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Copyright 2004 Ben S. Pollock Friday, July 16, 2004: I see it as a void, a vacuum that nature abhors, that will be filled no matter what. Its name I don’t know: Maybe it’s so obvious I cannot pin it down. If so, I hope it is not trite, like, "Life, kid." It is the […]
Copyright 2004 Ben S. Pollock Monday, July 12, 2004: A proposal. Earlier this month, Carl Totemeier died. Didn’t know him though stopped at his stand at the Fayetteville Farmer’s Market sometimes. He sold plants. In his retirement, he moved to Northwest Arkansas, but continued with his profession of horticulture and writing about that field. [Link […]
Copyright 2004 Ben S. Pollock Friday, July 9, 2004. Here’s how Johns Kerry and Edwards can win big in November. This is also how they can lose, as it’s the same trick. Kerry and Edwards in a public forum do a cheer/yell like the one that cost Howard Dean his chance. In my fantasy’s ideal, […]
Copyright 2004 Ben S. Pollock July 5-6, 2004 July 6, 2004. Addendum to the 7/5 Brick below: I downloaded the Palahniuk interview and listened to it twice. The NPR reporter did open her piece with a warning that the writer spoke provocatively and that some comments were edited out. Sorry to miss those, because he […]
Not a blue-light special Copyright 2004 Ben S. Pollock Thursday, July 1, 2004. Again proving my personal theory about Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is this week’s news about the Springdale Sam’s Club seeking a a permit for package liquor sales. Oh, the theory is that Wal-Mart is conservative economically, not politically or theologically. Sam’s executives want […]
Copyright 2004 Ben S. Pollock Thursday, June 10, 2004. The small business community continues to make itself extinct. It’s so easy to hit Wal-Mart as it’s such a big target (pun intended) but it’s what we truly want. Bargaining is a basic human need as food and sex, if you think about it. Bargaining is […]