tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485918288347597738.comments2019-06-27T22:19:02.604-07:00The Assembly AreaRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15131749504693357132noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485918288347597738.post-51437135349835660032017-08-17T04:22:00.532-07:002017-08-17T04:22:00.532-07:00My theory is that George RR Martin is folling us a...My theory is that George RR Martin is folling us and he <br />is just gonna make a queen not a king = women empowerment!<br />What a rip off<br /><br />Game of Thrones S07E07 StreamingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485918288347597738.post-59019062533020009862017-02-21T12:59:46.422-08:002017-02-21T12:59:46.422-08:00Yes: exactly.
Of those 2 options, I think editing...Yes: exactly.<br /><br />Of those 2 options, I think editing it out altogether might be the best choice.<br /><br />Have you considered farming out your cover designs? Matt Margolis at Logotecture did a couple for me and I am really pleased with the experience. He made them look nice, worked quickly, and was very reasonable about pricing. Just a suggestion, because the more I think about it, the more I want to see that Gadsen Flag streaming on your cover--and I know he could make it look slick.<br />Hank Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01241805904517893443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485918288347597738.post-83232114425252668702017-02-15T06:47:51.310-08:002017-02-15T06:47:51.310-08:00Or maybe making the motto smaller?Or maybe making the motto smaller?Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15131749504693357132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485918288347597738.post-84774791787220823532017-02-15T06:47:09.023-08:002017-02-15T06:47:09.023-08:00Hi Hank. Great to hear from you. I see what you me...Hi Hank. Great to hear from you. I see what you mean. People could think the 'Don't Tread On Me' is a part of the title. If I can't find a waving flag, what would out think about editing out the motto from the current cover?Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15131749504693357132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485918288347597738.post-78956930680737446112017-02-15T06:31:57.575-08:002017-02-15T06:31:57.575-08:00Just a thought or 2 Rob: for those of us familiar ...Just a thought or 2 Rob: for those of us familiar with the Gadsen Flag, we understand that "Don't Tread on Me" is part of it. For others, however, the additional words might throw them. By showing the entire flag, though (perhaps ruffled in the wind) with the phrase legible, there should be no confusion. Hank Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01241805904517893443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485918288347597738.post-83170302162016509732016-11-20T11:39:53.698-08:002016-11-20T11:39:53.698-08:00Thanks, Jay. You just made my day. I can't tel...Thanks, Jay. You just made my day. I can't tell you how encouraging your words are to me. Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15131749504693357132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485918288347597738.post-72489276691271826602016-11-19T21:56:05.396-08:002016-11-19T21:56:05.396-08:00I check for book three every week for months! I ra...I check for book three every week for months! I ran across the first two books in the series and devoured them in days. You're a fantastic author, and I can't wait for "Every Blade of Grass" to release!! Jay Linghttp://www.citdef.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485918288347597738.post-5290582180155998802016-11-18T07:55:47.384-08:002016-11-18T07:55:47.384-08:00You'll get it hot off the press, Hank.
Thank y...You'll get it hot off the press, Hank.<br />Thank you for your support.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15131749504693357132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485918288347597738.post-7956783575773654212016-11-16T20:53:02.732-08:002016-11-16T20:53:02.732-08:00I can't wait.I can't wait. Hank Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01241805904517893443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485918288347597738.post-6253156359100475182016-06-07T10:45:29.682-07:002016-06-07T10:45:29.682-07:00My grandfather on my dad's side was an artille...My grandfather on my dad's side was an artillery sergeant in the 8th Infantry Division in Europe. My mom's dad was a sailor on a mine sweeper in the Pacific.<br /><br />I originally served several years on active duty as an armored cav officer in the 4th Infantry Division. I then went to the Guard and our unit was attached to the 1st ID in Iraq. We were also attached to the 42nd ID toward the end, but I prefer the Big Red one to the rainbow as a combat patch.R.A. Mathishttp://ramathis.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485918288347597738.post-73461565156018680602016-06-07T09:11:58.984-07:002016-06-07T09:11:58.984-07:00Pretty cool...and your grandfather served in WWII....Pretty cool...and your grandfather served in WWII. What unit, BTW?<br /><br />The narrator said you were NG, but didn't I see you with a Big Red One combat patch?Hank Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01241805904517893443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485918288347597738.post-69321854886399535442016-05-31T20:31:28.829-07:002016-05-31T20:31:28.829-07:00Thanks, Rob. Good post and good graphics.
Fascism...Thanks, Rob. Good post and good graphics.<br /><br />Fascism and Communism have always been 2 sides of the same coin. One is nationalist and the other is globalist--and that is the most significant difference. That difference explains why opinion-makers still rail against Hitler but are mostly uninterested in Stalin or Mao. Adolph, as a mass murderer, was a distant third place after those two. Yet Stalin and Mao's atrocities were whitewashed or ignored while their empires were subsidized or otherwise nurtured by FDR and his ilk, who were conversely hell-bent on going to war with Hitler.<br /><br />And when you look at a world map, pre- and post-WWII, what exactly was accomplished? Just sayin'.Hank Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01241805904517893443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485918288347597738.post-81059281282397874422016-05-16T07:00:24.720-07:002016-05-16T07:00:24.720-07:00I'm writing as we speak. :)I'm writing as we speak. :)R.A. Mathishttp://ramathis.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485918288347597738.post-85204620042739078702016-05-14T11:29:57.540-07:002016-05-14T11:29:57.540-07:00Get to crackin' Rob. I'm waiting for that ...Get to crackin' Rob. I'm waiting for that second book.<br /><br />That's a nice-looking preview, there. I wonder how much they did without the crowd funding, and how much since they got it.Hank Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01241805904517893443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485918288347597738.post-34156732495543829482016-05-03T06:14:11.748-07:002016-05-03T06:14:11.748-07:00I’m also cautiously optimistic about the inclusion...I’m also cautiously optimistic about the inclusion of HF, but we’ve been burned before (Indiana Jones & the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull). My main hesitation is the injection of politics (ie: agendas) into the script. Sci-fi has always probed and questioned politics, culture, etc and that’s fine. But this questioning has devolved into flat out in-your-face propaganda. Let’s hope this movie avoids such heavy handed tactics.R.A. Mathishttp://ramathis.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485918288347597738.post-76232379266371819352016-04-27T17:38:11.237-07:002016-04-27T17:38:11.237-07:00I heard it here first.
I know what you mean--I wa...I heard it here first.<br /><br />I know what you mean--I was initially excited to learn there was going to be a new Mad Max flick.<br /><br />Then I thought about it. I wound up predicting what the film makers were going to do months before the first reviews started coming in.<br /><br />Like you, I hope the BR sequel turns out to be as cool (or close to it) as the classic. I'm not gonna get my hopes up, though. <br /><br />The casting of Harrison Ford as Deckard is a partially good sign--it means it's not a reboot. But I'm not so sure a geriatric Deckard will be as cool a character as his younger version.<br /><br />Certainly the technology is abundant now to make a spiffy future noir even more visually impressive than the first one. I'm already cringing, though, waiting for them to write an underwhelming script full of current obligatory political tropes.Hank Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01241805904517893443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485918288347597738.post-20778437625478292912016-04-01T08:40:31.557-07:002016-04-01T08:40:31.557-07:00It's about 1/3 finished. I hope to be finished...It's about 1/3 finished. I hope to be finished in about 2 months.R.A. Mathishttp://ramathis.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485918288347597738.post-79277500535247429482016-03-31T08:59:19.088-07:002016-03-31T08:59:19.088-07:00Outstanding. So when is your expected publish date...Outstanding. So when is your expected publish date, ballpark? Hank Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01241805904517893443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485918288347597738.post-79258285388503387362016-03-31T07:28:13.639-07:002016-03-31T07:28:13.639-07:00I remember an old (1960s) comic in which Robin got...I remember an old (1960s) comic in which Robin got severely injured and hospitalized. Batman asked the doctor about keeping his identity secret. The doctor replied that in a city of some 12 million it was a bit paranoid to assume he would recognize a given patient.Hank Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01241805904517893443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485918288347597738.post-5117776529089716262016-03-24T17:08:54.853-07:002016-03-24T17:08:54.853-07:00Hard at it, Hank. Hammered out another 1,000 words...Hard at it, Hank. Hammered out another 1,000 words last night.R.A. Mathishttp://ramathis.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485918288347597738.post-52099406446526257352016-03-24T17:02:43.071-07:002016-03-24T17:02:43.071-07:00I'm hard at it, Hank. I hammered out another 1...I'm hard at it, Hank. I hammered out another 1,000 words last night.R.A. Mathishttp://ramathis.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485918288347597738.post-25330234051523427782016-03-24T07:12:13.478-07:002016-03-24T07:12:13.478-07:00My pleasure Rob. Now hurry up and finish Executive...My pleasure Rob. Now hurry up and finish Executive Orders! I'm really looking forward to it.Hank Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01241805904517893443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485918288347597738.post-81623232727931923022016-03-21T07:19:52.690-07:002016-03-21T07:19:52.690-07:00Thanks for the read/review. Rob. And i enjoyed our...Thanks for the read/review. Rob. And i enjoyed our discussion. Hank Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01241805904517893443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485918288347597738.post-20514589730554264522013-01-30T08:07:39.569-08:002013-01-30T08:07:39.569-08:00The theme is that of the danger of absolute power....The theme is that of the danger of absolute power.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15131749504693357132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485918288347597738.post-35604050771070635102013-01-30T08:06:25.956-08:002013-01-30T08:06:25.956-08:00The plot is a day in the life of a young girl born...The plot is a day in the life of a young girl born to a society where the citizens are under total control of the authories, the day her grampa 'retires.'Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15131749504693357132noreply@blogger.com