February 5, 2025 I recently learned of the passing of a colleague from my time at the Voice of America which, if you don't know, is a government-funded international broadcaster. It began with radio news in World War II and today appears all over the world on digital, TV, and radio platforms in nearly 50… Continue reading My life in the deep state
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Lights! Action! That’s almost a wrap
Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko on Pexels.com My wonderful wife, who doubles as my muse, is a morning person in a way I'll never be. While I'm drifting around in a pre-caffeinated haze, her mental and creative powers hit their peak around the time she rises to start the day. This energy often produces epiphanies, like… Continue reading Lights! Action! That’s almost a wrap
From cold to warm and back again
February 28, 2022 I'm sure glad my wife and I had a safe room built into the basement of our house. We did it because we were worried about tornados and the dangers of climate change, but it'll make a fine fallout shelter too. Source: AP 2/27/2022 To someone who was born early in the… Continue reading From cold to warm and back again