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Book Review — Ride On by Joseph Fehlen
This is a LONG overdue review of a book sent to me by friend Joseph, who, by the way, looks a LOT like Seth Rogen, which is extremely unfortunate. Joe is a MUCH better man to know. Ride On is his journey into the world of motorcycles. Joe and his wife have a family, a church, and live in northern Wisconsin.…
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The Funeral for Bookstores Has Long Passed
At my age, living in two worlds of digital and print, I lament one passing as I try and embrace another medium. There is an advantage to BOTH, but it’s a world that is not allowing “both” very well anymore. My wife and I were traveling through Des Moines, Iowa yesterday so we stopped at a Christian bookstore that was…
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Giving Away a Bestseller Idea
I need to copyright this post, because someone can really take off with this idea. So, here goes: The plot of a novel: A novelist is working on a plot where a programmer who works IT for a major company plays around with encryption and algorithms. He stumbles onto an algorithm that could possibly crash financial and retail networks. In…
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Brick and Mortar, Paper and Ink
I realize I am writing on a computer and posting this to the internet. I am not trying to make a rant about NOT doing things one way. This is a plea more for the both/and of life. There are some who are trying really hard to go entirely digital. Their libraries, their research, etc., are close to paperless. It’s…