Sir, the worst way of being intimate, is by scribbling. –Dr. Johnson
Posted in General on Sep 28th, 2008
Salem High class of 1963 held its 45th reunion in the captain’s lounge of the Riverview Inn in Pennsville, NJ on Sat 27th. While the turn out was a bit sparse, the scenic view of the Delaware River colored by the setting sun and billowing clouds provided a perfect backdrop for classmates to reminisce and [...]
Posted in Observations, genealogy on Sep 25th, 2008
In the midst of a recent conversation my mother became unusually pensive. We had been talking about family, relatives by way of my recounting the latest genealogical finds I had made involving our ancestors. At this stage of her life my mother’s memory is somewhat of a movable feast in that a period of pure [...]
Posted in Observations, Politics on Sep 14th, 2008
For years we voters have had to endure the harangues about the necessity of having executive experience for a candidate to be qualified to be president of the United States. If this is the case, it seems one can infer that US Senators, US House of Representatives, indeed anyone serving in that capacity on the [...]
Posted in General, Observations on Sep 11th, 2008
After spending a week hiking trails along the Blue Ridge Parkway I wasn’t certain that trading the rugged landscape of western North Carolina for the roiling emotional terrain of Tennessee Williams. Too many recent experiences with Triad Stage productions have fallen well below the quality of performances I’d come to expect since becoming a season [...]
Posted in General, Observations, Places on Sep 5th, 2008
Despite the many times we’ve made the trek to Linville Falls, this area is always compelling. We dropped by the falls on Wed for a quick hike after spending the afternoon hiking around Mt Mitchell. I was surprised at the water level of falls since this area has suffered through extreme drought. Most notably, the [...]
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Sir, the worst way of being intimate, is by scribbling. –Dr. Johnson
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The Zero
A Novel
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