Infamous "June Gloom" has settled upon us, but I welcome the drizzly gray skies --perfect reading weather--although I can't...

Sandie has lent me The Hidden Target , an espionage novel written by the very prolific Helen MacInnes .  Published in 1980, it's the t...

Greetings!  Today I went to the Padres game (they won after 18 innings!) and later to see friends and family at the beach, so I'm getti...