Author Archives: jameshpyle

I’ve only recently become accepting of multiculturalism and multiethnic communities; but now we are bombarded by multifunctional devices foisted upon us by brain-frozen engineers who can’t seem to invent anything new or useful. The resulting gadgets sell like fruitcakes at … Continue reading →

Time is less a word than it is a concept; larded with so much suggestive undertone. Examples: Youths waste it. Old timers mark it. Prisoners serve it. Musicians tap their toes to it. It flows like sand through an hour-glass. … Continue reading →

We’ve all heard the expression:  ‘when eating an elephant, take one bite at a time’.  All,  that is, except the U.S. Congress which seems intent on strangling itself trying to eat huge bites at one time – in the fantasy … Continue reading →

Yesterday, I got a lump in my throat watching President Trump pardon Drumstick and Wishbone in the annual Pardon the Bird ceremony at the White House.  There was also a clip from last year showing Obama pardoning Tater and Tot.  … Continue reading →

Moore’s law, which states that the number of transistors in a dense integrated circuit doubles approximately every two years, is correct insofar as absolute science is concerned. It does not, however, address the rate of societal change enabled by that seemingly simple ‘acceleration’. The … Continue reading →

“Why did you write this book?” This was the first question from the editor to whom I paid $5,000 for a critical review of my most recent novel (my second serious attempt). I was gobsmacked. Instead of responding to him … Continue reading →

I’m tired of left-leaning editorial and op-ed writers (Is there any other kind?) telling me what a lousy president that we, with Russia’s help, elected last November. Like a creeping migraine, the list of Trump’s negative character traits is never … Continue reading →

Most days I read the NY Times just to check up on the nutty competition – it can be fun. Other days I feel my blood pressure soar in concert with my hackles. One of today’s headlines really got to … Continue reading →

This week’s stabbing death and injury at a New York City school was a horrible, and most likely preventable, attack. Bullying and homophobia are cited in most news reports as the cause of the tragedy. The real culprit is the … Continue reading →

So many problems. So few solutions.  The world is awash in unnecessary social and critical defense issues. We’ve tried do-nothing sycophants and now have a hard-nosed boss in charge. The real problem is we don’t have a leader – one … Continue reading →