The Holcroft Covenant by Robert Ludlum My rating: 4 of 5 stars History repeats itself…unless it doesn’t. Unless we learn the lessons of history, and many times lessons are better learned in stories, mythology and tall tales. Robert Ludlum was a master of post-war mythology, spy stories and larger than life characterizations. After the 2016 […]
Hugos, Sad Puppies and the Political Theory Problem
Do Gatekeepers keep the Barbarians beyond the walls? Or do they keep the Sheep inside? Or put another way, what point a Gatekeeper without a Gate? Cathy Young at Real Clear Politics notes: The latest pitched battle in science fiction is not between space pirates and alien monsters but between fandom factions, with the Hugo […]
Diary of Orrin Brown—April 20, 1865
Diary of Orrin Brown, New Bern, North Carolina Thursday–Apr. 20th It clouded up this morning and it has been showery all day. We drew fresh boiled beef this morning. I went out this afternoon and sold a pailfull of Lemonade for $1.20 then I went to the sutters and got 35 cts worth of Butter. […]
Strategic Doing
So you’ve got a problem. Or your community has a problem, and despite yourself you’ve found yourself on a committee to do something about it. What do you do? Gather the usual suspects, pour some weak coffee and bring in a dozen donuts for a brainstorming session. “What do you want to do?”“I don’t know, […]
Diary of Orrin Brown—March 11, 1865
Diary of Orrin Brown, west of Fayetteville, North Carolina Saturday–Mar. 11th We received orders this morning to be ready to march at 9 AM. I was no better this morning and had to ride in the Ambulance again today. The road has been very good today. We have been traveling for the last three days […]
Diary of Orrin Brown—March 5, 1865
Diary of Orrin Brown, Sneedsboro, North Carolina Sunday–March 5th We had a cool windy night but it came off clear and warm about 10 AM and I think we will have some better weather than we have had for a few days back. We have no marching orders this morning and I think that we […]
Implementation is the Watchword
Most people have a hard-wired bias for action — they may place more or less value on collaboration, or risk-taking, but they want to get things done. Others of us are more concerned with taking our time to understand what were doing, to get the Right things done.* This does not have to be an either-or choice. […]
Diary of Orrin Brown—Jan 15, 1865
Diary of Orrin Brown, Savannah, Georgia Sunday–Jan. 15th I was one of the detail so I had to work on the fort all day today. The weather was quite cool this morning but it was quite warm through the day. There was two soldiers burried today right here in sight of our camp. And here […]
Diary of Orrin Brown—Nov 13, 1864
Diary of Orrin Brown, Atlanta, Georgia Sunday–Nov. 13th It was verry cold last night but I sleped warm on our straw bed. There was another building burned in the City this morning. We had preaaching in camp today the text was There are many that say, who will show us any good Psalms 4 Chapt. […]
Diary of Orrin Brown—Nov 10, 1864
Diary of Orrin Brown, Atlanta, Georgia Thursday–Nov. 10th It is all quiet in Camp today. I heard that the result of yesterdays fight was that between 200 and 300 of the rebs killed & wounded & 200 taken prisoners. The object of the rebs was to get in and take a drove of Cattle that […]
