11 December 2020 Editor’s Note: This morning’s wake up review of the email traffic reflected the stark divide abroad in the land. When still in government service, I worked issues similar the ones we are arguing about in this last election. It was about molding elections in other countries to outcomes we preferred. Our activity […]

Editor’s Note: This is a remarkable day, with possibly the state of the Union in the balance. I have tried to track the big story- Texas and 17 states, along with the Trump Campaign and led by a sitting Senator went before the Supreme Court this morning. They argue that battleground states modified their voting […]

08 December 2020 Editor’s Note: This wild year is coming down to some last excitement. Rather than dwell on the exciting tumult, I think Marlow’s recollection from September is sensible and prescient. – Vic ​Author’s note: Written during Election 2020’s dark debate days in the fall, I put this piece aside. With my Peach State’s […]

Editor’s Note: Here in Virginia, our Governor has issued some additional emergency restrictions on his subjects. I will see whether or not they actually affect us, since we are following the usual Cold & Flu common sense precautions. I wear a mask to enter the the health facility before taking it off to swim, avoid […]

Editor’s Note: This morning I was working on the 30th chapter of a little book I am calling “The Seventy Days.” The title is shorthand for the period of sidereal time between the national election in early November of 2020 and the Presidential inauguration on the 20th of January, 2021. So far, it is just […]