Monthly Archives: December 2015

Reincarnation: Truth, or an Addiction?

Someone talked about ‘reincarnation,’ or a desire for reincarnation in some cultures, as an addiction. Here is a response… Perhaps only in part, for this – reincarnation – is a subject where the answer is most definitely “It depends!” – … Continue reading

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SP500 at Year End 2015 and Beyond

A good while since I’ve penned a market-related blog. That there has been nothing good, or of great significance, to report, accounts for it. You likely won’t like this blog either! Earlier this year, in VIX: Calm Before a Storm, … Continue reading

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Messages of Violence and Nonviolence

In the current, highly charged political climate in America, insults and egregious conduct appear to win favors with a significant section of the public. The soundbite thoughts above relate, as may be obvious, to a loud presidential candidate who appears … Continue reading

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Review: Fighting the Devil in Dixie: How Civil Rights Activists Took on the Ku Klux Klan in Alabama

Fighting the Devil in Dixie: How Civil Rights Activists Took on the Ku Klux Klan in Alabama by Wayne Greenhaw My rating: 4 of 5 stars Gripping, overwhelming in detail, and narrated as only a seasoned journalist can, Fighting the … Continue reading

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Year-end Gift: HnH Free 12/19, 12/20

A Christmas and year-end gift, Humbling and Humility is available for FREE download this weekend, 12/19 and 12/20, from Amazon. A complex narrative of social flaws and learning, HnH guides you through tales of Indian immigrant families in America. Unvarnished, … Continue reading

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Review: GENIUS INTELLIGENCE: Secret Techniques and Technologies to Increase IQ

GENIUS INTELLIGENCE: Secret Techniques and Technologies to Increase IQ by James Morcan My rating: 3 of 5 stars “Imagination is more important than intelligence,” said Albert Einstein, and this book is definitely very imaginative. Yet, there is no guarantee that … Continue reading

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Year End Free Book Blast!

#SupportIndieAuthors presents its annual year-end free book blast on the 19th of December, 2015. Read on to learn about participating authors and their books… Continue reading

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Review: Gateway of India

Gateway of India by Ken Doyle My rating: 5 of 5 stars A delightful collection of short stories, reflecting culture and simple lives around Mumbai (Bombay) in India, that the author Ken Doyle is presumably intimately familiar with. While short, … Continue reading

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Review: All the Light We Cannot See

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr My rating: 4 of 5 stars A beautiful story of highly sympathetic characters, painted with vivid imagery, albeit written with contrived and flowery metaphors, orphan events and plot threads, and strangely … Continue reading

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