When we lived in the islands we met more than one person visiting there from the mainland who seemed amazed that we had moved there from Arizona. “You are so lucky,” they would assure us. Well, luck has nothing to do with it. I am always amazed when I encounter folks who live day after … Read more
It’s been more than five decades now but I remember it like it was just today. I was 8 and my Dad took me on an all day road trip. He owned a small television and radio sales and service business in the town of Houston, Missouri, (county seat of Texas County, the largest in … Read more
It really is a stretch to call James Bond a secret agent. I mean he’s almost always dressed to the nines, drives exotic cars, and when he walks into any bar in the world the barman will ask “Shaken, not stirred?” So, a secret agent he is not. If he is, he’s not too adept … Read more
The scene is a Russian chemical weapons facility. James Bond, 007, and his partner on the mission, Alec Treveleyan, 006, are there on a mission of sabotage. As they enter the warehouse armed with explosives with senses on full alert, they turn to each other and say, “For England.” In a scene from Thunderball, Bond … Read more