Top Secret

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“ Criticism can be both sanctimonious and deserved.” or biblically; let he who hath no sin cast the first stone. Trump’s National Security team don’t understand security and neither did th... Read More

Undoing

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“It is far more difficult to undo than to do” Alexander Hamilton From Alexander Hamilton the excellent biography by Ron Chernow The photo was taken early one morning of a mural on 1st Street in do... Read More

Tallyrand

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“It is a pity that a great man should be so ill bred.” Talleyrand speaking of Napoleon. It is easy to draw a modern parallel, and you may. But where is our modern Talleyrand? The home is a classic... Read More

Picasso

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“If I could talk about my work, I’d be a writer.” Pablo Picasso The photo was taken in Brown’s Ranch Preserve near the Amphitheater. It is a Side Crested Saguaro. The only one I have ever ... Read More

Patience

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“Have patience, all things are difficult before they become easy.” Saadi Persian Poet Another painting that I took a photo of in the New Mexico Capital Museum. Immigration policy is an exa... Read More

Avarice

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“When avarice takes the lead in a state, it is commonly the forerunner of its fall.” Alexander Hamilton As quoted by Ron Charnow in his wonderful book Hamilton Draw your own conclusions about the ... Read More