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A Day on the Lake

Posted on July 11, 2021 by admin

Sam pumped and pumped but it was no use.  The ball was dead flat.  He wanted to swim with it as a substitute for the disintegrated styrofoam kickboard, the victim of a summer’s fun for a few too many kids.  … Continue reading →

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Metal Detectorists: The Thrill Is In The Discovery

Posted on July 8, 2021 by admin

← Pic Of The Day #1541 From Dan Woog’s column, https://06880danwoog.com/2021/07/08/metal-detectorists-the-thrill-is-in-the-discovery/ Posted on July 8, 2021 | 4 Comments Just when I think I’ve heard everything about Westport history, I learn something new. The other day, it was about a Confederate presence here in … Continue reading →

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Gallows Hill #1 Site Report

Posted on June 25, 2021 by admin

(I have no illusion that anyone will read this report, but I wanted to put it up anyway. It’s my BIG term report for a class I took. I got an A. The professor asked for 12-15 pages; I ended … Continue reading →

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When Jews Roll Up Their Sleeves

Posted on June 18, 2021 by admin

A very few years ago, an Iranian official close to the then Supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei claimed that Jews were using magic against the Islamic Republic. He said that Jews have the greatest sources of sorcery and make use of … Continue reading →

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You Are So Very Welcome

Posted on June 1, 2021 by admin

Ellen Berliner offered the caller a ready excuse that her system was incredibly slow that morning. What with the holiday coming up and Covid going around there were simply an awful lot of calls coming in. It rolled off her … Continue reading →

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A Lot of Spam; Boy, Do They Have My Number

Posted on April 29, 2021 by admin

I have just looked at my spam folder, a rare occurrence, and thought I’d share some of the messages I get from around the globe. I do wonder how they found me but don’t want to dig too deeply lest … Continue reading →

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Admissions Process

Posted on April 14, 2021 by admin

            It was not as if the boy’s pleas were falling on deaf ears, not at all. Henry Munroe heard him loud and clear, his impatience growing each time the child asked. Was he oblivious? If a teacher meant no, … Continue reading →

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Pursuit of Knowledge

Posted on March 18, 2021 by admin

Marshall arrived earlier than needed to the lecture hall and waited in the back, near the one entrance.  He leaned casually, in a studied manner, against the door scribbling in his open notebook.  Every other second, he looked up as … Continue reading →

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Return of the Blob

Posted on February 24, 2021 by admin

The film had only just started when the blob filled the screen, blackening the panoramic shot of the upper Amazon, the foothills of the Andes in the distance, cinematography that demonstrated why the film won an Oscar for it. The … Continue reading →

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One Restraining Order Too Many

Posted on February 7, 2021 by admin

Two things happened at once. First, there was the scream. Then the late-night commuters were jolted forward, then backward, hard, as the air brakes screeched the train to a sudden halt. There were the requisite female screams like you hear … Continue reading →

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