Monthly Archives: May 2011
The Texas Of Panama
Texas has always had an inflated opinion of itself. Growing up, of course, it prided itself as the “biggest” state in the Union and I was delighted when Alaska became a state and relegated Texas to second fiddle status. In … Continue reading
Interesting Sales Info On My Books
As I was finishing my fictionalized account of Christopher Columbus’s ill-fated fourth voyage I knew I was going to publish it as an e-book and not try to have a “traditional” publisher. With 68 summers behind me, and hopefully a … Continue reading
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My Book To Be In Spanish
As my regular readers know, I have a book available on Amazon.com. I’m certainly no threat to break the number of sales posted by the likes of J.A. Konrath or Amanda Hocking. Not by a long shot. Those two are … Continue reading
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Musica Tipica de Panama
It occurred to me that I have been remiss in delving into the music of Panama in this blog. A shame because I love music so much. When riding the local buses here there is always music playing, either on … Continue reading
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We Didn’t Build Bird Houses In Our Shop Classes
Back when I was in high school we were required to take what today would probably be termed “life skill” classes. The girls took “Home Ec.” classes where they learned cooking and sewing. Some of the girls also took secretarial … Continue reading
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Photo Proves Bin Laden Is Dead
President Obama, sensitive to continuing criticism about not revealing proof of Osama Bin Laden’s death, caved in, today, and released the following photo from formerly sealed files.
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Dog Artistry?
Several years ago I saw a story on t.v. about a dog who constantly arranged its toys in artistic patterns in the back yard.The dog had tons of stuffed toys and she would place them around the yard grouped by … Continue reading
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