Black Friday Challenge

Black Friday is on, fellow readers. Read the blog to view my challenge!

The Challenge:

Between today (November 28) and December 31, 2025, anyone who purchases a copy of Blue Bug will have a chance to be entered into a drawing for a Deluxe copy of Blue Bug! Read on for details...

...one Deluxe copy of Blue Bug!

Details, Details...

1. If you are among 15 orders on Amazon for a physical copy of Blue Bug by December 31, I'll enter your name into a drawing for a free Deluxe copy for one lucky reader. I will hold the drawing in January after all sales are accounted for and announce a winner (if we have one) in a future blog post. See the Rules and Procedures below.

... Just think, it could be YOU!

2. If you are among 25 orders for a digital e-book edition of Blue Bug, I'll enter your name into a drawing for a free Deluxe copy for one lucky reader. Please purchase your digital copy from Amazon and see the Rules and Procedures below.

 Rules and Procedures for the Drawing:

After you purchase your book through Amazon, please email me at Admin@ronaldsieber.com with a copy of your purchase receipt so that I can add you to the drawing's list.

Reason? Amazon does not share its customer data. Therefore, I need you to contact me or I will not have your information to enter you in either drawing.

And... There's a Black Friday Offer on ClassicSpeedsters.com too!

Please visit that site to see what's up. Click this link https://classicspeedsters.com/blog — look for the November 28 Speedster Journal edition!

...It ALSO makes a great present.

Thanksgiving in America—Some Thoughts

I just finished watching Ken Burns's 12-hour marathon retelling of the American Revolution. Like all struggles for freedom, this six-part presentation showed just how long and brutal that conflict could possibly be. Thousands of people were maimed or killed, and many more uprooted or exiled. It was a long and tough struggle that scarred a generation as our new country was being born.

Life was certainly different in North America after this struggle, and its history as taught in American public schools has glossed over many of the details of this momentous war. Burns's account is a sobering reminder to me that everything, even freedom, has a price. And even with his account, the full story is never quite fully told. We as a country have made much progress with individual human freedom, but we still have a long way to go.

Thanksgiving is an American harvest celebration that brings people together to reflect on who we are as a nation. I celebrate Thanksgiving with friends and family, with those I love and those I do not, folks I agree with and folks that I disagree with, all done over a dinner that gives thanks to just how far this country, with all its warts and wounds, has still managed to make progress toward becoming that "shining city on a hill." I remain positive, and I treat every fellow celebrant with respect and love.

I hope that each of you, fellow readers, has a chance to give thanks as well for 2025 as we look forward to 2026 and the 250th anniversary of the United States of America. Peace to all...and don't forget to read a book!