Esther & the King
Cinderella behind the scenes. A plunge into the history of the Middle East through the eyes of Herodotus, Ctesias, and the Book of Esther – with a nod to Rodgers and Hammerstein
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In Search of Moonbeams and Unicorn Breath
It is getting increasingly difficult to separate reality from make believe. We have been seduced, not that we put up much of a fight. But the sweet nothings our lover whispers into our ear get increasingly hard to believe.
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The Big Horn Debacle
George Custer had a lot in common with many project managers I have worked for.
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The Darkest Hour
Dunkirk and The Darkest Hour are both fine movies, but they never ask the question: “How the hell did this happen”?
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Science & the First Energy Crisis
The United States is about free enterprise until it isn’t. But the free market works anyway.
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A Virgin Will be with Child
In times of trouble we seek a sign from God. There was a man who refused to seek a sign from God.
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A Saturday Spent Walking on Marye’s Heights
One way to understand Washington DC is to visit Marye’s Heights
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Hunting Unicorns
Building pipelines isn’t just splashing through mud holes on the right of way in your jeep. You get to hunt unicorns too.
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The Denver Post & American Values
Why does the Denver Post keep slapping me around? Do they forget I have feelings too?
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Fearful Men & Diane...
I didn’t want to post on the Kavanaugh hearings, but it’s like a black hole – you can’t escape
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Of Proposition 112 &...
Do we have to vote on everything? Can’t we just let the people involved work out their own solutions?
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A Very Russian Farce
If the Mueller Investigation was a Marx Bros. comedy, which Marx brother would be Robert Mueller? Which would be James Comey? Who would play Hillary?
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