Author: rlhorner52
Axios Finish Line: U.S. not them
Why I am sharing This On the 250th anniversary of America’s founding, Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen challenge us to step back from the daily chaos and remember what’s special about this country. They invite us to imagine a future where we focus on what unites us rather than divides us, and where ordinary people…
Theo of Gloden by Allen Levi
This is another of those books that snuck up on me, not sure where I learned of it but it was available in our library and what a great find. It came out of nowhere and I didn’t even get it into my list of currently reading and it ended way too soon, and now…
Our Backyard Bird Feeders
Feathered Friends Good morning, world! Last year, while birding Clower Thornton Park in Gulfport, MS, we ran into several other birder friends. Steve pointed out that Charlie was in the brush in a blind. With some effort, I was able to locate him in his one-person standup blind; very cool. Talking with Charlie later, I…
Tomorrow is Yesterday by Hussein Agha and Robert Malleyis
It is a relatively recent and vital piece of geopolitical analysis that examines the shifting landscape of the Middle East and global diplomacy. You should read Tomorrow is Yesterday if you want to understand the underlying logic of modern conflict. Hussein Agha and Robert Malley are seasoned negotiators and scholars who look past the…
Jesus and the Disinherited by Howard Thurman
This book was recommended by Texas Representative James Talarico. I am not a religious person, but I enjoy learning about others’ way of life, and I would like to think I can appreciate and learn from anyone and everyone, so I am going to give this a read. Talarico, being a good Texas boy, also…
Biloxi Back Bay, Drain Pipe
In Search of a Common Goldeneye Patty heard from birding friend, Steve, that he had seen a Common Goldeneye in Biloxi Back Bay near the Drain Pipe, so we headed to Biloxi on Friday morning. As hard as Patty searched, no Goldeneye, but there were plenty of the regulars. There must have been runs of…
Gone Before Goodbye by Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben
I do not remember where I heard of GONE BEFORE GOODBYE, it is not a genre I often read Psychological Thriller / Suspense / Mystery but it was available at my library for an audible download and I finished it in two days ignoring my other reads in process: I enjoyed it:; the caste was…
Fahrenheit 451
My son recommended this book to me. It invoked many emotions as I read it. I found it appaling that censorship and the banning of literature and knowledge has happened time and again, throughout history. Even though this novel was written in the 1950’s, it is crazy how much of this is relevant to the…
The First Week of January, 2026
We still have several rare hummingbirds visiting our feeders; fortunately, we have had, or perhaps because we have had a mild winter. The Ruby-throated Hummingbird is our usual migration visitor, but it is unusual for it to remain in the winter. What is rare are the Broad-tailed and Black-chinned Hummingbirds; they belong much further west…
The Spy and the Traitor by Ben Macintyre
The Spy and the Traitor by Ben Macintyre was Jonathan Blitzer’s third recommendation. Below is what my research turned up and why it is now in line to read. This is arguably one of the greatest true-life spy stories ever told. It reads so much like a high-stakes thriller that it’s easy to forget it…
