ALL SUMMER LONG
ALL SUMMER LONG It is summer time in the last half of the 20th century. Now of course, it is a memory. Many folks have that special summer and this is dedicated to those days. The selections come from America’s … Continue reading →
Category Archives: New Essays
ADDICTION/COMPULSION EXPLAINED
ADDICTION/ COMPULSION-HABITUATION EXPLAINED What is the difference between addiction and compulsion? The explanation now given is but one so therefore, is sure to check others. In this article, compulsion and habituation are considered synonymous. The classic definition of compulsion is … Continue reading →
DECADES OF ANNIVERSARIES
DECADES OF ANNIVERSARIES 1968/JUNE 7 10 AM. Jennifer and I got married in a very short ritual in the Nebraska chapel at St. Cecilia’s Cathedral. The Horrums were there and the Snells along with Grandma Dode. Afterwards, the families went … Continue reading →
DEEP THROAT #2
DEEPTHROAT2 DEEP THROAT 2 NEWSWEEK (2008) 12/22 41-48/ ISIKOFF Just this week, Mark Felt the DEEP THROAT of ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN died. Felt was in a position to know that President Nixon and his administration had broken into the … Continue reading →
ARE YOU SHY?
ARE YOU SHY? Kluger, Jeffery (2005) Secrets of the shy TIME, 4/4, 51-52. Individuals who are shy generally find being around other people painful. About half of this behavior is genetic and the other half learned from the daily encounters … Continue reading →
3020 MEREDITH ST.
3020 MERIDETH I was sitting in my 1948 Blue Anglia. It was the same kind of car that Sir Paul McCartney used in” Give my Regards to Boardwalk. I was junior in high school. I left the car running so … Continue reading →
2020 AS APPROXIMATED IN 1975
2020 AS SEEN IN 1974 SNELL/DEAN
Continue reading →AFTERLIFE/ NEAR DEATH
AFTER LIFE AND NEAR DEATH I have had a near death experience. I came down with pneumonia, sepsis, and a heart attack. My body turned blue, ashen, and rigid. After I rallied and moved back to this life, I remembered … Continue reading →
A POINT AND SHOOT TRANSLATOR
A POINT AND SHOOT TRANSLATOR http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1987492,00.htmlSprechen Sie Google? A New Web TranslatorBy Peter Ha Thursday, May. 06, 2010adFactory.getCmAd(146, 40, “article”, “tout”).write(); Illustration by Jason Lee for TimeCommentPrintvar artId= “1987492”; var chn = “bizTech”; var contType = “article”; EmailDiggFacebookTwitterMOREAdd to my:del.icio.usTechnoratiredditGoogle BookmarksMixxStumbleUponBlog this on:TypePadLiveJournalBloggerMySpacevar ad = … Continue reading →
57 CHANNELS AND NOTHING IS “ON”
57 CHANNELS AND NOTHIN’ IS ON Bruce Springsteen’s song about cable channels is a pleasant surprise. He sings about having a cable television with 57 choices and there isn’t anything that he likes. So he does the sensible thing and … Continue reading →