Monthly Archives: August 2006

You’ve heard that the Bible has been perverted and changed by nefarious and hidden forces. You’ve heard that aliens built the pyramids and the government is hiding flying saucers in Area 51. You’ve heard that the moon landing never happened … Continue reading →

“What’s in a name? That which we call a roseBy any other word would smell as sweet.” –From Romeo and Juliet (II, ii, 1-2) As we contemplate the fact that Pluto is now to be classified as a “dwarf planet,” … Continue reading →

A depressing article by Richard Cohen. A taste: This inability of Europe to get its act together is what suggests 1938. Back then, Churchill was hardly the only one who thought Hitler was intent on war. After all, the German … Continue reading →

As I watch events unfold, I increasingly get a feeling of deja vu, as if the 1930s are happening all over again. I want to hope that there will actually be peace, but frankly, it strikes me as being all … Continue reading →

Michael Medved writes an interesting article on the question of “why anti-Semitism.” An excerpt: The establishment of the modern Jewish state wasn’t a cause of Jew hatred, but a response to Jew hatred—not only in Europe, but throughout the Islamic … Continue reading →

I got a nice call from my science fiction editor late this afternoon. He has decided to publish another of my books, entitled Fades the Flower. He’s planning on using the same artist that they used to do the cover … Continue reading →

Michelle Malkin on HotAir in a video presentation of the faked Reuters’ photographs. Send to Kindle

I have only a very limited amount of experience in the news business: working as a volunteer with media relations during the two X-prize launches of SpaceShipOne, doing press releases for non-profits like the church and the School of Theology, … Continue reading →

This is annoying. CNN reports that Reuters has withdrawn 960 photographs taken by a Lebanese photographer because it’s been proven that at least two of the photos were altered by his use of photoshop to make things look worse than … Continue reading →

Today around 3:00 PM I finished the first draft of the book I was asked to write for that London publisher. I’m going to let it sit over the weekend before I begin the rewriting process. It’s too long at … Continue reading →