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ENDORSEMENT THOUGHTS
There was a time when your well worn essayist lived in Chicago. In former days when employment was accepted from AT&T, that company reserved the right to send its employees where it thought they could best serve the company. And so in the early 1950’s, this former AT&T employee was sent from St. Louis to…
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CRAIG JORDAN – A CONSUMMATE PROFESSIONAL
Ordinarily, it is my wont to deal with financial matters promptly. This accounts for calling contractors before their bill for work at the Carr-Chicka residence has often been composed. And so my head is shaking over my failure to write an essay about Craig Jordan, a Lab Technician who works for the Summit Medical Group…
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A SENSE OF ENTITLEMENT
In his 93rd year, former U. S. President Ronald Reagan, died on June 5, 2004. His death came at an inopportune moment, as the Allies from World War II were planning to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy on June 6th. Although Reagan had absolutely no involvement in the landings, his…
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A LAMENT FOR SHAMROCK’S DEATH
When an Irish person suffers a grievous loss, the response will most often come in the form of a lament. The dictionary says a lament may involve mourning aloud or a wail. It expresses sorrow and deep regret. The lament may take the form of a poem or of a song or of a sermon.…
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MORE BITS AND PIECES: THE MORMONS ARE AT IT AGAIN, etc.
There is a Mormon Church only two miles from this house. It escapes me why the Mormons elected to build a large church in Short Hills, New Jersey. As far as can be determined, their sect has a very limited appeal to residents of Summit, Livingston, Millburn and Short Hills. But the Church of Jesus…
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BITS AND PIECES – PART II – “Piling On”
When an essayist collects miscellaneous items for a Bits and Pieces essay, it is inevitable that some of the items have to do with thoughts we would all like to avoid. For nearly two years now, for example, the United States has been engaged in wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. This sort of adventure inevitably…
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HOW I BECAME A PROTESTANT
It would be a great source of regret it any reader were to conclude from the title of this essay, that this is a religious piece. Banish the thought. Quite to the contrary, this vignette is an Army story. When we reach the latter stages of this inquiry, there will be a denouement that will…
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BITS AND PIECES – PART I
From time to time, there are some shorter subjects that demand the attention of the essayist. To devote a whole essay to these transient items would probably be more than they deserve. On the other hand, to fail to comment on such items would be a significant injustice. And so what we have here is…
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MORE BITS AND PIECES: THE DOG THAT CAUGHT THE CAR
A correspondent of the New York Times has drawn together his work and the work of dozens of his colleagues. He is Todd Purdum who ordinarily serves in the Washington bureau of the Times. His book is called, “A Time of Our Choosing.” It has to do with the American war in Iraq. A memorable…