The"Apostle" Paul.....
I am wondering if it seems (as it does to me) to anyone else that there is a pretty good picture in Paul's own words that reflect his desire and take over and subvert (for his purposes) what was a...
View ArticleDo YOU know how the Federal Reserve System works?
With a flick of the wrist, the Federal Reserve Board affects our national economy. Some would argue the Fed is a principal player in the global economy. But, how many understand what goes on inside the...
View ArticleAll the Write Moves
NOTE: I'm going to wait a day or two before debunking anyone, so I can bring you my reviews of some conservative writings. I must warn you that unless you already know what comes after "Well, when a...
View ArticleWhat are you reading? 40 - Mystery mania!
Last week we did Science Fiction. That diary set a WAYR record, actually making the rec list, getting 652 comments and 107 recs for a 1.466 impact! Woo! Today, my other favorite genre. Below the...
View ArticleTonight is the first LOST episode that was terrifying
That would be Episode 5 of Season 4, titled "The Constant". With the utmost of respect and admiration for dK's own Jeff Lieber, first writer and creator of this outstanding television series -- whose...
View ArticleA Little Mystery
I have just been diagnosed as having a condition with the charming name of Trigeminal Neuralgia. Suffice it to say that I'm looking for a way to distract myself from a bit of chronic pain. Here's what...
View ArticleFor the paranoid among us
President Harry Truman's daughter, Margaret Truman Daniel, became a mystery writer, putting the scenarios of her childhood in the White House and what she learned about Washington politics into pretty...
View ArticleBirth of a Novel
Prompted by a comment exchange with jwestfield (story here and our comments here), I have decided to post passages of a murder mystery novel that is in my head. Today, I'll explain the origins of the...
View ArticleNovel Passages 001
(The following is a passage from a novel that's been in my head for a while. I am numbering them for the sake of reference, but they will appear in no particular order. For info on the birth of this...
View ArticleNovel Passages 002
(The following is a passage from a novel that's been in my head for a while. I am numbering them for the sake of reference, but they will appear in no particular order. For info on the birth of this...
View ArticleA MOMENT AWAY FROM POLITICS: I have an artifact to discern, and I could use...
I have something that once belonged to my father, and I want to see if anyone here on Kos: Knows what it's properly called Knows where one can still buy them Knows why they're so hard to find these...
View ArticleAN UNLIKELY COMBINATION OF EVENTS
I don’t know the truth of what happened to Yuri Gagarin, and it is unlikely I ever will. And if it seems strange that someone so famous could die so mysteriously you must remember that he was a hero of...
View ArticleDid The NYTimes Get Rick Rolled By "Jake DeSantis"?
I don't know if I am the only one but I have been searching the net for any information on this beleagued AIGFP Executive VP by the name of Jake DeSantis who penned that woeful resignation letter to...
View ArticleMARY CELESTE
I like to think the rafts washed up on the beach at Playa del Silencio. It seems a fitting place for a mystery to end, swept by the stormy Basque Sea, along the lonely Astrurian northern coast of...
View ArticleEarthshine Sunrise & Atheism's Infinite Regress
Today began gloriously with the crescent moon shining with earthlight, the sunrise and the beach ... http://www.flickr.com/... It is a wonderful thing to wake up in the morning and see Orion, Taurus...
View ArticleThe Age of the Executive
[Cross-posted at The Left Coaster.] To briefly riff on Glenzilla this morning, I’ve been amused watching the Obama defenders point out that America has a dysfunctional bicameral Congress, if the...
View ArticleRIP Robert B. Parker
"Robert B. Parker, who is largely responsible for the rejuvenation in the 1970s of the hard-boiled genre of crime fiction, died today at his desk at his Cambridge, Mass., home, it was reported. He was...
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Holy Crap!!! The Earth is Round!
It's one of those things we all know, because we've learned it in school or from our parents. Or we've seen NASA pictures from out of space showing us the little round ball we live on. But for our...
View ArticleWHAT EVER HAPPENED TO JUDGE CRATER?
I admit, the more you know about Judge Crater, the more likely you will be to think he deserved what he got, whatever that was. But if I owned a time machine, one of the very first places and times I...
View ArticleWhat are you reading? Special Sunday edition: Mysteries (with poll)
On Wednesdays I put up WAYR and I just list what I am reading now, with some notes; then you do the same in the comments. It's fun, and many of us learn about great books. But I also like my special...
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