“I don’t know where that leaves you, but you’re still deceased as far as the law is concerned.”–Hancock County (Ohio) Probate Court Judge Allan Davis to a man seeking reversal of a 1994 death declaration his wife obtained after he…
Author: Eric F. Frazier
Eric F. Frazier is an independent writer, editor, book reviewer and co-author of GPS Declassified: From Smart Bombs to Smartphones.
“Gravity” Highlights Space Debris Issue
More than twenty-four hours after watching the new movie “Gravity” in IMAX 3-D, images from the film continue hurtling periodically through my mental machinery, and like the orbital debris that drives the plot, they keep puncturing and shredding whatever task…
(gov-journ-ment)
n: a timeout imposed on voters for electing poor leaders (Note: There is nothing “poor” about their salaries, which they receive whether working or not.) Find this content useful? Share it with your friends!
Steppin’ on Toes?
In a new TV ad, N.C. Gov. Pat McCrory proclaims, “We’re steppin’ on the toes of the left and the right to make tough, necessary changes.” Funny, I haven’t heard anyone on the right squealing about his heavy foot, but…
Patients vs. Impatience
One word reveals a lot about the underlying problem with our health care industry—the one its suppliers use to describe their retail customers: patients. I recently opened my mailbox to find a marketing piece from a nearby primary care facility…
(thought-lets)
n: the product of faster thinking and less reflection in the age of Twitter Find this content useful? Share it with your friends!
Publishing: a crapshoot
“There’s no formula. A publisher can only do so much. A book’s fate is ultimately in the hands of the book gods.” –Morgan Entrekin, president and publisher of Grove Atlantic, on why good books by new authors often go unnoticed.…
Damn the homonyms!
English. What a language. Is there another tongue with such radically different meanings for the same words? Consider the phrase “sports bar.” One is a nutritional snack for health-conscious consumers; the other is a place to drink and sweat while…
The (Watery) Margin of Victory
Book Review: WAR ON THE WATERS: THE UNION & CONFEDERATE NAVIES, 1861-1865 by James M. McPherson UNC Press, 2012 Pulitzer Prize-winning author James M. McPherson begins War on the Waters: The Union & Confederate Navies, 1861-1865 with a quote…
To Kill or Not to Kill?, part 2
This is an update to my post, To Kill or Not to Kill?, from Aug. 12: News just broke that a jury took less than two hours to recommend the death penalty for Maj. Nidal Hasan, convicted of killing 13…