Welcome to August everyone.
In Nebraska, this month is the doorway to the fall season – usually a great time of year. Within the next several weeks the colors will become spectacular, the temps will turn cool and crisp, and sports activity in the state will pick up: football, volleyball**, basketball.
** Nebraska will have an incredible women’s volleyball team this year.
True, we’ll probably have to endure some warm, humid, and uncomfortable stuff before then, but there’s light at the end of the tunnel. (Please don’t hold me to any of this – there may be snow on the ground before the end of the month.)
Let’s talk first about the military history book that will be released in the coming days. I just checked the Amazon website. Taking Command: America’s Unsung Leaders, Innovators, and Difference Makers Since World War II is confirmed for release on Kindle and in hardback editions on the 2nd of September. The person from Amazon or the publisher (Stackpole) that wrote the “tease” regarding the book did a really good job – possibly the best of the three books in this series.
“Beyond the pantheon of Patton, Eisenhower, MacArthur, and Nimitz lies an untold story of military genius – the innovative commanders who stepped from their shadows to shape modern warfare from the Cold War to the War on Terror.
“From the general who made the impossible Berlin Airlift succeed to the mastermind behind the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, Taking Command unveils the remarkable stories of twenty-four unsung military leaders who transformed America’s fighting forces. These commanders didn’t just execute orders – they revolutionized warfare through innovation, unconventional thinking, and sheer determination.
“Through portraits of these exceptional leaders, readers will discover:
Really good. Along with other outlets, the book will be available through Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Hope it will do well.
My recent note mentioned the one-year anniversary of the release of The YouTube Candidate fiction novel. The year has passed very quickly. It has been especially interesting to receive readers’ comments on the book’s parallels with “real world” events – the divisive campaign, a debate that reshaped the race, an assassination attempt, Supreme Court issues, the possibility of a new political party, etc. I hope the interest will continue and that those who enlist as “guerilla marketers” – thank you for your time and thoughtfulness -- will help carry it forward.
My note also mentioned a bit of a surprise publication – a short, whimsical poem about a cat that found its way into an anthology of far more serious and usually far more lengthy verses. Possibly due to a lack in judgment on the part of the editors, it was printed in Eber & Wein Publishing’s The Best Poets of 2024. I received my author’s copy earlier this month. The poem follows below.
Contentment
Is there anything more relaxed
Than a cat on a lap
Curled up in contented repose?
Warmed by the glow of a bright sunbeam
Whiskers twitching in a feline dream
With a paw wrapped over its nose
Eventually, the cat begins to stir
And greets the world with an awakening purr
Well-satisfied with the lap it chose
Then after a stretch and a bath
Come adventures down a path
Too mysterious to disclose
Okay, to close this edition, here it is – that increasingly maligned and universally disparaged feature: A TRULY AWFUL PUN
You should avoid using “beef stew” as a password
It’s not stroganoff
That pun was sent to me by a mystery reader. Perhaps he or she wished (perhaps rightfully so) to remain anonymous.
Best wishes to all,
Tom
In Nebraska, this month is the doorway to the fall season – usually a great time of year. Within the next several weeks the colors will become spectacular, the temps will turn cool and crisp, and sports activity in the state will pick up: football, volleyball**, basketball.
** Nebraska will have an incredible women’s volleyball team this year.
True, we’ll probably have to endure some warm, humid, and uncomfortable stuff before then, but there’s light at the end of the tunnel. (Please don’t hold me to any of this – there may be snow on the ground before the end of the month.)
Let’s talk first about the military history book that will be released in the coming days. I just checked the Amazon website. Taking Command: America’s Unsung Leaders, Innovators, and Difference Makers Since World War II is confirmed for release on Kindle and in hardback editions on the 2nd of September. The person from Amazon or the publisher (Stackpole) that wrote the “tease” regarding the book did a really good job – possibly the best of the three books in this series.
“Beyond the pantheon of Patton, Eisenhower, MacArthur, and Nimitz lies an untold story of military genius – the innovative commanders who stepped from their shadows to shape modern warfare from the Cold War to the War on Terror.
“From the general who made the impossible Berlin Airlift succeed to the mastermind behind the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, Taking Command unveils the remarkable stories of twenty-four unsung military leaders who transformed America’s fighting forces. These commanders didn’t just execute orders – they revolutionized warfare through innovation, unconventional thinking, and sheer determination.
“Through portraits of these exceptional leaders, readers will discover:
- How “Tonnage Tunner” moved 1.8 million tons of supplies during the Berlin Airlift
- The Marine general whose controversial Vietnam tactics cost him his career but proved prescient
- How Admiral McRaven’s leadership principals extend far beyond his ‘make your bed’ speech”
Really good. Along with other outlets, the book will be available through Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Hope it will do well.
My recent note mentioned the one-year anniversary of the release of The YouTube Candidate fiction novel. The year has passed very quickly. It has been especially interesting to receive readers’ comments on the book’s parallels with “real world” events – the divisive campaign, a debate that reshaped the race, an assassination attempt, Supreme Court issues, the possibility of a new political party, etc. I hope the interest will continue and that those who enlist as “guerilla marketers” – thank you for your time and thoughtfulness -- will help carry it forward.
My note also mentioned a bit of a surprise publication – a short, whimsical poem about a cat that found its way into an anthology of far more serious and usually far more lengthy verses. Possibly due to a lack in judgment on the part of the editors, it was printed in Eber & Wein Publishing’s The Best Poets of 2024. I received my author’s copy earlier this month. The poem follows below.
Contentment
Is there anything more relaxed
Than a cat on a lap
Curled up in contented repose?
Warmed by the glow of a bright sunbeam
Whiskers twitching in a feline dream
With a paw wrapped over its nose
Eventually, the cat begins to stir
And greets the world with an awakening purr
Well-satisfied with the lap it chose
Then after a stretch and a bath
Come adventures down a path
Too mysterious to disclose
Okay, to close this edition, here it is – that increasingly maligned and universally disparaged feature: A TRULY AWFUL PUN
You should avoid using “beef stew” as a password
It’s not stroganoff
That pun was sent to me by a mystery reader. Perhaps he or she wished (perhaps rightfully so) to remain anonymous.
Best wishes to all,
Tom
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