“… the difference between heaven and hell is the company you keep there.”

Could one judge a man by his company?  Could she judge Miles that way?  Ivan was charming and funny, Lady Alys fine and formidable, Ilyan, despite his sinister history, strangely kind.  Miles’s clone brother Mark , for all his bitter bite, seemed a brother in truth.  Kareen Koudelka was pure delight.  The Vorbrettens, the rest [...]

Blog Cleanup

That was fulfilling!  I reviewed my blogs, cleaned up the categories, deleted a few articles, simplified the theme.  Ready for mobile posting. 

Benjamin Franklin by Walter Isaacson

What was Ben Franklin like?  What did he do?
 His great achievements were accomplishments of the mind, so let’s start there.  Intellectually, he was vigorous, curious, and eclectic.  His great strengths were:

He observed phenomena with an open mind.
He derived new and groundbreaking insights from his observations.  This was his genius.
He turned his insights into practical use.

Those qualities he applied [...]