January 7th, 2017

A Song of Ice and Fire….

I stole this title from the Game of Thrones epic HBO show and George R. R. Martin book. Not because I’ve read the book, but I have watched the show.  It’s more because I have a couple of days before my classes start and my daughter is singing show tunes, I’m reading for class and the breaks are filled with

January 5th, 2017

One Down, 8 to Go

I took a late lunch to finish reading the book that’s required for Monday’s class. Remaining are 5 articles that are required and 3 that are suggested.  I don’t know Dr. Carson, so I’m not sure exactly what he means by “suggested” yet, but I’m sure I will in good time. I’ve got a few minutes until I need to

January 3rd, 2017

Ready for the Reading

In the class I’m taking this semester on the U. S. Presidency, I’m reading all week in preparation.  The amount of reading is massive. The first book is “Thinking About the Presidency…” by William Howell. So far it’s a very readable book with lots of stories about presidents and how they use power.  Since American presidents are a “small N”