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21st Century Thievery – Part Two
If you find yourself a victim of identity theft you must become immediately proactive in correcting the problem. This is one time you do not want procrastinate. Start fixing the problem and start on it now. If the theft was … Continue reading
21st Century Thievery – Part One
Thieves have been a part of life since Biblical times and there appears to be little we can do about it. When a friend or relative becomes the victim of crime, we help them the best we can, give thanks … Continue reading
Posted in Life in General
Tagged 21st Century Thievery, computer theft, computers, criminals, cyberspace, financial crime, identity theft, modern day robbers, normal lives, protecting yourself, steal identities, the Internet, thieves, victims of crime
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My Maternal Grandfathers
Yesterday, I wrote about my paternal grandfathers. Today, I must tell the stories of my mother’s fathers and their fathers. Their stories are just as interesting and possibly more critical to my being here than those of my Cuban ancestors. … Continue reading
Posted in Life in General, Personal
Tagged Camp Rathbun, Co. G 15 Alabama Infantry, County Road 18, Dothan Al, Elmira NY, England, Florida, Highway 231, Mississippi, My Maternal Grandfathers, my paternal grandfathers, Northern Aggression, prisoner of war, South Alabama, South Carolina, Southerners, The South, The War, The Wilderness, the Wiregrass
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My Grandfathers
Every now and then, you have to stop and think about how you got here. In my case, I came from England, on both sides of my family, but not directly. My father’s family came to America from England by … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Bahamas, England, half-Cuban, Letter of Marque, My Grandfathers, Nottingham, pirates, pretty Cuban girls, San Francisco de Paula Regla Havana Cuba, Spanish galleons, Straits of Florida, the Caribbean, the King of England, think about how you got here
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The Problem with Bookstores
In a summer 2008 NPR broadcast, Lynn Neary talks about the elephant in the room of the book publishing industry. It is an eye-opening episode explaining why small publishers and their authors make little to no money in the book … Continue reading
Posted in Life in General, Publishing, Reading, Writing
Tagged authors, book buyers, book publishing, book selling, bookstores, lower prices, National Public Radio, outdated policies, prospect of profit, retail organizations, return policies, return rates, small publishers, storage, The Great Depression, The Problem with Bookstores, warehousing
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Telephones
When we baby-boomers were still in grade school and watching cartoons on Saturday mornings, the Sunday morning papers carried an interesting comic strip, Dick Tracy. One of the most interesting “gadgets” the fictional cop used in fighting crime was his … Continue reading
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Tagged Agent 86 Maxwell Smart, Alexander Graham Bell, baby-boomers, communications industry, Dick Tracy, digital cell phones, Dr. Martin Cooper, grandparents, miniature hand held computers, Motorola Corporation, NASA, parents, smart phones, space program, Star Trek, Sunday morning papers, telecommunicator, Telephones
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Clark’s Kitty Camp
Over the last few days, we had the privilege of looking after “Hope” and “Chance.” Hope and Chance are a couple of cats who were literally running out of all hope and had very little chance of living much past … Continue reading
