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No Self-Control? Put the Blame on Your Brain

Posted on January 8, 2012 by Administrator

Such a lot of talk about willpower/ Such a lot of talk about willpower/ Ooh talkin’, talkin’, talkin’ willpower/ Desire, talkin’, talkin’, talkin’, talkin’ talkin’ willpower. —“Willpower” by Jack Bruce (2001) There is something to be said for willpower, and that is, to … Continue reading →

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Still Writing after All These Years

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Administrator

I usually post something new in this space at the beginning of the week—generally Sunday or Monday—and I apologize for my tardiness. Got tied down with deadline projects on the copywriting front, and that’s where I collect my meager earnings. … Continue reading →

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Info, Knowledge and Attention Spans

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Administrator

Has anybody seen my attention span? I never had much of it, but what I had is slipping away. I could blame it on the aging process, but I look around and it seems to be happening to everyone, no … Continue reading →

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Can Facebook Journalism and Newspapers Coexist?

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Administrator

Community journalism appears to be in the hands of the masses, so to speak, and some of it is good. It seems I got out of the newspaper business at the right time. The recent historic flood in my part … Continue reading →

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Escape to the Planet of the A.P.E.

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Administrator

When you’re an old guy like me, the world becomes increasingly foreign as technology and changing lifestyles skew what I used to regard as normalcy. For example, the word “normalcy” itself is a made-up word, compliments of Warren G. Harding … Continue reading →

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What’s So Unpatriotic about Compromise?

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Administrator

May God bless generous and patriotic billionaires. Warren Buffett’s call to his fellow filthy rich to pay their fair share of taxes for their country’s sake is closer to the message of what the real Tea Party—the one in Boston … Continue reading →

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Destined to Be Devoid of Hair

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Administrator

I was watching one of George Carlin’s HBO stand-ups the other night, and I thought most of his rants were funny. He was on a roll about things people do that bother him. I was laughing along. Then he made … Continue reading →

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Itsy Bitsy, but What a Venomous Wallop!

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Administrator

I’ve gained a newfound respect for spiders. Had things turned out differently, I may have become a spider hater. That would have been an illogical abhorrence, fueled by emotion. After all, the insect in question was probably minding his own … Continue reading →

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There’s No Fool Like an April Fool

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Administrator

I suppose you might call it a happy accident that my exit from the newspaper business fell on April Fool’s Day. Not that I am foolish for embarking on a career in self-employment, but it marks a special day in … Continue reading →

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Honoring the Gift of Sleep

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Administrator

I like sleeping. There, I admitted it. I’m tired of being ashamed of what is actually a noble pursuit and something at which I excel. It’s not that I sleep more than everyone else, but I do it so well … Continue reading →

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