Like millions of Americans whose doctors have prescribed statins to lower cholesterol, consider that many, many of us had great success with them for decades--until they turn on you. About five years ago, my steady decline in health and fitness went unnoticed and was attributed to my advancing age--the age one sees on a lot … Continue reading On Statins and Greed
Blog Posts
Seattle Tech Companies Tax Revolt
So Jeffie throws a chair into the corner and says he's not going to build a new Amazon building in downtown Seattle because of the new head-tax on big companies like Amazon. Good. When a city is facing a housing crisis which means an entire class of people can't afford to find a place to … Continue reading Seattle Tech Companies Tax Revolt
On Offending those on the Right
I again offended my midwest farmer friends and relatives on Facebook or those who appreciate them. I apologize. I also appreciate hard-working men and women who work hard against impossible odds to bring us the food we all need. I didn't mean to indict wide swaths of America as ignorant fools who aren't smart enough to … Continue reading On Offending those on the Right
Free Books
I use Blasty to monitor the Internet for sites which offer FREE DOWNLOADS of my books, including The Owl Wrangler, Guardians of the Sacred Seven, and Quest for the Truth (all in The Seldith Chronicles series). I also search for my technical titles and for The Timkers--A Stitch in Time, The Timkers--Deja Vu, and The … Continue reading Free Books
SALE! 50 Percent Off
Since the discount codes for my books are being discontinued by CreateSpace on November first, I decided to create 50% off discount codes for anyone to use before then. Just go to https://www.createspace.com/5147540 and enter the code RZ92GPYH to get a print copy of "The Timkers--A Stitch in Time" my five-star new adult novel. Or the code … Continue reading SALE! 50 Percent Off
The CreateSpace Online Store is Closing
I regret to inform you, my readers and fans that the popular CreateSpace Online store will cease operation October 31, 2017. As I write this, that's less than two weeks from now. What does this mean to those who want to buy my books? They'll still be available, but only through select bookstores and from … Continue reading The CreateSpace Online Store is Closing
Trusting our Kids and the World
Not being a parent, a fellow author asked if kids nine to twelve would typically have cell phones. Several folks answered in the affirmative—one reminded us of a Federal program to give flip-phones to seniors and underprivileged kids. This got me thinking. How many people today take this level of connectivity between parents and kids … Continue reading Trusting our Kids and the World
The Site is Up
If you can see this page, you've seen the new Beta V website. We hope you like the new look. As we're still designing and improving the site, I expect you'll see lots of changes over the next few weeks as we all get used to the site and we respond to feedback.
Fallout
I'm reminded of the book "On the Beach" (Nevil Shute, 1957) published when I was ten and read when I was twenty. The people in Australia could only sit and wait while the radiation cloud approached from the north. There was nothing they could do but take that last vacation, drive in that last race, … Continue reading Fallout
On Holiday Travel
About two months ago, my spouse announced she’s going to visit our daughter (George) in Florida for Christmas. She didn’t expect me to want to go because of… well, let’s just say “issues.” Our other daughter, Fred was also going. “Count me in,” I said, without a lot of enthusiasm — as when agreeing to go to … Continue reading On Holiday Travel
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