Monday, September 12, 2016

Memories from Firefighter/Volunteer gatherings, New York City, 2001-2002

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Fifteen years ago I was living in New York City when the World Trade Center attacks occurred. The following is taken from notes I wrote in 2...
Sunday, August 7, 2016

Keeping Up

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Is it possible to keep up with technology? Unless it's your full time job, that is.  If you even have a full time job anymore, in this...
Monday, August 11, 2014

WAR IS STUPID. VIOLENCE IS POINTLESS.

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War is stupid. Violence is pointless. Stop it. Everybody. Seriously. It's the 21st Century. When will we learn that violence solv...
Thursday, March 27, 2014

Song Onomatopoeia - Song-omatopoeia?

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If a word that sounds like what it describes is onomatopoeia (POP, POOF, THUD), then what do you call a song with music successfully matc...
Sunday, February 9, 2014

The Beatles in America - 1964

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It was 50 years ago today… The Beatles played on the Ed Sullivan Show.  I was just a kid, but I still remember it. It was the first music I ...
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Tuesday, February 4, 2014

What's the opposite of Onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is the term for a word or words that sound like what they define. Examples:  Tick Tock, Kerplunk, Oink, Meow, Plop Plop Fizz...
Monday, February 3, 2014

This is the oldest I've been yet

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Every year our birthday gives us a time to reflect.  Sometimes we're happy with where we find ourselves, other times we wish we would ha...
Tuesday, September 24, 2013

So Much Time, So Little To Do

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Wait... Strike that, reverse it. This, I believe is a quote from Willy Wonka. It is how I feel about the world lately.   Too much to do!...
Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Speeding Towards The Red Light

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When you're driving, and the traffic light up ahead has just turned yellow, then red, do you still step on the gas and speed towards it?...
Thursday, March 15, 2012

Slower Traffic Keep Right

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My mind seems to be on traffic pet peeves these days so here's one more. When you're on a multi-lane highway or freeway, with at l...