my early life and has stood out as a key event in modern history for me ever since. As this book shows quite well, it is a wonderful […]
Book Review – Alger Hiss – Why He Chose Treason, Christina Shelton Read More »
My long growing concerns about where this nation is headed finally coalesced around my re-reading the book “The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire” by Edward Gibbon. I long ago knew that books came into my life according to rules that I did not understand and did not need to understand…they […]