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Building lairs and hideouts for master criminals

Posted on October 5, 2021 by Austin Gisriel

While watching an episode of the 1943 serial, The Batman (the first time the Caped Crusader was ever presented on celluloid, by the way), I was intrigued by the evil Dr. Daka’s elaborate underground headquarters. That got me to wondering … Continue reading →

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America, Stop Constantly Emoting

Posted on February 23, 2021 by Austin Gisriel

Somewhere along the line in the past 50 years, America has transformed from a relatively stoic society to one in which every day is like a giant primal scream therapy session, and one conducted by an unlicensed therapist at that. … Continue reading →

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A Movie for our Times

Posted on February 16, 2021 by Austin Gisriel

Friday nights have been a television wasteland ever since The Wild, Wild West went off the air in 1969. This past Friday night naturally found me clicking through Martha’s Netflix channel (is that the right word for Netflix?) desperately trying … Continue reading →

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Look for special book promotions in 2021!

Posted on January 26, 2021 by Austin Gisriel

The New Year is bringing about a couple of changes to my writing world in order to make it easier for you to order books from this blog. You may now pay for any books you order directly from me … Continue reading →

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Adam, as do many of his descendants, lacked scientific perspective

Posted on January 19, 2021 by Austin Gisriel

I don’t know why the hand-wringing over “climate change” bemuses me so. Perhaps, because once upon a time, I earned a degree in theology and it amuses me to see that Humanity is as smug as it was in the … Continue reading →

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A Civics Lesson

Posted on January 12, 2021 by Austin Gisriel

The public has sat idly by and let the organized prosecutors amend the Law until the constitutional guarantees of the public were swept away. We’re living in a period of changing times. It’s quite possible that the definition of crime … Continue reading →

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A Star in the Night

Posted on December 20, 2020 by Austin Gisriel

When I was a kid December 20th was a significant date. It meant that the long countdown to Christmas was about to conclude and the Magic Day was almost at hand. Five more days. Of course, now that I’m well … Continue reading →

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Is Our Past Our Future?

Posted on November 18, 2020 by Austin Gisriel

Perhaps nothing destroys a political system more quickly and efficiently than paranoia. The situation can be grave enough when one party to a quarrel believes the worst of the other, when it pictures its opponents as conspirators. But when both … Continue reading →

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Sophie Tucker

Posted on October 22, 2020 by Austin Gisriel

When last we spoke in this blog, I stated that I would return to the subject of Sophie Tucker. As I had mentioned, Sophie had been arrested for singing bawdy dance songs such as “The Grizzly Bear” and the “Angle … Continue reading →

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California’s Climate Change Non-Sense

Posted on September 22, 2020 by Austin Gisriel

Recently the Governor of California and Senator Kamala Harris posed for a photo in front of a smoky, charred background, and proclaimed that “climate change is real,” meaning that climate change contributed to the wildfires currently raging throughout the state. … Continue reading →

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