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

We were lucky to welcome a new doctor to our practice from Eastern Slobodan, and so I decided it was time to make him feel at home here in his new country, and of course, that meant taking him to a bar for some cold brews or some manly cocktails so he could get a taste of Americana. We pulled up seats at the bar, a long winding one, with about 20 seats available, so we took two in the middle in front of Read More

Ollie And the Office of National Security “Hello, Torrance Municipal Airport.  How may I help you today?” “This is the office of the U.S. National Security Advisor in Washington.  I had some questions for you about a pilot who recently rented a plane from you.” “Oh really? Well, you sound suspicious, whoever you are, and I have no intention of discussing our clients with anyone Read More