Random Reflections

Saturday, July 4, 2009

The Spanish Tragedy

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Thomas Kyd was a contemporary of Shakespeare or more specifically a playwright who preceded the Bard both chronologically and artistically. ...
Thursday, July 2, 2009

Marling Hall

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"Marling Hall" is the third of Angela Thirkell's Barsetshire novels set during World War II. We learn the period covered by t...
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Setting the Record Straight

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Editor Civil War News 234 Monarch Hill Road Tumbridge, Vermont 05077 Dear Sir or Madam: Scott Boyd’s article (“States Lagging on 150th”) in ...
Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Cheerfulness Breaks In

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Finishing "Cheerfulness Breaks In" brings me close to one-third of the way through Angela Thirkell's Barsetshire novels. In s...
Saturday, June 20, 2009

Writing Update

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Like my reading goals, my 2009 writing goals were fairly simple - finish the five New Jersey base ball team histories well before the May de...
Thursday, June 18, 2009

Reading Update - June

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My new year's resolution for 2009 reading was fairly simple, keep track of the books that I read over the course of the year. Since th...
Sunday, June 14, 2009

Exorcising The Demons

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These days I am at some level a Mets fan because they are the National League team in New York - the spiritual descendants of my beloved Bro...
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I am a life long New Jersey resident. Since December of 2007 I have been an independent historian with special interests in the Civil War and baseball. I have BA and MBA degrees from Rutgers University. I am a Vietnam veteran and was awarded the Bronze Star for my tenure in Vietnam. More information about my books and other activities can be found at www.zinnbooks.com
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