Category Archives: Interest and Oddities

Trays

Posted on January 25, 2021 by admin

It was the witching hour at The Willows, the hour when the lights went down and voices settled into whispers before stopping entirely. A handful of the devout sat in the library, all looking toward a bookshelf, which was covered … Continue reading →

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No One Wanted To Be A Hero

Posted on January 13, 2021 by admin

No one wanted to be a hero. No one.  Not now, anyway. It was over, pretty much, or would be soon enough. That’s what everyone was saying. That’s what newspapers said and the last one most guys saw was “yesterday’s … Continue reading →

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It Wasn’t A Coffin

Posted on November 19, 2020 by admin

It wasn’t a coffin. For starters, it was metal and vertical; coffins are made of wood and lay horizontally. He knew that much. And coffins didn’t have slats at eye level, presumably for airing out sweaty gym gear, or hooks … Continue reading →

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A Good Friday Baptism

Posted on April 11, 2020 by admin

(This is entirely a true story!) It was a brisk day compared with recent days that early April.  The wind was blowing too, taking with it any warmth that lingered off a body.  Still it was a good Friday, a … Continue reading →

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Perserverating On Unemployment Rate Deception

Posted on March 23, 2020 by admin

Someone once said the truth will make you free. At least it can make you smarter. In such context I add to my LONG theme that the low unemployment rate touted not just by the current Administration but the last … Continue reading →

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Ader Responds to Trump

Posted on March 19, 2020 by admin

(Well I’m home and trying to make the most of it as the kitchen painter paints the extracted cabinets in the garage and we debate what we’ll do when he needs to reinstall them. That will be a multi-day/week process … Continue reading →

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Part 2: If Only I Had The Cash

Posted on March 18, 2020 by admin

What a treat! A reader of mine from the old days read this latest post and sent me some charts he’d ‘borrowed’ from me, with attribution, for his website. That is flattering. One I referenced in the latest post; it … Continue reading →

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If Only I Had the Cash

Posted on March 16, 2020 by admin

I get emails left and right from people ostensibly in the financial ‘industry’ telling me that the markets are in turmoil due to the coronavirus though they use the term COVID-19 because, I presume, that makes them sound more sophisticated. … Continue reading →

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Man, I mean Woman, up!

Posted on March 6, 2020 by admin

The front page of the March 6 edition of The New York Times contains a ‘news analysis’ entitled “A Two-Man Race? Women Aren’t Surprised.” The essence of this isn’t a surprise either coming from the NYT; “It’s a situation that … Continue reading →

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A Life on the Lake

Posted on October 25, 2019 by admin

(So I’ve not been writing much at all, but has this one stashed away and decided to post it just to keep engaged. It means something to me, though I’m not overly proud of it to be honest.) Sam pumped … Continue reading →

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