Don't bother with this book. In fact, don't bother reading the rest of this review unless you want to know why you shouldn't bother with this book.   Read the rest of this entry »

This is the second in a series of Heinlein short story compilations. This assemblage is unified in the sense that Heinlein sets traditional heroic themes in his future world.   Read the rest of this entry »

Here is a quintessential example of liberal problem solving. How many other examples can you come up with?   Read the rest of this entry »

This is one of several hundred very old sci-fi paperbacks my folks were dispensing with a few years back. I couldn't bear to let them go, although I don't know that I will live long enough to read all the books I have now. I like what I have read of Heinlein, so I grabbed this one for a quick diversion.   Read the rest of this entry »

The first overt act of revolution, in which American colonists took up arms against the British, took place on this date, 240 years ago, in Portsmouth Massachusetts.   Read the rest of this entry »

Wow! FUN! FUN! FUN! This girl's trio is phenomenal! Holy Moly are these gals good! They have a couple things out, including an E.P. and a Christmas album.   Read the rest of this entry »

I don't play board games nearly often enough. This is a past-time that is becoming a lost art.   Read the rest of this entry »

It is not a bad thing to understand something fully. However, no one has the time or intellectual capacity to fully understand everything.   Read the rest of this entry »

Author, William Murchison’s clear and crisp writing style describes an under-appreciated, and indeed, often-misrepresented founding father, John Dickinson.   Read the rest of this entry »

While Washington’s role in this book is certainly at the forefront in parts, Markle has really documented the birth of American spying as his subtitle suggests. There was a lot more intelligence gathering going on during the Revolution than just what was being produced by the Culper spy ring around NY.   Read the rest of this entry »