American Dream
November 23, 2009
- I wrote this essay some years back but since it’s timely once more, here it is with a little tweaking… Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.Andrew—- **** “Thanks-giving,” said Mr. K., my seventh grade English teacher. “Repeat after me: Thanksgiving.”“Ssshthanks give in,” I repeated, but the word tumbled and hissed, turning my mouth into a wind tunnel. A funny word, “Ssshthanks ...
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September 17, 2009
- (Oh - and a contest!)1. The Backword Books Contest: Win 7 Books by Backword Authors! (Paperback, that is.) CLICK HERE FOR GUIDELINES. 2. SELF-PUBLISHING AND THE AMERICAN DREAM Self-publishing is one of the many examples of people using their ambition, ingenuity, creativity, and drive to achieve a personal – and even professional – goal. Self-publishers utilize every creative skill they ...
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August 12, 2009
- Yesterday I started taking you on my past journey's of my rationalization of being an artist and how that effects my friendships... today is kinda', well sorta' a continuation of yesterday. Recently, my book has started to climb in sales. Folks are talking more about Courage of Fear and indeed even thinking about it after the pages are closed. You, the readers, are giving Courage of Fear ...
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May 21, 2009
- NJ101.5 today went a new route with their morning program by bringing a comedian on during the morning show. I couldn't help but laughing until I cried when I heard these words (and I'm paraphrasing):I will not use some unfunded, short-term way to provide property tax relief, blah blah blah...something about making sure all middle-class homeowners get rebates...and um, oh yeah, property tax ...
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February 15, 2009
- Sometimes I think I have no imagination at all. I'm just a _recorder_ of one thing and another, a witness... like, I need to write down how "the retina accounts for 40% of all nerve fibers connected to the brain--but only one-millionth of a person's total body weight. Our eyes register 36,000 visual messages each hour... and can perceive about 150 different colors."Information overload? ...
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February 13, 2009
- Not so many months ago George Bush declared himself The Decider. “I’m The Decider…” Soon after I had this dream, I dreamt I was a passenger in a car driven by… The Decider. A squinty, out of control man who may or may not have been drinking. And, in the dream, I’m struck dumb, unable to raise my voice, “Let me out of here…” “Slow down, boss…” The Decider meanwhile at the ...
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January 26, 2009
- It's official. We're in a recession. Ugh. After watching all the lists and lists of big corporations laying off thousands and thousands of workers today, my mood hit the dumps, somewhere near where our economy is wallowing. But it wasn't because Home Depot or Target is going to have a flat year. I feel for them, and all the workers losing their jobs. It's the pits. But even more, I wonder, how ...
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November 6, 2008
- What an amazing and historic reality it was - on 4 November, 2008. Barack Obama elected the first African-American plus bi-racial President of the United States of America. I had tears in my eyes. Indeed, I am deeply inspired and proud of all citizens of the Union for keeping the American Dream alive; and uplifting the spirit of the rest of humankind too. That is why I am glad to have ...
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November 5, 2008
- If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer. It’s the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen; by people who waited three hours and four ...
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October 22, 2008
- I am the child of a cop and grocery store clerk from Columbia, South Carolina. I played by all the rules. I was one of the kids selected for Eisenhower's accelerated education program after Sputnik alarmed the nation. I worked hard and paid for my education: BA in English Literature, Master of Library Science, doctoral studies (ABD) Drexel University. I am an honorably discharged veteran, having ...
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