As part of my program to revisit books that I liked when I was younger, I recently re-read Heinlein’s Stranger in a Strange Land for the first time since I was in college. Oh, my. I should point out that as a young person I read all the Heinlein I could find.  (Have Space Suit, Will […]

We have here three versions of the “Amen Break,” as originally recorded back in 1969, on a song called “Amen Brother,” by a group called the Winstons.  (There was a time, as George Clinton of Parliament recalls, groups were either named after cigarettes, cars, or birds.)  “Amen Brother” was the B side of the Winstons’ hit […]

Kathy’s workshop is over, and we’re now spending a couple nights in Waikiki before heading home. Today (Saturday) the town was full of Japanese brides being photographed in front of iconic local sites.  When we ate at Orchids, we shared the restaurant with several large bridal parties.  I took any number of photos of cute Japanes couples. […]

I’m on the road again, so posting may be erratic. But my question to you all is, Where am I? Anyone guessing where the above picture was taken will win free downloads of the audio books for all three Praxis books. Begin . . . now!