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Envisioning a Future That Allows Us to Travel to The Past
I need to begin this evening with a gargantuan disclaimer. I’m not a scientist of any sort. I’m not an astronomer, in particular. I’m certainly not a mathematician. I have no expertise of any kind in what I’m discussing tonight. (If I’m...
One Planet, One People… Please? 2022
Carl Sagan warned us about Mutually Assured Destruction 40 years ago. If we do survive a nuclear war, the condition of our planet will be such that any life afterward will be miserable. We humans have spent trillions of dollars in an effort to learn to...
Is Government The Problem or The Solution?
Government is the source of more problems than I can count. If you want to do something, you almost certainly need a license of some sort. If you live here, they’re going to take your money in the form of taxes. If you want to have a voice anyone in...
Cameras In The Classroom
Camera in a Classroom Iowa Republican lawmakers have introduced a bill that would force all public-school classrooms to have a camera that would livestream classes which parents and guardians could view online. Under the bill, school staff who did not keep...
Preserving Liberty
American Flag My first idea was to call this episode “Preserving Democracy.” The moment, however, that I refer to our system of government as a democracy, someone will shout, “We’re not a democracy; we’re a republic,” and we’re already wasting time on...
Synchronicity IV: In the Shadows of the Moon
“Well, anyway, didja see Madeline t’night?
“No. Why? Isn’t she home with you?”
“Hell, no. I swear to God I oughta leave her. You know that? I mean, what I oughta do, I oughta just pack up my goddam bags -”
“All right, all right,” the sergeant said. “Calm down. Willya do that for me? Will ya just calm down a second?”
“Christ. I’m calm. I’m all right. I dunno.”
“Ya know what I bet?” He jangled his glass in front of the girl’s face and put his index finger inside, indicating he wanted another drink. “What I bet, seriously now, I’d give ya a hundred to one here,” the girl took the glass from his hand, “I bet she got all social with the Harrisons. That’s what I think. I’d give ya a hundred a one they all went some place or other. They’re probably at some club on ‘O’ Street bein’ Socialites or somethin’.”
The girl got out of bed, glass in hand.
Horace’s Final Five
We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. Medicine, law, business, engineering. These are noble pursuits, necessary to sustain life. But poetry,...
Horace’s Run For The Roses
Henderson, Nebraska Sunday, September 28, 1969 2:03 PM And it's run for the rosesAs fast as you canYou fate is deliveredYour moment's at hand It's the chance of a lifetimeIn a lifetime of chanceAnd it's high time you joinedIn the dance Dan Fogelberg Grandpa sighed,...
Bedtime Story
Uncle Fred left the door open again while he was bringing his Diet Pepsi into the house. Buster looked up at him, wondering if it was going to be Time for Cuddles pretty soon, and he followed him out to get the next 12 pack, meowing loudly to get Uncle Fred's...
Two Moments: Clara’s Father
Clara was not quite 5 that day in 1954 while she sat in her bedroom playing with her doll. The sun was shining happily through her windows, and she was singing to herself about a very small spider and a water spout. At first, she was oblivious to the yelling outside....
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