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10 Random Facts about Myself in 2016, Revisited

In today’s blog post, I am revisiting my blog post from April 8, 2016. I had been asked to share 10 random facts about myself. It is interesting exactly eight years later to reread that post and see that little has changed. Here are the 10 random facts about myself as I offered them eight … Continue reading 10 Random Facts about Myself in 2016, Revisited →

Three of the Six Books I Read in March 2024

The first Monday of the month seems to roll around faster and faster, and it’s time for me to blog about all or some of the books I read the preceding month. Today’s post is about three of the six books I read in March. I plan to blog about the other three on April … Continue reading Three of the Six Books I Read in March 2024 →

The Other 2.4 Books I Read in February 2024

On March 4, 2024, I blogged about three of the 5.4 books I read in February. After writing about #OnThisDay anniversary topics the last two Mondays, today I get to tell you about the other 2.4 books I read last month. Slave Escapes & the Underground Railroad in North Carolina, by Steve M. Miller & … Continue reading The Other 2.4 Books I Read in February 2024 →

#OnThisDay: Gideon v. Wainwright

I should have kept my notes from studying the Gideon v. Wainwright US Supreme Court case when I took Constitutional Law as a senior political science major in college. Fifty years later, I remembered the Gideon case as the one that gave individuals charged with a crime in the United States the right to legal … Continue reading #OnThisDay: Gideon v. Wainwright →

#OnThisDay: The Blizzard of 1888

I am wearing my historian hat today to write another #OnThisDay blog post. Sometimes I’m quite familiar with the topics covered in my occasional #OnThisDay blog posts, but today’s subject was one I knew nothing about. I need a topic like that to come along once in a while to keep my research juices flowing. … Continue reading #OnThisDay: The Blizzard of 1888 →

3 of the 5.4 Books I Read in February 2024

February was another interesting reading month for me, even though I did not read as many books as in January. Here’s my take on three of the 5.4 books I read last month. Fortune Favors the Dead, by Stephen Spotswood I was not familiar with Stephen Spotswood’s writing until I read about Fortune Favors the … Continue reading 3 of the 5.4 Books I Read in February 2024 →

I Feel Like the World has Passed Me By

I recently read a blog post that made my head spin. It left me wondering if I can make it as a writer. The world is changing at warp speed, and I cannot keep up. My post today is a bit of a rant. Please bear with me. I’m curious. Do you feel the same … Continue reading I Feel Like the World has Passed Me By →

Four More Books I Read in January 2024

This is a first! I’ve never read so many books in one month that I had to dedicate three blog posts to those books the following month! Saving Grayson, by Chris Fabry I requested this book at the public library after reading that it was about a man with Alzheimer’s Disease. This terrible disease has … Continue reading Four More Books I Read in January 2024 →

Three Other Books I Read in January 2024

January brought me lots of books and time to read them. Last week’s blog post talked about three books I read last month. Today’s blog is about three other books I read. Next week, I’ll blog about the other four books I read in January. The Woman in the White Kimono, by Ana Johns It … Continue reading Three Other Books I Read in January 2024 →

Three of the 10 Books I Read in January 2024

Being a cold month and more than a little wet in North Carolina, January turned out to be a great 31 days of reading opportunities for me. Today I’m blogging about three of the 10 books I read last month. I’ll blog about the other books February 11 and 19. As I often have in … Continue reading Three of the 10 Books I Read in January 2024 →