Hezra Purred His Agreement Part One
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What? thought Philip Reed as he approached the old street level storefront. I don't remember this. Neighborhood seems different. I've been working too hard; have to pay more attention to what's going on.
Reed was an eager young man, energetic in ...
Reed was an eager young man, energetic in ...
Hezra Purred His Agreement Part Two
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“I'd like to buy this book, Mr. Porter, but can we be sure of what state of the first edition it truly is?”
Porter took the book back and opened it carefully. “Yes, my friend, just look here on page 225. As you can see, the last line of type is p...
Porter took the book back and opened it carefully. “Yes, my friend, just look here on page 225. As you can see, the last line of type is p...
More Thoughts on the Beijing Olympics and
posted 12 days ago and has 0 comments
Televised Sports
We've had the opening and closing ceremonies at Beijing, and they were exciting sights, alright. One has to admire spectacles, and the Beijing ceremonies certainly fit the bill. They were orchestrated by a Chinese film-maker, Zha...
We've had the opening and closing ceremonies at Beijing, and they were exciting sights, alright. One has to admire spectacles, and the Beijing ceremonies certainly fit the bill. They were orchestrated by a Chinese film-maker, Zha...
Random Thoughts on the Beijing Olympics and Dunkin
posted 15 days ago and has 1 comment
The Olympics have been spectacular so far, but then they always seem to be, don't they? It takes me several days to get the bug to see the coverage, but I ultimately do. And this year, I found that if I keep the television on with the sound off wh...
A Global Proposition
posted about 1 month ago, updated about 1 month later and has 2 comments
The door opened and she stood there, hands in her pockets and dripping wet from the rain. A dingy, second-floor walkup still doesn't make it easy to dry out before reaching the top of the stairs. Icing on the cake. Pat was already a drip. She stoo...
Random Thoughts
posted about 1 month ago and has 0 comments
I don't know about you [isn't that original?], but I find the 'Travelocity' ad with the jackhammers interfering with conversation to be very annoying. Isn't it bad enough the travelers have to open their windows to a balcony overlooking a grave ya...
Living in a Technical World - My New Computer
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Finally, my new PC has arrived. At last, it was here and the Damn Thing could be retired---but, it wasn't about to go quietly. More on that in a moment.
On arrival---six quick days after I ordered it---I looked at the plain cardboard shipping box...
On arrival---six quick days after I ordered it---I looked at the plain cardboard shipping box...
What's in a Name?
posted 3 months ago, updated 1 minute later and has 1 comment
Do you know what a Clerihew is? Light and humorous certainly. It basically consists of "two couplets of unequal length often with complex or somewhat ridiculous rhymes," and it presents a Comic bio-snap of a famous personage or historical charact...
Changing of the Guard
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Friends:
My favorite [only] computer [Damn Thing] is now in its final death throws. While it's been terribly sick these last few months, this past week has been a trying experience, with increases in: freezes, jumping cursor, constant system rest...
My favorite [only] computer [Damn Thing] is now in its final death throws. While it's been terribly sick these last few months, this past week has been a trying experience, with increases in: freezes, jumping cursor, constant system rest...
Keeping Up With the Joneses Part Two of Two
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In case you were wondering, this essay is a continuation of the Jones saga.
James Athearn Jones (1790-1853) wrote as Captain Matthew Murgatroyd: THE REFUGEE (1823,) a two volume romance of the Revolutionary War; TALES OF AN INDIAN CAMP (1829,) th...
James Athearn Jones (1790-1853) wrote as Captain Matthew Murgatroyd: THE REFUGEE (1823,) a two volume romance of the Revolutionary War; TALES OF AN INDIAN CAMP (1829,) th...
