Reviewing True Flag

Stephen Kinzer’s True Flag: Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain, and the birth of American Empire is an important examination of another portion of American history too few Americans understand. Specifically, the book looks at the discussion of American imperialism that took place during and after the War of 1898.

The book uses the experiences and words of Theodore Roosevelt and Mark Twain to primarily tell the story. Roosevelt represents the faction of Americans who, ruled by racism and corporate greed, believe in American imperialism. Twain, on the other hand, has traveled extensively and understands the immoral nature and foolishness of imperialism.

November 29, 2019 Jonathan Simeone

Reviewing Contagion

Robin Cook’s Contagion is the second of the Jack Stapleton & Lauri Montgomery series. As someone who likes medical mysteries, I’m enjoying the Stapleton & Montgomery series. I wish I started reading them years earlier.

November 28, 2019 Jonathan Simeone

We had an Excellent Thanksgiving

Knowing this is going to be Ufi’s last Thanksgiving, Mom and I decided we would have it at home. It was everything we wanted Ufi to have for his last Thanksgiving.

November 28, 2019 Jonathan Simeone

Reviewing Last to Die

Last to Die is the tenth book in Tess Gerritsen’s Rizzoli & Isles series. As with the previous nine, I enjoyed reading Last to Die.

November 24, 2019August 24, 2020 Jonathan Simeone

I’m Too Often a Zoo Animal

I’m too often a zoo animal, and I don’t believe in zoos.

November 23, 2019 Jonathan Simeone

Ufi Update for November 23, 2019

With Ufi basically guaranteed to be enjoying Thanksgiving with us, I thought I would give an update on him.

November 23, 2019November 23, 2019 Jonathan Simeone

Impeachment Update for November 23, 2019

With two weeks of public testimony that ripped holes in the foolish arguments being made by Trump and the Republican Party, it’s time to discuss where things stand.

November 17, 2019 Jonathan Simeone

Learning by Trying to Find Love with a Visible Disability

Lately, I have been thinking a lot about my continued single status and how I wish it would come to an end. Maybe it’s that we’re nearing the end of another year. Maybe it’s the arrival of another holiday season I will spend single. Maybe it’s the reality that I simply can’t believe I’m still single. Maybe it’s the truth that I feel like things I have always wanted are slipping away with the passage of time. Maybe it’s the understanding that my life isn’t, in this important way, what I ever imagined having. Maybe it’s the frustration that I’m not sure how my single status will end. Maybe it’s the recognition that my single status may never end. Most likely, it’s all of the above that have resulted in me thinking ore about my single status lately than I have for months.

November 17, 2019November 17, 2019 Jonathan Simeone