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Transitions of power, then and now
I wrote this analysis twenty eight years ago, when Newt Genrich and the Conservative Republicans wrested control of Congressional House of...
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Annoying mental pauses in speech
After watching several well-educated staff members testify, in recent Congressional hearings, I thought I needed to comment. The use of the phrase “...
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Novel solutions on gun control
I read the news today! Specifically, I was intrigued by the proposed notion of arming teachers in our schools, to prevent future murderous assaults...
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Leadership from the sporting crowd
“Where Have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?” Over the years, I have watched several prominent politicians refer to America as “That shining city on the hill...
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A Specter of Evil
A specter of evil visits. A Specter of evil settled upon Buffalo on Friday. In person, it was a deranged teenager who dressed up like a combatant and...
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I couldn't summarize it any
Posted on Sun, 29 May 2022
I couldn't summarize it any better, David.
Thanks,
JXM
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David, Paul, Celtic Man,
Posted on Fri, 15 Apr 2022
David, Paul, Celtic Man,
Thank you all for taking the time to read and comment. I appreciate your comments in the spirit in which they were given.
JXM
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Jen,
Posted on Sun, 27 Mar 2022
Jen,
Thank you for ethereal visions of a land of make believe, that we all wish we could visit. Sugar plums abounding in small minds, faeries alight on the wind. Butterflies, colorful and flutttering, ditsracting to the eyes. It is...
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Congratulations
Posted on Fri, 18 Mar 2022
Congratulations on finishng your second book, Ice:) What you have written is now etched in the marrow of everyone's collective memory. Rest and recover for a bit. Everything in life is a story. There is a whole world of stories waiting for you to...
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The blended imagery, of old
Posted on Tue, 22 Feb 2022
The blended imagery, of old and worn out bldgs, with the visage of poor and blighted souls, relegated to being old and worn out, works. The gray and life-worn countenance is like a weight upon the soul of those observing both. One wonders what...
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In great democracies, lke the
Posted on Sun, 06 Feb 2022
In great democracies, lke the U.S, Britain and Canada, all things are possible if the citizenry takes corrective actions to heal itself. The rascals don't always win. Let's hope common sense and decency steer us in the right direction. Thanks for...
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It is a tale, well told, of
Posted on Sun, 16 Jan 2022
It is a tale, well told, of reverie and longing for a past now far away. Mr Lee is all of us looking back at who and what we are, a composite of those who have come before us. I enjoed the story.
JXM
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Whinsical and entertaining
Posted on Fri, 14 Jan 2022
Michael,
Wonderful mix of whimsy and mythology, drifting back and forth through different temporarl references. I much enjoyed the tale. A slud!
JXM
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May the falling waters be
Posted on Fri, 31 Dec 2021
May the falling waters be gentle and the rush soft on your life, Jen.
JXM
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Paul,
Posted on Fri, 24 Dec 2021
Paul,
Dickens would have been flattered:) Well scripted. It stands alone as a wonderful, interesting vignette!
JXM
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