Editorial note: I wrote the bulk of this on Memorial Day, sent it to my publishing family as a PathBinder Publishing newsletter that day, then took a break before reconfiguring parts of it for my author site. So yes, it posted on June 3, not Memorial Day (May 31). But the Memorial Day references were... Continue Reading →
August 2020 Monday (Aug. 3) is my birthday. You don’t have to get me anything. It’s OK. I understand. You’re busy. The whole mask thing has you upside down and inside out. I’m not that important. All of that is totally understandable. But, since it’s my special day. I’m going to treat myself. After my... Continue Reading →
March 26, 2020 Like many high-end magazines, I'm posting my April newsletter at the end of the previous month. Please do not freak out. And now on to our regularly scheduled newsletter. Howdy, folks. This Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic sure has made a mess of things, hasn’t it? Hopefully, we can halt the spread of this... Continue Reading →
March 3, 2020 Well hello there, faithful followers, inquisitive types, and those who accidentally stumbled in thinking this was going to give you guidance on dealing with the coronavirus or election ads. Coronavirus (not anything to do with beer) Let us get right to the coronavirus. In order to prevent the spread of this thing... Continue Reading →
Feb. 9, 2020 Howdy, folks. It has come to my attention that there is no subscribe button on my home page. I wondered how this could be as the number of followers this site has is into triple digits. How did 100-plus people subscribe to this site if there is no subscribe button? Well, as... Continue Reading →
It's 2020, which is the year of perfect sight, hindsight and Barbara Walters. If you get all those references, you're cool. If not, looks like you've got some Internet searches to do. Raise your hand if you thought we'd have flying cars by now. Sorry, The Jetsons are post-apocalyptic, so you have to wait for... Continue Reading →
I am eating Wisconsin cheese curds, drinking cold brew coffee (honey caramel flavor if you must know), and trying very hard to get a lot of things accomplished. I have already finished eating three blueberry pancakes that had been in deep freeze until my microwave admirably performed its duty. But I have done more than... Continue Reading →
Shout out to my buddy and fellow author, Brad Bott, for sending me this. It's a Leprechaun's Luck card with a four-leaf clover. The quote says "Luck doesn't work that way, lad. You never know when it'll go your way or against you." Brad included a note on a separate card that says "Make your... Continue Reading →
So here's a bit of a major announcement regarding my career. After 34 years in journalism, including nearly 20 at my present company, I've decided to give full-time attention to being an author. My last day with a full-time day job will be Sept. 27. I've wanted to make this move for years ... ever since... Continue Reading →
Ah, Ireland. My second trip there was a blast. My wife and I stayed with a friend. We took the train into Dublin each of the three days we were there. We ate at some terrific restaurants and pubs. We checked out a few free museums. We walked around the curvy streets and found bookshops,... Continue Reading →
Paul J. Hoffman 