Used to be when “All in the Family” episodes, “The Ed Sullivan Show” and “The Rifleman” starring Chuck Conners were not ALL NEW. Back in those days before Nixon and Regan and ketchup was called a vegetable (was #43 working as a national nutritionist back then? Just wondering.) miyyons (as illegal river swimmers might say) [...]
Archive for October, 2007
The Truth About ALL NEW
Posted in writing on October 31, 2007 | 6 Comments »
A New Word for You
Posted in arts, writing on October 30, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Can you imagine how aeronautical engineers felt when helicopters were invented? A bunch of them likely wanted to call them airplanes, pure and simple. They flew. They carried people. They had motors inside. If the motor quit, there was only one direction to go: down. So these early conservatives no doubt felt they had a [...]
A Dazende Life Po Purree
Posted in writing on October 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Yes, I know about the mis spelling. I just finished proof reading the next American Aviation Historical Society Newsletter so I’m compensating.
CHEESES wotta week!
No substitute teaching last week, second week in a row. Sunday I made my mind up. If the sub teacher line didn’t call by Monday morning, I would boogie — the victim [...]
Best Classical Guitar Concert in Springfield?
Posted in arts, writing on October 30, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Pictured above: Chilean classical guitarist Carlos Perez played in concert Saturday night, October 27. Photo by Job Conger.
This season of classical guitar concerts brought to Springfield, Illinois by Springfield Classical Guitar Society is the 10th and perhaps best, if the first of the season is an indicator of what’s coming. Carlos Perez had arrived [...]
Chickens
Posted in writing on October 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Chickens (a Waltz)
What will you say, America,
When the chickens come home to roost?
For your president’s crimes
When the tolling bell chimes
What will be your alibi
To the Head In The Sky?
What will you say, America,
When those chickens come home to roost?
Will the innocent dead
And the thousands who bled
For vendetta’s crusade
Touch the dreams you have made?
(refrain) Will the [...]
Almost Like Christmas: Friday Night at the Lincoln Home Visitor Center
Posted in arts, writing on October 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
For keeping my body alive, nothing tops the 60th birthday gift of three bags of groceries left at my doorstep anonymously by MR and TC the evening of September 5. During September, I ate better than I have all year, and I won’t have to by Charmin until next July, thanks to their unsolicited and [...]
Boycott W M A Y
Posted in writing on October 26, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Y?
Because they continue to broadcast commercials for “personal warming lubricants” and “tingling jelly” on mid-day A.M. radio. I know this because I listened to one a little after 2 pm Friday, October 26, shortly after Josie left the studio early, leaving Johnny Molson to talk to a fellow about ghosts. (These folks is nothing if [...]
Bravo Brahmins! . . . Formerly alleged to be Brahmans which makes absolutely nosense.
Posted in arts, writing on October 24, 2007 | 2 Comments »
When I visited the Vachel Lindsay Home State Historic Site a few weeks ago to say hello to site director extraordinaire Jennie Battles, I apologized for staying away for awhile, longer than usual, the entire summer actually. She said she was glad to see me, especially after someone told her about a posting in which [...]
Mock Your Colanders – October 26 & 27
Posted in arts, writing on October 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Abraham Lincoln Visitors’ Center is hosting a Halloween observance for the kids 5 to 7 pm Friday, October 26. The whole Lincoln Home area will be decorated for Halloween. Activities include volunteers in period clothing and costumes, re-enactors around a campfire wtih the 114th Regiment, Illinois Volunteeer Invantry Civil War, and the 29th US Colored [...]
Turkey Jerky
Posted in writing on October 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
It’s enlightening to learn of US righteous and holy opposition to Turkey chasing rebels into Iran and threatening to distract the country we’re occupying from our more important little war. Our Secretary of State says it’s inappropriate and uncivilized. No responsible Chrischi nashin would engage in such ill-considered antics.
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(nudge nudge, wink wink, nyuk nyuk nyuk)
