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Posted in September 20th, 2023
One of the few things I remember from my forced study of Shakespeare in High School and College, was Comedy vs Tragedy, in comedy the hero wins in tragedy EVERYBODY seems to lose. Fahrenheit 11/9 is a tragedy. I hate tragedies. I don’t know why anyone wants to write and produce work that makes us […]
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Posted in September 20th, 2023
Native: Belonging to a person by birth or to a thing by nature Many moons ago, our people showed us, sometimes, meaningful stories through tubes. Lou Grant came to us every 7 days, in season, to speak out against injustice and to convey understanding. One such story dealt withthe skywalkers. Not those who spawned Luke […]
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Posted in September 6th, 2021
About a week ago, the front page of Business declared that Marc Lore was in pursuit of Utopia. Then CNN offered this today… It would appear that Mr. Lore is not just Considering SomeplacElse, he is planning to build it! This comes at a time when I am SOOO READY to move to an actual […]
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Posted in January 7th, 2021
In the past I have occasionally heard bits and pieces of partisan grandstanding on the Senate floor. Sometimes I would express a “Give Em Hell, Harry” but more often I would let an obscenity fly, turn off the TV, and try to calm down. But last night, much to my surprise, I was captivated by […]
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Posted in January 1st, 2021
Her name was Melinda. Last name unknown. But we talked, laughed, played charades and provided outrageous answers to the pantomimes of others. I found out many things about her in the few hours we spent together but alas a phone number was not among them. Someone called to her, she said “good bye” and she […]
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Posted in December 26th, 2020
There was something about driving the Tri-State at night in the winter, that kicked up the adrenalin. I had topped off my wiper solution fully cognizant of the coming street crud that would try to coat my windshield in the wake of lumbering 18 wheelers. I danced across the 3 lanes, desperately trying to to […]
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Posted in December 22nd, 2020
Mom shouted down the hall, “Barry, will you run to Dunkin Donut and get me a coffee?” “Ok. You want a hot dog from Arman’s?” “Not today” The overly wholesome food and all you can-drink-milk from the Purdue meal plan left me starved for the real stuff of Chicago and Region eateries. A couple of […]
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Posted in December 21st, 2020
50 years ago, I got in my Brother’s car as we embarked on what we were still allowed to call “Christmas” break. (The semester did not end in those days, we had to return to classes and finals in January.) There was a warmth in my parents house that gave much comfort after riding through […]
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Posted in August 21st, 2020
Yesterday my lunch time search for tubular wisdom landed me on 1954’s Executive Suite. At the end of the movie William Holden’s character makes a speech about pride and purpose as he battles Fredric March’s character who feels the purpose of a corporation is to maximize the dividend to the stockholders : McDonald Walling: (After […]
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Posted in August 17th, 2020
The phenomena of serendipity cannot be googled or otherwise consciously obtained. You must allow yourself to fall into the cosmic tumblers of the universe and hear the click of enlightenment. Before you decide that this is too heady a subject for you to pursue any further, realize that I surf, channels in the hope of […]
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