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About johnbeckmanbooks

John Beckman, a retired meteorologist, was known as “Johnny the Weatherman” in a career that spanned forty years. He forecasted the weather on WSJS-TV in Winston-Salem, NC, at WFGA-TV in Jacksonville, FL, and for thirty-three years in Atlanta at WSB-TV and WXIA-TV. Also a well published author Beckman now devotes full time to writing fiction. He currently has several eBooks on Amazon.com, "Tropical Knights," first in a series of adventure/mysteries about a sailor and his lovely CIA cohort on a mission to save America. Now available the sequel, and second in the series: "Tropical Daze." The third Jack & Amy adventure is "Tropical Rage" which became available on 30 April 2014. All of his books are highlighted on http://johnbeckmanbooks.com and available from Amazon.com. . .

Not voting is NOT the Answer.

Some housekeeping first. WordPress only allows me to post to Twitter, which shadow-bans all my posts. Or to Facebook, of which I am not a member. Or LinkedIn. I can’t link to gettr or any other social media platforms.  So … Continue reading

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Easter from My Perspective

On this Easter weekend it may be time to take a look where we are with God. Full disclosure. I didn’t have a religious upbringing. My mother was a Quaker and there were no Quaker churches around. My Dad was … Continue reading

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Go Elon, GO!!!

Why does it take a private citizen to do what our taxpayer funded congress should do? Of course, I’m talking about Elon Musk moving to take over Twitter and make it a free speech platform. What kind of company would … Continue reading

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Brother can you spare $30 trillion dollars?

All debts will be paid eventually. You instinctively know that  is true. You face it every day. There is that mortgage or rent every month. And that car payment. Or that Visa or Mastercard statement. But what if you have … Continue reading

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Insanity Takes Over America

What the hell has happened to America? I went to see a young, female dermatologist the other day. She is in her thirties and is the child of immigrants from India. She is quite successful. Yet she, AND HER HUSBAND, … Continue reading

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Sanctions? We have them, too!

Yes, Vladimir Putin is a dictator. So is the president of Ukraine. And the territory both are fighting for has been  fought over for 5,000 years. When the world ends, if there are two people left in that area, they … Continue reading

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World War Thee. Yes, or NO?

Most civilians in America today know nothing of war. When college students are asked about George Washington, and they answer that he served in the Civil War; we know they’re merely useful idiots. I have an idea that they might … Continue reading

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America’s Greatest Mass Murderer

Anthony Fauci is directly responsible for at least a half MILLION unnecessary deaths of Americans from the China virus. And he is the culprit who sustained the farce of a pandemic much longer than it had to be. This nightmare … Continue reading

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The Incredible Shrinking Toilet Paper!

I told my wife that someone is sneaking into our home and using our bathrooms. She didn’t answer but she did look at me just like my fourth grade teacher did when I told her, my dog ate my homework. … Continue reading

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We must Save Russia from Russia!

Do you ever feel like you are having a bad dream, a nightmare really, and that you’re going to wake up and say, “Thank God that wasn’t real?” Think about it. We have a senile old man who is our … Continue reading

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