Four Days in Scottsdale
What a great week! I spent it mixing work and play in my own version of paradise — a premium hotel, fabulous…
Thinking Clearly, Writing Well
Now that things are settling down around here, I can get back to my series on writing well. The most important element…
Writing Well–Introduction
As I announced last week, I’m starting an occasional series on writing well. Many thanks to all who have provided some great…
Tweet and Greet
My twitter bud Eric Miltsch had the fun idea to interview some fellow tweeps about our cars. Here’s his interview with me….
New Series on Writing Well
I have decided to start posting a new blog series on writing well. In order to make this series as beneficial as…
Crime and Punishment at Colonial Williamsburg
Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia does a wonderful job of teaching the ideals on which America was founded. And it does an equally…
Blogging is a Contact Sport
The Sam Adams Alliance released this video today. WARNING: Contains offensive language. Leslie CarboneI believe that travel can change our lives, and…
The Governor’s Palace at Colonial Williamsburg
The muskets gleam in a circle overhead, like newly polished spokes of an enormous carriage wheel. Their extended bayonets sparkle uniformly silver…
AP, Blogs, and the Market Economy
My SamSphere sister blog Ft. Hard Knox has a great post knocking the Associated Press for its “crack-down” on bloggers. The nonsense…
Naked X-Rays at More U.S. Airports
Tyrants Snooping on Americans (TSA) have installed a naked X-ray machine at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Virginia. “Whole body imaging”…
Resolved at Colonial Williamsburg, Free and Independent States!
On May 15, 1776, the Virginia Convention in colonial Williamsburg unanimously adopted a resolution instructing the colony’s delegates to the Continental Congress…
The Citizen Soldier at Colonial Williamsburg
So often the momentary intrudes upon the momentous. Against the backdrop of dramatic political change, every-day concerns pressured the families of colonial…