Archive for July 2019
Trump’s Fourth of July history lesson
In case you missed Trump’s speech at the Lincoln Memorial yesterday (and congratulations if you did), here are a couple highlights: Trump said: “The Continental Army suffered a bitter winner at Valley Forge, found glory across the waters of the Delaware and seized victory from Cornwallis of Yorktown. Our Army manned the air, it ran…
Read MoreImportant notes on this Fourth of July 2019
I’ll never understand the fascination of some people to light their own fireworks, which are always subpar in comparison to the real thing and occasionally result in serious injuries, permanent maiming, and house fires. When I was growing up in Massachusetts, the purchase or ownership of fireworks was illegal. This, in my mind, made a…
Read MoreThis is the way to write a review
Thinking about writing a review of a book you enjoyed? Probably not, I know, but you should! Positive reviews help readers find books and make authors quite happy. The Other Mother, my sixth novel, won’t publish in the United States until sometime in 2020, but it’s available in the UK and abroad now. An unusual…
Read MoreMeteorological adjectives are hard
Are you as confused over the adjectives for Thursday and Friday as I am?
Read MoreYour negativity sucks. Shut up.
Elysha and I are taking the kids to Disney World for a week. It will be their first time frolicking at the Magic Kingdom. I can’t wait. Elysha visited Disney World as a child, but I did not. My first visit came when I was about 19 years old. My best friend, Bengi, and I…
Read MoreResolution update: June 2019
Each month I review the progress of my yearly goals and report on that progress as a means of holding myself accountable. Here are the results for June. Since we have reached the halfway point in the year, I also like to take a step back and assess the likelihood of me completing each goal.…
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