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    A B-747 Experience

    by tod 2021-01-09

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    Changing Gears

    by tod 2020-10-12
    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. Read More

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    The Kill Season

    by tod 2020-02-09
    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

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    Writers Get Paid by the Word

    by tod 2020-02-09
    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 More

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    Spy vs. Spy – Berlin 1966

    by tod 2020-01-28
    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.
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    We had free access to the East and our visible intelligence officers cruised around in green military vehicles.
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    Neighbors and Pizza

    by tod 2020-01-06
    In August of 2019 our neighbors Vic and Sandy invited several couples over to share pizza on their newly-completed front patio.  Daunna and I joined Marc & Mimi, and Swapnil & Gagan in celebrating. The last slide shows Gagan offering his approval!
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    6th Extinction by Bob Blink

    by tod 2020-01-05
    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

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    Betrayed by Shelly Knox

    by tod 2019-10-12
    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

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    Chosen – Cassandra Project Book 1 by O. M. Faure

    by tod 2019-09-16
    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

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    Forgetting to Log Out of Shared Workstation

    by tod 2019-03-03
    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.  
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