C-Notes:
One
hundred words or less on assorted topics.
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Requiem
From
19th-century music, some words for those who died on September 11, 2001.
Fear
Not
Don't let
terror kill you many times before your death.
Seeing
the Western USA
The
illustrated diary of a three-week car trip in 1959.
We
Are Monarchs
We command
musicians and actors. We take what we want from great treasure
houses. It's marvelous!
Threads:
The
War in Viet Nam
Others were
protesting; I observed the scene.
Expunging
Their Beliefs?
Anti-war
activists who don't want their activism on their permanent records.
The
Swing
Discovering
the story of a dramatic lynching in my father's hometown.
Surely
Kin to Me
Rev. John
Wagner of Richwood travels to Mississippi to stand up for civil rights.
Homes
of the 1870s
Plain
Italianate Victorian houses abound near my old Ohio home.
Verse
Is Where You Find It
Others' prose
about chilling out.
Kevorkian
and the Bible
Can scripture
justify suicide?
The
Great State of the Islands of Columbia
A crackpot idea.
The
Case Against Children
What I'm doing
to save the environment.
The
Steady-State Theory
Shouldn't life
be stable and comfortable? No, we must always be growing. |
Grandmother's
Receet
When laundry
day began with building a fire in the back yard.
To
a Staple
A little parable.
MoTabs,
Other Utahns Welcome Oly Guests
Miscellany
from Salt Lake 2002.
Dear
Sir: You No Longer Exist
My father gets
an official notice of his death.
Modern
Times
Multiple
activities overtake the simple life.
What
Speed Limit?
Americans no
longer respect the law.
Ringo
and Rodstein
Remembering
the Beatles and a memorable announcer.
Dog
Thoughts
A golden
retriever defends capitalism.
The
Pledge Question
Should we
force our children to take a daily loyalty oath that proclaims our
nation is under God?
Halftime
for Richwood High
A freshman
manager's brief report on what football players do while the bands perform.
Baseball's
Planetary Realignment
Reshuffling
the majors gives small-market teams a chance in the new Saturn League.
Fleeing
the Storm
A
"quiet" week on Lake Pontchartrain.
other
Sports articles
Dizzy Dean and the Goose-Eggs
Hot Rods
The Marching Band Refused to Yield
What I Did at the Olympics |