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Nearly nine months ago, a supervisor at my company, whom I barely knew, was killed in a head-on collision. Informally within the company we were told the other driver, a 47-year-old man, had a fatal heart attack then his vehicle crossed the center line into the vehicle of our co-worker. The cause of the accident […]
Another resolution that can’t wait for New Year’s: Never sign anything unless I’m to get a copy of it before the other party takes off. I’m still worrying about a slip of paper an electric company representative had me sign in April. He came out to inspect a dead tree in the yard to judge […]
A duck test can be applied to the Mel Gibson story, and it is surprising that it hasn’t, so far as readily available online. (Use as search something like “Mel Gibson driving” in news.google.com or news.yahoo.com). The talented actor and director (and he is gifted) was pulled over for erratic driving in late July. He […]
Follow some literary logic down a rabbit hole If “Alice laughed: ‘There’s no use trying,’ she said; ‘one can’t believe impossible things.’ “‘I daresay you haven’t had much practice,’ said the Queen. ‘When I was younger, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible […]
Copyright 2006 Ben S. Pollock We need a barometer. It will predict when gasoline costs too much. Just under $3 a gallon here in the Arkansas Ozarks. Everyone complains, but while we’re driving perhaps more carefully, combining errand trips, topping off the tank, we’re not all buying scooters. We’re not demanding that Ozark Regional Transit […]
It should have been Bill Clinton who brought more informality to the White House during his eight years, but credit here has to go to George W. Bush. Clinton seems to have moved everywhere with a coffee mug indoors and a to-go cup away from home. President Bush is shown increasingly without a necktie. Also, […]