What if? Questions to Ponder.

What if starting in 2016 we elected two Presidents of the United States.  One a democrat & one a republican.  These two Presidents would work together for the greater good of the United States.

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What If? Questions to Ponder.

What if all major companies engaged in the Health care Industry were made not for profit.  This would include insurance companies, hospitals, medical device manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, etc.

The companies would no longer have to worry about pleasing their stock investors at the expense of sick people.

What do you think?

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What if? - Questions to Ponder

What if all cellphones and smart phones contained an integrated accelerometer chip that sensed movement.  What if this feature was mandatory in all phones sold.  What if the integrated accelerometer chip made it impossible to use the phone, other than to call 911, when the phone was in motion.  

I imagine if this were the case we'd no longer observe two behaviors while driving to and from work on the highway.  We'd no longer see drivers hogging the left lane while driving twenty miles per hour under the speed limit so that they can text, watch movies, and surf the Internet while driving their motor vehicles.  We'd no longer see people stopped at a green light, heads tilted down reading their phones.

What do you think? 

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What's happening with my Novel?

Update on my novel. I just finished the 8th hard copy edit. Now I'll incorporate all of the edits, and soon begin the process of looking for a literary agent. The process begins with writing a one page query letter. The letter's purpose is to gain the attention of an agent who's getting bombarded by hundreds of queries. Not an easy task. In the past few months I've taken a stab at the letter ten or so times, but once I complete my novel I'll have lots of time to get it right.

Mystery Writers of America announces the 2013 Edgar Award Winners

Mystery Writers of America announced the 2013 Edgar Allan Poe Award winners on May 2, 2013 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York City.


BEST NOVEL

“Live by Night” by Dennis Lehane

BEST FIRST NOVEL BY AN AMERICAN AUTHOR

“The Expats” by Chris Pavone


BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL

“The Last Policeman: A Novel” by Ben H. Winters


BEST FACT CRIME

“Midnight in Peking: How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China” by Paul French

BEST CRITICAL/BIOGRAPHICAL

“The Scientific Sherlock Holmes: Cracking the Case with Science and Forensics” by James O’Brien

BEST SHORT STORY

"The Unremarkable Heart – Mystery Writers of America Presents:  Vengeance” by Karin Slaughter


BEST JUVENILE

“The Quick Fix” by Jack D. Ferraiolo


BEST YOUNG ADULT

“Code Name Verity” by Elizabeth Wein

BEST TELEVISION EPISODE TELEPLAY

 “A Scandal in Belgravia – Sherlock”, Teleplay by Steven Moffat


ROBERT L. FISH MEMORIAL AWARD

"When They Are Done With Us – Staten Island Noir” by Patricia Smith