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Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, largest cemetery site administered by American Battle Monuments Commission; over 17,000 graves from WWII Pacific Theater.

I’ve signed with TWB Press to publish my novel, A Bastard Resistance - The Battle for Cebu. The book tells the story of the men and women who fought on after the U.S.-Filipino surrender in WWII, deploying courage, intelligence and humanity in opposition to fierce oppression. Publication: Winter ‘26.

Got $90 from Trump. Sending it right to Cait Conley running for Congress in NY-17.

If you haven’t read Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon, I heartily recommend it. It’s one of the most original and brilliant concepts for telling a tale I have encountered.

WSJ Opinion page calls Trump’s invitation to Putin to attend G-20 “morally offensive” and labels Trump a “chump.” Perhaps hereafter we should follow the WSJ’s lead and refer to our head of state as “President Chump.” If someone asks about it, simply say “Just quoting the WSJ.”

He’s going to need a lot of this to get the stench of Trump off himself.

Trump Threatens to Halt Some Trade Unless the Fed Cuts Rates www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/b...

Wow! Even the WSJ editors think Trump’s Venezuelan oil deal stinks to high heaven.

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Suppose we just rename the Reflecting Pool “Lake Trump”?

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Croton Point Hawk

My wife asked me to accompany her to a quilt show. I told her I had a blanket objection to such proceedings.

Inside the Phone-Throwing Drama at the Troubled, Broke Democratic Party www.nytimes.com/2026/07/26/u... I often wonder which is worse, being a Jet fan or a Democrat…

Saudi Arabia has around 15% of the world’s reserves of Big Beautiful Oil and is the third leading producer. So, why would the Saudis want to spend billions on a nuclear program? (Hint: They haven’t suddenly fallen in love with alternatives to oil.)

Now that the MOU is in the dumpster, the U.S. is back at war with Iran, the Strait is closed and oil prices are again climbing, may we call our magnificent president “Herbert Hoover”?

The WSJ Editorial staff (!!!) criticized Trump’s MOU as being more favorable to Iran than “Obama’s 2015 nuclear deal.” Ouch!

I suspect that over the next few days I’ll have a sense that I should be turning on the TV to watch the Knicks…

Happy 54th Anniversary of the Watergate Break-in.

Bless the New York Knickerbockers. Today is a day simply to walk around and be happy.

Someone please tell the President that we fully understand if developing world events preclude him from attending Monday’s NBA Finals game.

I was in France for the Mets recent descent to the netherworld. My quest for local commiseration produced only a distressing Gallic insouciance. Some seemed to think I wanted directions to a town on the Moselle. I did ask if Lous IX, aka St. Louis, was part owner of the Cardinals: blank stares.

From Rick Atkinson’s The Guns At Last Light (quoting a U.S. Army manual), “It is militarily stupid to insult your allies.”

How bad is the SAVE America Act? The WSJ just came out against it!

Hegseth says the Strait of Hormuz is open… except that Iranian projectiles are halting the passage of ships. He’d tell us Pearl Harbor was fully operational on 12.7.41; the only impediments to fleet operations were falling Japanese bombs.

This is how reprehensible Trump’s assault has become. The WSJ (the WSJ!) has told Trump to knock it off in Minnesota. The editorial board also recommends gag orders for Miller and Noem. In conclusion, the board urges Trump to “have a heart.” Well, good luck with that…

Are the New York Knicks engaged in some sort of conspiracy to get Mike Brown fired?

Can someone just stop the Jet game! Pro sports need a mercy rule. (Although if you want to argue that the Jets don’t qualify as a pro sport team, I’ll accept that.)

You know you’re getting old when your kitchen chairs were made in a country which hasn’t existed for over thirty years…

Speaker Mike Johnson increasingly looks like Sherman to me.

This needs to be posted in the Oval Office.

Sunset over Crete

Summer shadow on a stream serene

It was a pleasure to hold a book talk at the Elliott Museum in Stuart, Florida regarding my novel, Shadow Islands. We had a good crowd and lively discussion. I recommend the Elliott to anyone who happens to be in the Stuart area.

We had a lively and engaging book talk Sunday re SHADOW ISLANDS. I was fortunate to be joined by V.S. Kemanis, author of INDELICATE DECEPTION. I’m very grateful to the wonderful bookstore Hudson Valley Books for Humanity (Ossining, N.Y.) for hosting us.

As we can see, the people in this neighborhood follow healthy diets. And are rightfully proud of it…

I have a medical appointment today at 0930. The office insists I arrive by 0915. Doesn’t that mean the appointment is at 0915?

My debut novel has now been published: A political scandal, stolen millions, and a cryptic map lead four Vietnam veterans to an abandoned CIA base on a remote Caribbean Island. The only obstacles to finding the loot: modern-day pirates, a local naval garrison, and some well-armed ex-CIA agents.

For those trying to discern any coherent theme in the Trump administration’s foreign policy, I heartily recommend Randy Newman’s classic, “Political Science.”

I went to the beach this evening. People were singing. There was a bright star, the name of which I could not recall. I listened to the singing and then thought about the star… Ah, Capella.

My mistake; I thought this was a BYOTP party. But, not to worry, I can’t afford that imported stuff anymore anyway…

Kudos to 60 Minutes for its touching report on talented young musicians prohibited from playing with the Marine Corps Band due to an order from ignorant and petty plutocrats. Well done! Somewhere Edmund R. Murrow is smiling.

My Irish heritage predisposes me against accolades to the British monarchy. However, today King Charles gets a standing ovation.

Any truth to the rumor that Macron gave Trump an invoice for the cost of French support during the Revolutionary War (with interest from 1778)?

We have gone from a country which espoused “Never Again” to a clique of plutocrats who embrace “Neville (Chamberlain) Again.”