Map Monday, Navigating the Pentagon

The Pentagon is located in Arlington, Virginia.  Other than highways, parking lots, and the DC metro it’s most notable neighbors are a lagoon in the Potomac river (built during the Pentagon’s construction) and Arlington National Cemetery.  When it was completed in 1943 its 6,600,000 square feet (3,705,793 square feet of… Read more“Map Monday, Navigating the Pentagon”

Reblog of my guest post about my path to publishing

I was recently asked to write a piece about my path to publishing for Steven Capp’s blog.  I have never met Steven in person, but our paths crossed while commenting on a Facebook writer’s thread. My guest post covers my many mistakes, lessons learned, and hopefully eases the path for… Read more“Reblog of my guest post about my path to publishing”

Map Monday, Globalization and countries’ exports

Globalization – it’s almost impossible to go a day without hearing about it.  It’s been a long time since a single word (at least in economics) has earned such credit and scorn.  Globalization hollows out the middle class and degrades the environment in developing countries.  the benefits of globalization lifts… Read more“Map Monday, Globalization and countries’ exports”