Category Archives: General Blog
Getting Madrugada, my latest book, into paperback – the process
Beryl Gorbman If you aren’t interested in self-publishing a book, ignore this post. It’s not actually a post, it’s a boring rant. The physical publication side of getting my book out there is driving me nuts. Writing it was one … Continue reading
Seattle Pics
Beryl Gorbman Just driving around…. I like the comfortable, unpretentious houses in the Fremont neighborhood. Photo below is a crack house. Note reinforced doorway. Below is the home of a serious gardener. Only in Seattle would you find an entryway … Continue reading
Animal “Humane” Societies vs. Animal Sterilization
by Beryl Gorbman For the last few years, I’ve volunteered at the Spay and Neuter clinics held in Merida Yucatan. An organization called Planned Pethood runs these FREE clinics twice a year. There’s a Planned Pethood hospital in Merida with … Continue reading
Troy Davis Execution in Georgia
by Beryl Gorbman Beryl Gorbman is a legal investigator, licensed by the State of Washington. At 11:08 p.m. on 9/21/11, the State of Georgia executed Troy Davis for murdering a police officer. Davis had been in prison for 22 years … Continue reading
Falling from Grace
The American Middle Class Feels the Pinch. And Why? Beryl Gorbman Tweet It has happened to us so gradually that many of us didn’t notice it until it got really awful. Suddenly, it seemed, we couldn’t go to the movies … Continue reading
Driving through Clark County WA
Beryl Gorbman Yesterday, Susan and I took a scenic route on the way to Seattle from Portland OR. One of the coolest sights was a barn covered with old gas and oil company signs. There were also a few adorable … Continue reading
Negotiating Medical and Bureaucratic Mazes in Merida vs. Seattle
Beryl Gorbman Sometimes it seems like accomplishing things in Merida is more complex and more time consuming than in the USA. And that many of the services are not up to par. Is this really true? I had a bad … Continue reading
Self Employment as an Antidote to the Recession
Beryl Gorbman With over three million mortgage foreclosures last year,* and a national unemployment rate that is actually closer to 21% than the published 9.2%,** a lot of Americans are experiencing problems critical to their well-being and to their futures. … Continue reading
New Book Published
Madrugada, by Beryl Gorbman, is a mystery set in Yucatan. It is available now as an eBook and will be available in paperback in late September. Madrugada is about the theft of artifacts from the archaeological site of Yaxum, located … Continue reading