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Not Your Average Joe

Losing Joe doesn’t leave a big pair of shoes to fill; it leaves an impossible void.

Dec 31, 2022 •

November 2022

Saying Goodbye to My Father

I was thirteen years old when I went to my first funeral. My father’s youngest sister, Freda, died suddenly from an aneurysm at age 30. She was the cool…

Nov 22, 2022 •

September 2022

Twenty-One Years Later

Remembering 9/11 and the Journey Here

Sep 11, 2022 •

How I Spent My Summer Vacation

COVID, The Economy, and Workaholism

Sep 10, 2022 •

May 2022

On Stamp Collecting and Politics

Programming Note: My paying job requires travel, and I’ve been on the East and West Coasts in the past few weeks. The travel put writing on hold for a…

May 10, 2022 •

April 2022

Red Ink in Red Ink

What Printers Taught Me about Government Waste

Apr 14, 2022 •

March 2022

Racing Against the Clock

Looking for the Truth in a Haystack

Mar 30, 2022 •

Leadership on Display

Note: Welcome to all my new readers, and thank you to everyone who shared the last post. Some programming notes at the end. Today, Ukrainian President…

Mar 16, 2022 •

He's Your Problem Now

Mark Sanford: Missing in Action

Mar 8, 2022 •

If Not Now, When?

Biden Needs a Wartime Consigliere

Mar 3, 2022 •

February 2022

Cutting through the Fog

Putin Needs Tribalism

Feb 24, 2022 •

The Conspirator of Truth

Farewell to P.J. O'Rourke

Feb 16, 2022 •

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