Writing
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‘Trading Places’ revisited
After reading this piece, all I could think of was some lines from the beginning of Trading Places. Randolph Duke: That man is a product of a poor environment. There’s nothing… Read more.
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Two Columns; One Idea
One I read for insight, the other I read for fun deeper insight. First, there’s Fred Reed’s blog talking about economics in general, but with a nod to self-driving cars.… Read more.
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Encouraging Adults to Play with Stuffed Animals
It’s been a long week at the ‘not quite’ Hombre Hacienda. Over a week of substitute teaching high school, a couple evenings stocking shelves at the local store of departments,… Read more.
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What For the Grammys?
Just got home after stocking shelves at the department store. Two nights in a row, #customers basically #slobbered through the aisles. If you pick up an item to examine it… Read more.
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Le Livre Qui a Émigré (The Book That Emigrated)
It wasn’t an impulsive decision that prompted my departure. It was a number of separate, distinct trends that encouraged my decision. As it was, I hadn’t had many readers for… Read more.
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Hit or Miss
The vessel made port in Kingston harbor just barely before the hurricane hit. Hans Reiter and his mistress of the season, Dina, settled into a hotel for the passing of… Read more.
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Vive Le Charlie Hebdo
You’ve heard about this today; there’ll be more over the next few days (primarily from European news outlets – I don’t hold out much hope from American news outlets. They’d… Read more.
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The Polish-American Predictorator
< That’s Nostrodamus. I only wish my beard grew out that well (I tend to look more like your average street bum.) Reviewing last year’s predictions, I have to give… Read more.
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2014 Rants In Review
I’d like to thank all of you for taking the time to stop by and wander through my rants. Sorry if you got some stuck on you’re shoes – you’ll… Read more.
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The True History of 12-25
“Nazareth Control to Flight 12-25, you are cleared for final approach.”, said the tall man in the tower. The sleek spacecraft was still miles above the field, traveling at many… Read more.
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A dysfunctional Holiday Season (any holiday, any time of year)
I haven’t a rant to share about this that you probably can go me one better. There’s a saying, ‘You can pick your friends, but you can’t pick your parents/family.’… Read more.
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BMOI (Big Mouth On Internet)
The magic of blogging comes from the freedom of anonymity to write whatever comes to our silly homo-sapient minds. We derive individual pleasure, or at least satisfaction, when we publish… Read more.
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F U, Mr. Speaker
I made a mistake. I was jumping around some of my news bookmarks, and opened just one, talking yet again about long term unemployment. My degree says I have a… Read more.
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The Sacrificed (Writer’s) Muse
I would like to claim that most of my manuscripts are well on their way to completion. The ideas are there; some have chapters, some have character outlines. But nothing… Read more.
Rants Unto the Ether 