Society for Military History: Laws of War Panel, March 25, 2023
Lillian and I spent March 23 to midday March 27 in San Diego. The business purpose of the 2,000-mile plus flights [one way] was to speak on the Laws of War developed in the Civil War at the annual conference…
Tips on Saving the Interview from the Mundane
This is one of the sidebars in Ronnie Polaneczky's excellent piece on "Empathetic Interviewing." The article appears in the spring 2023 print issue of the Society of Professional Journalists' [SPJ] Quill magazine. Whether you're working in daily meet-the-deadline journalism, its…
On Being a Hotdogger– “everyone would be in love with me.”
Kudos to the Washington Post travel section on "life as a hotdogger" -- driving the Wienermobile. A dream job, like piloting a Zamboni around NHL rinks. I was triply blessed to have Frank Papp as my coach in the always…