Category Archives: Interest and Oddities

A Lesson for the Inner Child

Well, I did it; I bought a Rolex. I did it after coveting one, toying with the idea, for decades. It’s just a watch albeit a very expensive one, an unneeded acquisition especially just a few weeks after buying a … Continue reading

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The Sky Is Falling, The Sky is Falling

“The Sky Is Falling, The Sky is Falling.” Those were the words of Chicken Little, also known as Henny Penny, in a children’s folk tale to illustrate a groundless or absurd conviction that some catastrophic consequence is imminent or underway. … Continue reading

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Metal Detectorists: The Thrill Is In The Discovery

← 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

(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

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

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

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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Pursuit of Knowledge

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

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

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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