America has never gotten over its rather precipitous dumping of its agrarian and small town origins. They linger virally in our national marrow ready to be summoned by next drawling…
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The latest iterations of the Cialis commercials have obviously take a heed of the focus groups: guys just are resisting doing what is the mantra that all the pharmaceutical companies…
by Ba Feng-ku, Asia Correspondent, Dragon City Journal Hong Kong, April 14, 2010. An American professor visiting Hong Kong heard the plaintive cries of French chicken while passing a market…
I first wrote about these places in my 1971 book,* when such developments were in their infancy on the American urban landscape. My first actual encounter with one was when…
Preamble: A person from Britain I met a few years ago while on my travels, and for whom I have admiration and affection, sent me a solicitation she received from…
When going through cities Go, I advise you In a stately manner Ride handsomely Head slightly bowed It’s not urbane To move without restraint And don’t stare at the height…
Recently, I unpacked an electronic device I ordered on line. It was beautifully and cleverly packaged, making the kinesthetics of the experience part of the thrill of possessing something new.…
Readin’ and Writin’ and ‘Rithmatic Taught to the tune of a Measuring Stick Again, yesterday, I heard the President refer to the “necessity” of approaching education on a results-oriented basis,…
An essay about feeling better (or worse) in a 24-hour news cycle. Don’t take two aspirin and get a good night’s sleep; stay up and take something stronger—TV. I was…
Remember all those illustrations of Jesus and little kids? Jesus loved little kids and was always going on about how we should be innocent, like little kids. I certainly believed…