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Blackboard Bungle

March 13, 2010

This is a subject that I wanted to post on but found someone who has already done it in a much more entertaining manner. Bill Maher periodically offers his “New Rules.” I have provided this one unedited for your edification. A school board in Rhode Island just fired all of the teachers at a school […]

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From My Armchair

December 2, 2009

In a very busy schedule I devote some time and effort to a blog for which I receive no monetary remuneration. Why? I have a degree of knowledge and experience in some of these areas. My intent is to share the resulting, hard won perceptions on matters I consider important. Others have different backgrounds and […]

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A Magical Moment

October 29, 2009

On my trip to Scotland, a mistake by the GPS gave me a few minutes of pure ecstasy. This incident came to me totally out of the blue. Well, actually it was pitch dark. There is no way I could have anticipated it. It instantly changed my mood. I was frustrated. I was upset. I […]

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Heaven And Hell

October 28, 2009

I‘m back from Scotland. The country was heaven. The arrangements left much to be desired. On the Thursday prior to departing on my trip I spoke on the phone with one of the ladies at the agency. I was told that they would be mailing me a cell phone, a GPS and a booklet listing […]

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Scotland

October 12, 2009

I am going on a little trip. This coming Saturday I will be off on the first leg – to North Carolina. I depart from New York on Sunday. It has been some time since I last visited Scotland; 1971, in fact. I lucked out and left the States the day after Nixon allowed the […]

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Big Red

September 28, 2009

What? He’s writing about something other than the circus in the Harem on the Hill? Yes. I need a break. You could likely use one too. As funny as Congressmen are, however unintentionally, I am easily bored by the collection of dolts that composes our national zoo. I’m working on another book when it hits […]

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A True Southern Spirit

September 16, 2009

Jody Powell passed away this week. Only last year we lost Ham Jordan, the other half of Jimmy Carter’s whiz kids. These two, in many ways, personified what I see as a special type of Southern spirit. It wasn’t just that they wore jeans to social functions with the establishment in Washington. It wasn’t just […]

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Writing A Book

August 28, 2009

I made a gross misjudgment. And, I failed to learn from it. No, though acknowledgment of it may be rare, making mistakes and not learning from them are not necessarily rare occurrences for me. I know you’re shocked but it is true. When I began to consider writing my first book it seemed an easy […]

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Looking For Something?

August 25, 2009

It appears that the regulars are coming to the site with some frequency to laugh at my latest opinions. It has been a few days without your almost daily dose. I aim at one every three days. Sometimes I achieve that. Sometimes I don’t. I am a bit off schedule right now. My apologies. Retirement […]

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Life Is Short

August 17, 2009

Every once in a while something strikes us much too close to home. Two or three times each year our church has a Boomers’ Banquet. Several years ago a couple organized one and it has become a popular event for us geezers. Although everyone else dresses casually, Ed, as host, dresses up in a tuxedo. […]

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