James Daniel Arthur 1940-2019 Memorial
When I got up for the day on this Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend 2025, I went straight to Facebook to check what it brought up for my Memories. The first one to appear started with, “On this day five years ago, Pops passed away at St. Charles Hospital in Bend, Oregon, at 3:47 a.m. … Read more
It was six years ago, today, on May 24, 2019, Pops passed away at 3:45 am PT. His night nurse called me around 6 am, just before he was leaving his shift, to let me know. I can’t say I wasn’t expecting the call, but I still went into a bit of a frump. Well, … Read more
From my Facebook memories today – Remembering Pops Tuesday, May 21, 2019 – Sun finally showed up around 3 pm. So far, a challenging day. Pops is not doing well. He insisted upon setting the flag before slumbering off to his room, where’s he been resting all day. Edited May 25, 2019 – Little did … Read more
Yesterday, December 29, 2024, one of my Facebook Memories included this photo of Pops with my corgi, Lady Layla Guinevere (aka Layla), shared by one of my friends on December 29, 201o, in our neighborhood at Eagle Crest Resort in Central Oregon. Pops was 70 years old at the time. It’s one of my favorite … Read more
Produced by the Commonwealth Club of California, Jonna Mendez: The CIA and The Moscow Rules is filled with golden nuggets from Jonna’s career with the CIA.
The life and death theatre of espionage | Retired CIA Intelligence Officer Jonna Mendez | TEDxBermuda Jan 2, 2020 – 18:35
Deception, Illusion, and Espionage – 2019 TedxTalkZ Covers the importance of trusting your gut in assessing people and situations. 9:24 Minutes.
More excellent training tips from former CIA Agent Susan Carnicero.
From Facebook Memories shared, this is a flashback to September 3, 2017. This is a snapshot I took of Pops and his friend marveling over the new snowblower Pops had put together. Following is the content from my Facebook post: “Rarely mention my resort homies. Today is an exception because frankly, I could use a … Read more
By the time I turned 40, I had added “everybody lies” to my adage collection. It falls in line with “the truth hurts”. One of the greatest talents of the best spies is turning lies into reality and being able to detect targets who do the same. One of the lines Pops delivered often was … Read more