Never go, and by all means, never stay, where you are not wanted.

People should have to pass a civics exam, before they are allowed to vote.

Could you imagine the response if a democratic president said they didn’t know if they had to uphold the Constitution?

How fast would the articles of impeachment be drawn ?

20 minutes at the most

In the continuing saga of “What happens when a 65 year old man decides he wants to be a writer, when he grows up?”: I just registered to attend my first (hopefully not last) writer’s conference. The Wyoming Writers Conf. in Casper in June. Kinda exciting.

I’m old enough to remember when being “politically correct” was just being “polite.”

Recently, I received the greatest compliment I have ever experienced. After reviewing a column I had submitted, my Editor said she wished that she had written that column. That’s going to keep me working at my craft for a long time.

I am reading the latest Joe Pickett novel, from CJ Box - “Battle Mountain.” So far - so good.

From an operational security perspective, this is the highest level of fuckup imaginable. These people cannot keep America safe.

Several times I have seen extensive discussions on Facebook regarding what makes someone good at writing. I’ve seen a lot of ideas suggested, but I think the best way to learn to write, is to read the works of good writers - Dickens, Steinbeck, Dostoevsky, etc.

I am working on a couple of short stories, to submit to some writing contests. I have never done this before, and am curious to see what the experience will be.

I practiced law for 40 years, and became adept at drafting legal briefs, and journal articles. In my writing, the thing I find most difficult, is finding ways to avoid the dreaded “Wherefore.” It certainly does not belong in any kind of a story - but it will make an appearance in that first draft.

#ProudBlue #BlueSkyResistance

Very important statement from the American Bar Association.

We stand for the rule of law. We stand for the vital role of our courts and the essential job that lawyers do every day throughout our country. We reject efforts to undermine the courts and the profession.

‘Free world needs a new leader’, says EU foreign chief after Trump Zelenskyy row

I am retired, and would like to begin a second career as a writer/author. I began freelance writing a little over a year ago - contributing stories for a weekly newspaper, which is published in the small town, where I live in Wyoming.

"One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. So now people assume that religion and morality have a necessary connection. But the basis of morality is really very simple and doesn't require religion at all."

Arthur C. Clarke

Freelance Writer, Daniel Powell, is a retired attorney, and contributor to The Thermopolis Independent Record, a weekly news publication in Thermopolis, Wyoming. Mr. Powell covers news stories for the TIR, and is the author of “Gone Walkabout” - a guest column which appears in the publication.