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Just the Facts, Ma’am
If you’re a techie, you’ll love The Scarpetta Factor, by Patricia Cornwell. If you’re a technophobe, not so much. The book is one of a...
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Aug 5, 20199 min read
The Impeachment Imperative
On Friday (Aug. 2), your faithful scribe completed a two-week project that consumed him intellectually and emotionally to the point where...
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Jul 9, 20194 min read
A Lesson in Less
Before I launch into a dyspeptic treatment of a particular phenomenon I’ve observed in the mechanics of writing, let me thank the...
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Jun 10, 20191 min read
Books Galore ‘n’ More
Free books! Spring is almost over, and my favorite season, summer, will come and go before we know it. Isn’t there some way we can just...
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Jun 9, 20194 min read
Book Nooks
Mark Twain When one ponders the state of the bookstore industry, a famous line attributed to Mark Twain comes to mind: “The report of my...
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May 13, 20195 min read
Fats: the Good and the Bad
Over the last several years, I’ve written a plethora of blog posts about the three hoaxes of the apothecary: statin drugs, cholesterol,...
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Apr 26, 20194 min read
Deliciously Demented Dorsey
Tim Dorsey Tim Dorsey is insane. He’s certifiable. That’s the only conclusion one can reach after reading Triggerfish Twist. Actually,...
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Mar 12, 20192 min read
A Head Start on Spring
Spring is about to, well, spring. I don’t know about you, but I’m doing cartwheels – and, for good measure, handsprings. Not really. Used...
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Mar 11, 20193 min read
A Franzen Family Affair
Jonathan Franzen If you’re looking for a shoot-’em-up, graphically violent novel with car chases, explosions, murders and torn bodies,...
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Mar 2, 20194 min read
The Bible and the Toyota
It’s doubtful the people who populate the Bible had any inkling that the automobile would one day replace the donkey on the road from...
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Feb 8, 20194 min read
Justice Gone Awry
A recent event here in Palm Beach County, Florida, echoes – in reverse – the injustice meted out to the main character in my book Murder...
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Jan 11, 20193 min read
The Real Thing
Garry Moore Remember that 1970s TV show To Tell the Truth, hosted by Garry Moore? He would recite a biography, and a panel questioned...
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Dec 20, 20188 min read
Bob’s 2018 Christmas Letter
BOB’S ANNUAL CHRISTMAS EPISTLE Dear Family, Friends, Citizens, U.S. Capitol Lend me your ears. Mine have not been serving me all that...
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Dec 6, 20183 min read
A Bloody Quandary
After a long period of newsletter inaction, your not-so-faithful scribe is back in the business of the written word. The drought was...
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Oct 22, 20182 min read
Book Bonanza Redux
A few days ago — Oct. 17 or 18, I think it was — I sent this book giveaway offer to you. If you tried to access the deal, you might have...
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Oct 17, 20182 min read
Book Bonanza
In many parts of the country, the leaves have turned to radiant hues of gold, red, orange and yellow, the prelude to their demise. The...
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Oct 9, 20184 min read
The Road Not Taken
Dear Senator Collins, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins A good many people who waited with bated breath for your decision on the Brett Kavanaugh...
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Sep 26, 20183 min read
In the Key of Jazz
Everybody knows about Key West, where the primary industry is celebration of life. But a similar enclave exists well up the Sunshine...
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Sep 20, 20182 min read
Jazz Booked
At a downtown Lake Worth, Florida, store Tuesday night, a group of at least a dozen musicians stood just inside the door and posed for a...
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