HOW TOY COMPANIES GET KIDS TO BUG THEIR PARENTS TO BUY THEM MORE TOYS ____________, (2004) “Kid Power/ Talking the Talk” U.S.NEWS&WORLD REPORT, September 13, p. 50. According to one study, kid’s first words are about mom and dad. Their … Continue reading →
DIVORCE: STRUGGLE OVER WHO GETS THE ANIMAL COMPANIONS Glanton, Dahleen (2004) “Dogfight” THE GAZETTE, 9/17 3E Divorces can be mean and messy. There are custody battles, estate issues and related. Now come animal companions. Usually, they are dogs or cats, … Continue reading →
CONSERVATIVE AMERICA 2 / REPLAY Engardio, Pete (2004) “Nice Dream If You Can Live It” BUSINESS WEEK, 7-13, p. 22 More surveys that come from Jeremy Rifkin’s new book THE EUROPEAN DREAM indicate how other countries in Europe differ from … Continue reading →
COME AND GET IT, RIGHT NOW ______ (2004) “Coming together” NEWSWEEK, 11/1, p. e4 At Dodgeball.com, you can instantly call all your friends and tell them to meet somewhere. All of you can form your own SMART MOB or SWARM. … Continue reading →
ARTIFICIAL THROATS _________, (2004) “Artificial throat speeds taste test” NEW SCIENTIST.COM, 10-4 An artificial throat has been created for taste testing and numerous other activities. The throat can quickly analyze numerous prosperities that it has consumed and give its approval … Continue reading →
DEAD MAN CALLS RIGHT BEFORE FUNERAL ___________, (2004) “Man Presumed dead calls daughter at wake” YAHOO NEWS, 9/17 P. 1-2 His sister identified his body at the morgue. The face was mashed up by the accident, but she believed that … Continue reading →
The College Professor’s Compendium of Laws, Theorems, and Concepts with Support Sources Joel Charles Snell Professor Emeritus, Kirkwood College This article is based on the assumption that although there are thousands of laws, theorems and concepts dealing with … Continue reading →
BITTERSWEET WANDERINGS DAY DREAMS Although I am 80, I tried to kill myself back in the spring of 1965. I was in a car and aimed it at a huge tree in the University section of Omaha. The tree was … Continue reading →
BIG FLOPS AARP (2009) 11/9 / 43 FORD EDSEL SMELL O’ VISION PAPER CLOTHING BAY OF PIGS PREMIER SMOKELESS TOBBACO WIN (WHIP INFLATION NOW) THE NEW COKE PLAYING BASEBALL IN SHORTS EXTREME FOOTBALL SONY BETAMAX WATERGATE BREAK IN MILLI VANILLI … Continue reading →
BACK TO SCHOOL For the last 57 years, I have been going back to school in the fall. Sometimes I returned to class as a student and other times as a professor. My first sojourn was in the late 40’s … Continue reading →