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On My Mind – Principiis – Live A Good Life – 7/31/2018
Live A Good Life If there are Gods and they are just, they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there are Gods but unjust, then … Continue reading
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On The Nightstand – The Sacrifice – 7/29/2018
Interesting how things work out – in defiance of all expectations. I’ve been deep in a book about the Taiping Rebellion in 19th century China – “Autumn In The Heavenly Kingdom” by Stephen R. Platt – a very good book … Continue reading
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On My Mind – Principiis – If – 7/28/2018
IF If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait … Continue reading
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On My Mind – Principiis – 7/28/2018
**Warning – This Post and those that follow in what I hope to make an occasional series is not going to be of interest to many – likely most of you. I’m taking the opportunity to write for an audience … Continue reading
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On The Screen – Annihilation – 7/26/2018
This is kind of a rubber band post – it bounces me back to books I read and posts I published around the end of February. Over the course of about two weeks, I read all three of the “Southern … Continue reading
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On The Nightstand – Imperial Twilight – 7/22/2018
I’ve recently slowed down a bit with respect to my reading, writing and posting – partly due to a busier than normal daily schedule – work, kids, a whole host of things – but partly due to a detour I’ve … Continue reading
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On The Nightstand – The Black Chamber – 7/15/2018
I haven’t read everything that S.M. Stirling has written but I’ve read most of his work. The first of his books that I found was the second he released – “Marching Through Georgia” – in 1988. I’ve gone on to … Continue reading
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On The Nightstand – Song Of Kali – 7/9/2018
I had no plan to pick this book up – I think it actually found me. I mentioned in my July Releases post that this was a light month and that I was looking for options to add to my … Continue reading
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On The Nightstand – Cathedra – 7/7/2018
This isn’t really a review – more of a recommendation for a recently published short story from M.C. Tuggle. You can find Mike’s site here: https://mctuggle.com/ Mike just had a short story titled “Cathedra” published in the April 2018 edition … Continue reading
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On My Mind – The 4th – 7/4/2018
I know it’s a bit cliche but do you ever wonder what Washington, Jefferson and Adams would have thought if we were able to bring them forward in time and give them a look at what the country they created … Continue reading
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