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THE POWER OF PRAYER
A casual observer reading the title of this essay might conclude that it is a religious essay. But that is not the case at all. I believe that upon further examination, the contents of this essay will be revealed to be totally political. I have nothing against doing religious essays, but in this case it…
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A REVISIT TO THE LANGUAGE OF THE ANGLO-SAXONS
Sven Lernevall is my long-time friend from Sweden. From all appearances, Sven speaks the Swedish language with great proficiency. I will have to rely on expert witnesses whom I trust to testify to Sven’s use of the Swedish language. Beyond that, Sven and his wife Ella speak an elegant brand of the English language. On…
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THE DESCENDENTS OF ABRAHAM ARE LOUSY CUTTERS OF GRASS
In mid-July of 2011, a giant dome formed over the eastern states. The result was several days of temperatures exceeding 90°. On one of those Sundays during the period of the dome, a major sound reached my ears. It was a one-lung engine, which was mounted on a lawnmower. The sound came from my immediate…
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A MATTER OF INTROSPECTION
These lines are being dictated on a Sunday, September 11, 2011. This of course is the tenth anniversary of the destruction of the World Trade Center and the attack on the Pentagon. Further, it also marks the anniversary of American Flight 93 that was downed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania in a heroic action by the passengers. …
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MITT ROMNEY’S TERRIBLE SLUMP
Under ordinary circumstances, I do not become involved in Republican politics at any level. However in this year of 2011, the entertainment value of the Republican primary season is totally compelling. Among other things, there is Herman Cain who strikes me as a professional comedian. Cain is capable of stating a position and contradicting it…
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SPRECHEN SIE DEUTSCH?
Under ordinary circumstances, a visit to a physician in a non-emergency situation would not qualify as a reason for writing an essay. Certainly that is true on a morning when we learned that Muammar Gaddafi, the Libyan dictator, seems to have met his demise. But in this case, my visit with the learned cardiologist Andrew…
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HERMAN’S STUD FARM
According to the Julian calendar, which I keep in my hip pocket at all times, today is Friday, December 2, 2011. The latest news about Herman Cain, the Republican aspirant to the Presidency, is that he is going home tonight to keep a “date night” with his wife. I expect that Herman will have a…
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A FURTHER THOUGHT ABOUT THE LANGUAGE OF THE ANGLO-SAXONS
You may recall from a reading of Ezra’s Essays that my eighth grade teacher was a buxom woman named Miss Maxwell. She was the one who wore high-buttoned shoes and liked to read English poetry to us, much to the chagrin of all the boys of the class. Miss Maxwell was very intent on teaching…
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HAVE I STAYED TOO LONG AT THE FAIR
You may be excused if you do not recall exactly what you do were doing on the evening of August 4, 1959. It was a Tuesday, but otherwise it was unremarkable. I do not recall what I was doing that evening but I assume that I was working for the great AT&T organization and I…