Sometimes great opportunities or experiences are presented to you when you least expect them, and this happened to me Saturday, February 9, 2024.  I was invited to attend the George Washington Birthday, Annual Dinner of the Military Order of the Purple Heart, Chapter 423. That itself, is rare honor, but in addition, the Commander of the chapter wanted me to speak to the group and also sign copies that he Read More

Biology and Coming Full Circle He was about 81 or 82, I don’t remember, and was tall, thin and a distinguished-looking man.  He was sent to my office by his primary for a consultation regarding his medical condition. This of course, will not be discussed here. After I analyzed his CT scans and showed them to him and his wife, and gave him a thorough exam, subsequently explaining my plan of treatment, Read More

One major concern that I have as I grow older, is that my eyes, already suffering for various reasons over the years, will no longer be able to provide me the vision necessary to read at my leisure, or for work or for writing the various books that force themselves into my hard, but receptive head.  I won’t go into the details here, but I am going to be scheduled for surgery in the near future, and hope Read More

Please enjoy this interview that was published through Defiance Press about my thriller, Blue Shadows. This is not your usual book interview so be prepared because you may enjoy a laugh or two. After all, this life is full of stress and sadness and sometimes we need to take ourselves a little less seriously. Please click on the link below and enjoy. Then, tell your friends and colleagues to buy the book, or e Read More

She doesn’t always go out on New Years Eve.  Sometimes she just likes to stay home and enjoy the company of a few friends and have a little champagne and some laughs together then they stay over night for safety, away from the roads, after they ring in the New Year at midnight. Other times, she may want to stay alone, although this is relatively unusual due to a basketful of invitations and pleadings Read More

I knew if I wrote the word sexy in the title, it would quickly get the attention of my voracious blog-readers.  And then, if I wrote Part I, you would be enticed immediately to look for Part II, to see if in fact, it really is as sexy as I say.  I won’t ask, but I bet I was close to being correct.  Or perhaps, no matter what the title, the hordes of avid readers of my famous blog wil Read More

Sam the bartender received the letter on the 22nd, then placed in a lock box under the bar, next to his Glock 9mm. It would be safe, and ready for Carson when he came.  As usual, there was no return address because, well, Ollie had no known address that anyone knew, and he certainly wasn’t going to ask him because the shadow men would certainly not allow it, he thought.  He knew there were only thr Read More

To the readers:  This is pure fiction and never happened.   Clint Eastwood’s actual movie quotes are in italics, however. It is written out of respect to the great actor. Ollie was coming to the bar more frequently now.  He never bought a beer for himself, and the other customers, as always, greeted him, smiled and made sure he had his Guiness in front of him.  They even became accust Read More

He didn’t want to open it.  There was a sense of dread within him, that pounded on his 100-year-old heart, because he knew he was going to be asked to jump back in the fire that previously burned him, but God allowed him to live through it, somehow. It reminded him of a deep canyon of loss, but also, a victory that no one could have predicted. So, he took it with him, inside his coat pocket, folded up s Read More

We Need More Trombone Christopher Walken was on a famous Saturday Night live set where he asked for “More Cowbell!”  And of course, he made a good point:  cowbell, done correctly with the correct timing certainly can make a piece ascend from good to great. I’m sure all of you are aware of your favorite examples, like Mississippi Queen by Mountain, Born on the Bayou by Creedence and Fool for the City by Read More