BLOGGING ABOUT WHATEVER ENTRY - 27 TITLE: "A Salute to Robert Jordan!" AUTHOR: J. William Bell DATE POSTED: 2026-10-1 A few years back, and more than I care to admit; one of my brothers introduced me to The Wheel of Time book series (initially and originally intended to be written only by Robert Jordan-- but more on that tangent in a future blog post). And thus I became familiar with the wit, wisdom, poetry and narrative voice of Robert Jordan. A lot has already been wri

BLOGGING ABOUT WHATEVER ENTRY - 26 TITLE: Time-Bomb Tim AUTHOR: J. William Bell DATE POSTED: 2026-9-3 In every family, there is somebody like "Time-Bomb Tim." In every neighbourhood, there is somebody like "Time-Bomb Tim." And, if you're really unlucky; you're living in a neighbourhood/community where almost everybody is just like "Time-Bomb Tim." This Time-Bomb Tim character is a composite of many different people I've met over the years, and you have my friend Jack;

BLOGGING ABOUT WHATEVER ENTRY - 25 TITLE: The Ideal Man & Woman? AUTHOR: J. William Bell DATE POSTED: 2026-08-02 At the time that I am writing this; a lot of people are asking each other and themselves questions like: - What exactly is the masculine ideal? - What exactly is the feminine ideal? Almost everybody has an opinion in response to these questions, but sadly; some folks believe their opinions are indisputable facts. Whenever I come across a quagmire of ideas, o