Jack
two office unsuccessful
I am a registered Democrat and two-time unsuccessful candidate for office.
real book people
First, people don't read novels off screens, and they don't have a tendency to shell out real money for books when they don't retain anything physically for their money.
evil fundamentals rationalize
...it is in the very fundamentals of evil that one always condemns it when they see it but rationalizes it when they do it.
writing novel
I write novels and other things.
holiday too-much used
I do not read SF as much as I used to. It's too much like a busman's holiday.
book blank checks
No, I don't autograph blank slips, checks, or stickers, and certainly no books without me in them.
helping ifs
If you got what it takes, you'll make it. If you don't, Shakespeare couldn't help you.
school technology college
I have taught history on the high school and college levels, and am or have been a lecturer at the Smithsonian, The National Institutes of Health, and numerous colleges and universities, mostly on science fiction and technology subjects.
long historical supportive
I have long been active in and supportive of conservation and historical preservation causes.
kentucky louisiana mayors
I am also a Kentucky Colonel and an Honorary Mayor of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, among other things.
mean life-is hell
Just because your whole life is going to hell doesn't mean you have to walk there.
football team long
As long as I own this football team and long after I'm gone, they will always be the Washington Redskins.
names redskins
The name of the Redskins will remain the Redskins.
attitude yesterday world
This is the best day in the history of the world, even though yesterday that seemed an impossibility.