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I don’t know what I could add to the banter, but I’d wanna be there to hear it. On second thought, I could explain why I’d be an asset to the Enterprise and end up an interstellar traveler. Notice Mr. Spock isn’t holding a mug of beer. Perhaps he doesn’t see any logic in consuming…
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Often, I would hear an oldster issue the complaint, “When I was growing up, we only had seven channels to watch: ABC, CBS, NBC, three UHF stations, and one public television channel.” Yeah, yeah, yeah, you poor dinosaur, playing with your rabbit ears and antenna; life was so hard. How’d you ever manage? I am…
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Everyone is curious. Some more than others. If you are a curious type, you’re a “lifelong learner” by default. Except for the cat. Curiosity did a real number on that poor bastard. Trust me, the cat’s not learning too much nowadays; his lesson was what you call a real one-and-done session. I, too, had my…
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The odds makers gave me very little chance. In fact, they placed my chances of emerging victorious at a big, fat zero. But those odds makers didn’t know my people—their heart, their fortitude. And thank goodness for the wisdom of Mr. Paine. Trust me when I tell you, there went a fellow who knew a…
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It has been well documented that there has been a sharp uptick in anxiety and depression as a result of the Covid 19 virus, the way the disease was handled, the vaccine, or all three. Marry that issue to the day’s sexual politics, which have sent young men and women into neutral corners where they…
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I’m gonna see the stars on the way to Mars where I’ll build some bars and electric cars, and golf holes with pars, and serve beer in jars. Yeah, I’m the man from Mars, a planetary czar, playing bass guitar, where the Martian-folk are. Wait, what’s that you say: Mars has winds that gust up…
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I’ve often heard people beating the same old drum, “I don’t want a lot of stuff to dust,” as their reason for minimalism. Well, I hate to break the news to you: The entire universe is made of gas and dust. So, whether or not you have a bunch of bric-a-brac upon which dust will…
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“Have a good one.” It’s a phrase many tend to use without bothering to clarify what “one” is: Does “one” refer to a day, a weekend, a holiday, a vacation, a birthday, an anniversary? And because one cannot be sure as to what “one” implies (I wouldn’t want anyone to think me an unscrupulous cad),…
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Many years ago, when still considered a young man, I wrote a piece called “If the Whole World Could Hear Schubert.” Not just know Schubert, or to be familiar with his music, but that the whole world, across oceans and time zones, could hear Schubert all at once—to experience the loveliness, potency, and majesty of…
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I have a quote that I’d like to live by. Unfortunately, I don’t stick to my guns as often as I should. Anyway, it goes something like this: “My time isn’t yours to waste.” If there was ever a quote that ends up DOA no sooner than one exchanges their marriage vows, it’s that one.…
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