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HE/SHE/THEY SAID THAT?! Volume III
Volume III When I set out to write this essay, I thought my recollections could be contained in an essay of maybe six or eight pages. But as it has turned out, my recollections have now reached a total of three volumes. I believe that I have spent as much time as I wish to…
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HE/SHE/THEY SAID THAT?! VOLUME II
VOLUME II This is the second volume of “They Said That?” This essay will lean heavily on my experience in the labor relations field and on my work as an attendant in the filling station business. In the labor relations field, there are some rich quotations. There was a division accounting manager for AT&T…
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HE/SHE/THEY SAID THAT?! Volume I
Volume I I regret to say that in my case I went through the age of puberty a good many years ago. Living a long life has its pluses and minuses. On the plus side, there are many recollections that remain in my mind and which, taking one thing with another, constitute pleasant memories. …
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FULL FLEDGED DEVOTION
Under ordinary circumstances, the day at this house begins with a loud thud made by the storm door on the front porch. The loud thud has to do with the delivery of two newspapers rolled up and inserted into a plastic bag. If I am lucky, the newspapers will be placed to the side of…
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GREEN BANANAS
As everyone knows, I hope, I am a student of politics, particularly at the national level. For a time of about four years, I had the opportunity to be a lobbyist for AT&T in Washington. Unfortunately, I did not have an opportunity to meet Senator Claude Pepper from Florida during that time. But as age…
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FOND MEMORIES OF WILL-YAM
During this last week in March, the elder Carr daughter left her abode in Manhattan and came to see Judy and myself. She was accompanied by the afore-said Will-Yam who is her son. I know a good bit about Will-Yam in that I watched Maureen, better known as Blondie, progressing through all of the stages…
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ENGLISH LINGUA FRANCA
In the spring of 1942, I made my first attempts to join the American Army. This essay has nothing to do with army life but rather it has to do with language. At that time, in 1942, the lingua franca of the world was French. The language of diplomacy was conducted in French, which accounted…
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GOD AND GAYS
In this longer-than-expected lifetime, the subject of homosexuality has rarely reared its head. When same-sex marriages came into view, the subject of homosexuality is now more often discussed. Recently, the discussion is about male homosexuality. The condition of homosexuality resides also in females so I am told. The purpose of this essay is to trace…
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THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AGAIN
From time to time in Ezra’s Essays, I have commented upon changes in the English language that have impressed me. There are a good many that do not impress me. Today’s essay largely has to do with those that don’t impress me. There are four words that I might cite as reasons for writing this…
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COJONES
Within the next few days, Barack Obama will celebrate his first year in the office of the presidency of the United States. I suppose the media will make this anniversary something to remember. If I may be excused, I would like to add the words of an old essayist to the batch of communications that…