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2021-04-26
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2021-01-09
A B-747 Experience
The Queen of the Skies was truly a wonderful ship. On the times I was in business class on Pan Am trans-Pacific routes, the upper deck was a non-smoking business class area and it felt like we were in our own private plane. Those were also the days when the entrance to the flight deck was simply a black curtain! 80s, All, Tech, Travel
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2020-10-12
Changing Gears
…thanks for not calling them ‘adverts’ like our mates across the pond… “Hey Pando,” Eddie called to me loudly from across our table, around which were seated various denizens comprising our local native wits, who were trying to enjoy Toni’s powerful overcooked and over-perked copper-colored liquid that she playfully lists as “coffee” on the menu of The Scruffy Dog Cafe. All, Humor, Scruffy Dog Cafe
Custom TextBox : Since reading “State of Denial” a couple of years ago, I’ve been a fan of Robin Mahle’s Lacy Merrick and Kate Reid novels…
2020-02-09
The Kill Season
Since reading “State of Denial” a couple of years ago, I’ve been a fan of Robin Mahle’s Lacy Merrick and Kate Reid novels… Primarily because they combine elements of great story-telling with excellent three-dimensional characters, particularly her strong female leads. Read More All, Book Review
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2020-02-09
Writers Get Paid by the Word
We bring you the latest in New Journalism Today I was reading news articles on my iPad. I noticed that over the past week, every now and then there’s an article where the author appears to be paid by the word, based on the totally superfluous garbage used to set the scene, as if they were writing a play. Read All, Anecdotes, Stories
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2020-01-28
Spy vs. Spy – Berlin 1966
Serious tit-for-tat Cold War harassing tactics Yeah, while Vietnam was a pretty hot zone and pretty screwed up from the beginning, Berlin was a cold war zone, with daily incidents at the wall. 1996We had free access to the East and our visible intelligence officers cruised around in green military vehicles. Read More 60s, All, Anecdotes, Germany, Places
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2020-01-06
Neighbors and Pizza
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2020-01-05
6th Extinction by Bob Blink
The story – 5 stars; The mechanics – 1 star As I did with my recent review with Timelines, which I believe was Bob Blink’s first Kindle book, I will divide this review of his latest novel into two parts, Read More All, Book Review
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2019-10-12
Betrayed by Shelly Knox
If you like chilling and dramatic horror stories, this is for you! This was an exciting but very descriptive book about a serial killer who targets women who are on the verge of giving birth. He kills then removes the living baby, which he then sells to a broker. Read More All, Book Review
2019-09-16
Chosen – Cassandra Project Book 1 by O. M. Faure
This was a well-written and very interesting sociological sort-of sci-fi thriller that takes place in a dystopian Kingdom of England and Wales toward the end of the 21st century. Read More All, Book Review
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2019-03-03
Forgetting to Log Out of Shared Workstation
Do not ever forget to log off a shared terminal; not doing could have terminal consquences I recently had a discussion with a friend about working in an office in the 1980s. I recalled an experience in 1983 when our word processors were shared IBM terminals. 1983 Read More 80s, All, Anecdotes, Moments, Rolm
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2018-11-01
Tour Guide in Berlin
California boy guiding tour bus of American soldiers through East Berlin In the 1990s I worked for an outfit that had developed a reasonably inexpensive way to to transmit voice and data over fiber optic cables. One of the investors was Deutsche Telekom and we had an office in Bonn.1996 Read More 80s, Anecdotes, Germany
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2018-09-05
Picking Up Mail
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2018-08-21
Saturday Morning Army Inspection 1960s Berlin
You can never pull a fast one on a 1st Sergeant – they will eventually catch on I was in the Army in the mid-60s, stationed in Berlin as a telephone repairman / switchboard operator. Our outfit was a Signal company, which included any job pertaining to communications – telephone, radio, microwave, crypto, whatever. Read More 60s, Decades, Germany, Humor, Moments
Custom TextBox : Fiona created an amusing verse after an afternoon of play ended by a drizzle
2018-08-13
Drizzly Day
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2018-07-26
Dave’s Insanity
2018-07-25
