Category Archives: General

Mario Cuomo Addresses an American President

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Fred Bubbers

My blog post of January 18, 2009 may have identified the high point of the Obama administration: his inauguration.  I’m fifty-one years old, so I should be immune to disillusionment, but the social safety net, one of the twentieth century’s … Continue reading →

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Smashwords winter/summer sale 2011

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Fred Bubbers

Every July, Smashwords conducts a site-wide promotion celebrating summer in the northern hemisphere and winter in the southern hemisphere.  From now until July 31, all of my Smashwords editions are on sale or free. Only Love Can Break Your Heart … Continue reading →

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Listen Carefully, Tan Man

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Fred Bubbers

A disappointing jobs report this week is revealing just how weak this economic recovery is and how long it’s going to take before the unemployment rate starts descending.  As reported by Lila Shapiro at Salon: Only 54,000 jobs were added … Continue reading →

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The Art of the Novella: Summer by Edith Wharton

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Fred Bubbers

Edith Wharton is perhaps best known for her piercing portrayals of upper class New York society in her best known novels, House of Mirth and Age of Innocence.  She did, however, on at least two occasions focus her attention and … Continue reading →

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Pushing the Envelope

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Fred Bubbers

A few nights ago, I got involved in a discussion about the current nuclear crisis in Japan on Facebook.  At one point, someone on the thread, an advocate for nuclear power,  stated that the BP oil spill last summer was … Continue reading →

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