An Aha Moment

It came upon me as slow as a snail and then suddenly hit me faster than a high-speed freight train. And a runaway one at that. Why did it take…

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Ex Libris Mei

BOOK REVIEWS Confederates In The Attic – Tony Horwitz (391 pages) Summary: And you thought the past was lost when Confederate monuments across the country were torn down in the…

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What’s In A Number?

The mention of a certain number may bring to mind a definitive, universal meaning. Why? Numbers are just integers. They are used for counting whatever one needs to count. It’s…

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Best-Case Scenario

BOOK REVIEWS Into Thin Air – Jon Krakauer (293 pages) Summary: The author himself dared to make the ascent to the top of Mount Everest, and he succeeded. The thrill…

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Old Guard Emeritus

Moorman, Joseph Cornelius Black lives matter? You bet!! And the life of this man, Joe Moorman, sure did! The tributes on Facebook are pouring in after he recently died at…

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Sinatra’s Pre-Show Setup

Dressing room requirements for musicians must be quite the production in and of themselves. Besides friends. family, and the usual entourage in attendance before concerts, musicians and their bands must…

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