Hi: You are reading this because you want to know what the “Three promises you can count on” are. When I gave the talk about the three promises on October 21st., I told the audience up front what they were … Continue reading →
I recently read Louis Galambos’ excellent book on Dwight Eisenhower. (Eisenhower, 2018 Johns Hopkins University Press, all rights reserved.) Mr Galambos was the long-time editor of The Eisenhower Papers and has insights into “Ike” that are unique. The book got … Continue reading →
In each of my three novels, Acquisition, Sell Out, and The Investment, there is a character who is similar to Ebeneezer Scrooge, the principal character in Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”. Each of these men has exalted money and the … Continue reading →
Decisions, we make them every day. Some are well thought out and based on all available knowledge at our disposal. Some are “spur of the moment” and we make them without a lot of thinking. Some are “seat of the … Continue reading →
One of the central characters in all three of my novels is an elderly lady named Belle Warner. Belle is patterned on a lady who was prominent in the community that I grew up in. Belle Warner is rich, lives … Continue reading →
The TV show, America’s Got Talent, is in its 11th season. It gives amateurs and unknown performers a chance to display their particular talent and compete for the prize of a large sum of money. In my third novel, The … Continue reading →
Every story has a cast of characters that give life and reality to the story being told. In my three books, I have tried to make the characters realistic and the kind of people that my readers might want to … Continue reading →
The University of Michigan football team plays at the University of Iowa tonight. It brings back memories of the time I sat in Kinnick stadium in Iowa City on a bright Saturday afternoon in the late 1970’s. My good friend … Continue reading →
As a small boy, I grew up on a farm in Michigan’s “Thumb” area. There were few children of any age for me to play with. So, I invented an imaginary companion named Jim Marks who was my … Continue reading →
Who or what is an angel? Have you ever been visited by one? Webster defines an angel as “a spiritual being that serves especially as a messenger from God or as a guardian of human beings”. In my three books, … Continue reading →