The Return of the King

My apologies to J. R. R. Tolkein for using his title, but it’s a good one and, as you’ll see, he didn’t want it anyway. The theme, of course, has been around about as long as there have been kings. If you time-traveled back about 3,000 years, you might meet King David. He was not […]
The Man I Seek To Be

Almost 20 years ago a good friend was spending time as a guest of the state where he lived. The accommodations weren’t great, he had to wear a kind of uniform, and there were guards. My friend decided to use part of his stay to write a single page which he called “What Kind of […]
Hidden Information

I’ve seen plenty of spy shows where somebody gets caught. Then somebody else tries to get information out of them. Sometimes they use psychological torture, sometimes they use physical torture. Always I wonder how long I would last, and I’m thankful I’m not a spy. Still, there are times when we all treat some information […]