1.0Nelson DeMillehttps://alexdemille.com/nelsonadminhttps://alexdemille.com/nelson/author/admin/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="j2He9vv5QJ"><a href="https://alexdemille.com/nelson/newsletter-817/">August 2017</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://alexdemille.com/nelson/newsletter-817/embed/#?secret=j2He9vv5QJ" width="600" height="338" title="“August 2017” — Nelson DeMille" data-secret="j2He9vv5QJ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://alexdemille.com/nelson/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Hard to believe that summer is half over already – unless you’re reading this south of the equator where it’s winter. It’s worth a trip to Australia or New Zealand just to flush the toilet and watch the water go clockwise. On another subject, if you tuned into CBS Sunday Morning with Lesley Stahl to […]https://alexdemille.com/nelson/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/a-note-from-nelson-banner.jpg