Blaming No One

This collection of published blog postings from a retired U.S. Foreign Service officer offers a perspective challenging facile suppositions, and notes historic moments of interest for the general reader.<br><br>This book is a series of reflections at the point of retirement from the U.S. Foreign Service. The postings, all colored by the author&#39;s experience, include short essays on the following themes: personal anecdote, people/profiles, the Foreign Policy seen by a mid-level official, human nature, government functions, and &quot;other&quot; (music, immigration, condominium rules on dog comportment…). The collection is marked by a tone of light humor and social/institutional criticism. The book should serve as an &quot;easy read,&quot; in short segments. At the same time, the full text, printed in chronological order of their publication dates, will give a perspective which questions and challenges facile suppositions, and notes historic moments of interest for the general reader.