Category: War

  • MILITARY SPEAK

    Those of you who have followed Ezra’s Essays know of my interest in language.  For example, on several occasions I have pointed out that my parents spoke “country speak.”  When I go to the physician’s office, he speaks “doctor speak.”  That will give you an idea of what is in store in the following essay.…

  • IN PRAISE OF…

    According to my notepad, I had wanted to dictate an essay entitled “In Praise of Running Water and Flushing Toilets.”  Further down on my notepad, I discovered an entry called “In Praise of the Forgettery.”  These are different subjects but because I make the rules around here, it seemed to me that the two of…