{"id":6693,"date":"2021-10-24T11:11:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-24T16:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/?page_id=6693"},"modified":"2023-07-06T12:50:25","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T17:50:25","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-position-center-center\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-30 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"500\" data-attachment-id=\"6777\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/home\/windsorparkvelour-acme-brick-2000x500-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/WindsorParkVelour-Acme-Brick-2000x500-1.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"WindsorParkVelour-Acme-Brick-2000&amp;#215;500-1\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;with permission of Acme Brick Co.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/WindsorParkVelour-Acme-Brick-2000x500-1-1024x256.jpeg\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-6777\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/WindsorParkVelour-Acme-Brick-2000x500-1.jpeg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/WindsorParkVelour-Acme-Brick-2000x500-1.jpeg 2000w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/WindsorParkVelour-Acme-Brick-2000x500-1-300x75.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/WindsorParkVelour-Acme-Brick-2000x500-1-1024x256.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/WindsorParkVelour-Acme-Brick-2000x500-1-150x38.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/WindsorParkVelour-Acme-Brick-2000x500-1-768x192.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/WindsorParkVelour-Acme-Brick-2000x500-1-1536x384.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/WindsorParkVelour-Acme-Brick-2000x500-1-1200x300.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/WindsorParkVelour-Acme-Brick-2000x500-1-1980x495.jpeg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-larger-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Brick<\/strong>: Muse on News by Ben S. Pollock<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list is-grid columns-2 has-dates wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2026\/06\/why-us-and-when\/\" aria-label=\"Why Us. And When?\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Local-965-APEU-AFSCME-charter-1966-1080x608-464kb-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"The 1966 AFSCME charter for Local 965, then the Arkansas Public Employees Union (APEU)\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Local-965-APEU-AFSCME-charter-1966-1080x608-464kb-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Local-965-APEU-AFSCME-charter-1966-1080x608-464kb-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Local-965-APEU-AFSCME-charter-1966-1080x608-464kb-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Local-965-APEU-AFSCME-charter-1966-1080x608-464kb-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Local-965-APEU-AFSCME-charter-1966-1080x608-464kb.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" data-attachment-id=\"8425\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/local-965-apeu-afscme-charter-1966-1080x608-464kb\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Local-965-APEU-AFSCME-charter-1966-1080x608-464kb.png\" data-orig-size=\"1080,608\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Local 965 APEU AFSCME charter 1966 1080&amp;#215;608 464kb\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The 1966 AFSCME charter for Local 965, then the Arkansas Public Employees Union (APEU)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Local-965-APEU-AFSCME-charter-1966-1080x608-464kb-1024x576.png\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2026\/06\/why-us-and-when\/\">Why Us. And When?<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-06-24T11:11:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">June 24, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">An Editor\u2019s Note &#8220;Why should (I) join Local 965\/AEA\/NEA?&#8221; That is one of the two top questions that other 965 leaders and I get when friends and strangers learn of our affiliation. The other question is more of a statement: &#8220;I didn&#8217;t know the UA had a labor union.&#8221; There has been an active workers\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2026\/06\/why-us-and-when\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Why Us. And When?<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2026\/06\/cheese-ball\/\" aria-label=\"Have a (Cheese) Ball\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sedaris-cheese-ball-public-domain-1920x1080-1-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Cheese ball appetizer covered in chopped nuts\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sedaris-cheese-ball-public-domain-1920x1080-1-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sedaris-cheese-ball-public-domain-1920x1080-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sedaris-cheese-ball-public-domain-1920x1080-1-150x84.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sedaris-cheese-ball-public-domain-1920x1080-1-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sedaris-cheese-ball-public-domain-1920x1080-1-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sedaris-cheese-ball-public-domain-1920x1080-1-1200x675.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sedaris-cheese-ball-public-domain-1920x1080-1.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" data-attachment-id=\"8370\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/sedaris-cheese-ball-public-domain-1920x1080\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sedaris-cheese-ball-public-domain-1920x1080-1.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sedaris cheese ball public domain 1920&amp;#215;1080\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Not my cheese ball but from Wikimedia Commons, &amp;#8220;Amy Sedaris&amp;#8217; Li&amp;#8217;l Smoky Cheese Ball,&amp;#8221; CC0 1.0 public domain&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sedaris-cheese-ball-public-domain-1920x1080-1-1024x576.jpeg\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2026\/06\/cheese-ball\/\">Have a (Cheese) Ball<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-06-19T11:11:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">June 19, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">My mom often bought house-label food items to keep on budget, as the quality was close enough. One item she wouldn&#8217;t skimp on was Kraft Philadelphia Cream Cheese, explaining other brands were &#8220;waxy.&#8221; I never understood that, different ones had about the same mouth feel to me, once I started buying my own groceries after\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2026\/06\/cheese-ball\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Have a (Cheese) Ball<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2026\/04\/good-news-is-no-news\/\" aria-label=\"Good News Is No News\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Canadian-newspaper-boxes-16x9-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Newspaper vending machines in Toronto in 2011.\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Canadian-newspaper-boxes-16x9-1.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Canadian-newspaper-boxes-16x9-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Canadian-newspaper-boxes-16x9-1-150x84.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Canadian-newspaper-boxes-16x9-1-768x432.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" data-attachment-id=\"8359\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/canadian-newspaper-boxes-16x9\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Canadian-newspaper-boxes-16x9-1.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"960,540\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1776921794&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;COPYRIGHT, 2007&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Canadian newspaper boxes 16&amp;#215;9\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Source: https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Newspaper_vending_machines_in_Canada_-_20110803.jpg &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Newspaper vending machines in Toronto in 2011. Photo: Wikimedia Commons&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Canadian-newspaper-boxes-16x9-1.jpeg\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2026\/04\/good-news-is-no-news\/\">Good News Is No News<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-22T11:11:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 22, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">An Editor\u2019s Note It&#8217;s obvious that I&#8217;m a news hound, and there&#8217;s certainly no shortage of news in FaySpRogVille (a portmanteau of Northwest Arkansas&#8217;s four main cities). Throughout the areas news media, coverage of the University of Arkansas naturally stays prominent, not only because it&#8217;s one of the largest employers of the Ozarks but simply\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2026\/04\/good-news-is-no-news\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Good News Is No News<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2026\/03\/rebels-causes\/\" aria-label=\"Rebel with a Load of Causes\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Triumph-6T-650cc-Thunderbird-1950-16x9-640x360-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Marlon Brando&#039;s character Johnny rode a 1950 Triumph 6T 650cc Thunderbird motorcycle, like this, in 1953&#039;s &quot;The Wild One.&quot;\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Triumph-6T-650cc-Thunderbird-1950-16x9-640x360-1.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Triumph-6T-650cc-Thunderbird-1950-16x9-640x360-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Triumph-6T-650cc-Thunderbird-1950-16x9-640x360-1-150x84.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" data-attachment-id=\"8333\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/triumph-6t-650cc-thunderbird-1950-16x9-640x360\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Triumph-6T-650cc-Thunderbird-1950-16x9-640x360-1.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"640,360\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1774105671&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Triumph 6T 650cc Thunderbird 1950 16&amp;#215;9 640&amp;#215;360\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Triumph_6T_650_cc_Thunderbird_1950.jpg &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Marlon Brando rode a Triumph Thunderbird 6T in &lt;em&gt;The Wild One&lt;\/em&gt;. Photo: Wikimedia Commons&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Triumph-6T-650cc-Thunderbird-1950-16x9-640x360-1.jpeg\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2026\/03\/rebels-causes\/\">Rebel with a Load of Causes<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-03-24T11:11:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">March 24, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">An Editor\u2019s Note For all my love of words, I&#8217;m lousy at protest signs. Six maybe eight words is perfect. Pickets are a lot like billboards. You&#8217;re driving by, so highway ads need to be sparse for comprehension. That&#8217;s the same with demonstrations, where picketers stand on a sidewalk as cars whiz by. The No\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2026\/03\/rebels-causes\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Rebel with a Load of Causes<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2026\/02\/george\/\" aria-label=\"By George, a Two-Way Sobriquet\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Uncle-George-centered-still-16x9-was-PDF-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Alfred Wolf Pollock (1905-1985), older brother to Ben S. Pollock Sr.\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Uncle-George-centered-still-16x9-was-PDF-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Uncle-George-centered-still-16x9-was-PDF-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Uncle-George-centered-still-16x9-was-PDF-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Uncle-George-centered-still-16x9-was-PDF-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Uncle-George-centered-still-16x9-was-PDF-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Uncle-George-centered-still-16x9-was-PDF-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Uncle-George-centered-still-16x9-was-PDF-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Uncle-George-centered-still-16x9-was-PDF-1980x1114.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" data-attachment-id=\"8321\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/uncle-george-centered-still-16x9-was-pdf\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Uncle-George-centered-still-16x9-was-PDF-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1440\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Uncle George centered still 16&amp;#215;9 was PDF\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Alfred Wolf Pollock (1905-1985), older brother to Ben S. Pollock Sr.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Uncle-George-centered-still-16x9-was-PDF-1024x576.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2026\/02\/george\/\">By George, a Two-Way Sobriquet<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-02-24T11:11:00-06:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">February 24, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">An Awkward Salute to Black History Month My late Uncle George was a funny guy. That&#8217;s how he thought of himself and how his friends and community saw him, too. He was quick with a quip, usually smutty. He kept these jokes out of my earshot until I reached high school. I was crazy about\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2026\/02\/george\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: By George, a Two-Way Sobriquet<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2026\/01\/seven-deadlies\/\" aria-label=\"Go and Din Some More\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/UA-Law-students-rally-012026-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Following a march through the University of Arkansas campus Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, UA Law students and supporters gathered for a rally.\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/UA-Law-students-rally-012026-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/UA-Law-students-rally-012026-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/UA-Law-students-rally-012026-150x84.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/UA-Law-students-rally-012026-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/UA-Law-students-rally-012026-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/UA-Law-students-rally-012026-1200x675.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/UA-Law-students-rally-012026.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" data-attachment-id=\"8297\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/ua-law-students-rally-012026\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/UA-Law-students-rally-012026.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"UA Law students rally 012026\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo by Ben Pollock&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Following a march through the University of Arkansas campus Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, UA Law students and supporters gathered for a rally supporting academic freedom and opposing political intrusion in the appointment of their dean.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/UA-Law-students-rally-012026-1024x576.jpeg\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2026\/01\/seven-deadlies\/\">Go and Din Some More<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-01-21T11:11:00-06:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 21, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">For a year, most Ivy League schools plus a few public universities like Virginia have been pressured directly by the Trump administration. For the University of Arkansas, Trump&#8217;s impact has been serious but less direct &#8211; mainly threats of federal budget cuts to research, scholarship and other grants, and also re-imagining civil rights legislation to\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2026\/01\/seven-deadlies\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Go and Din Some More<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-75 is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/posts\/\">See all columns<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Food Columns<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Candidly, the recipes are posted for my convenience, from which to refer via iPad in the kitchen. All are vegetarian, nearly all vegan, aka plant-based whole-food PBWF and, especially the recent ones, low to no oil. I\u2019m sure you\u2019d like them, too.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list is-grid columns-2 has-dates wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2026\/06\/cheese-ball\/\" aria-label=\"Have a (Cheese) Ball\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sedaris-cheese-ball-public-domain-1920x1080-1-300x169.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Cheese ball appetizer covered in chopped nuts\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sedaris-cheese-ball-public-domain-1920x1080-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sedaris-cheese-ball-public-domain-1920x1080-1-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sedaris-cheese-ball-public-domain-1920x1080-1-150x84.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sedaris-cheese-ball-public-domain-1920x1080-1-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sedaris-cheese-ball-public-domain-1920x1080-1-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sedaris-cheese-ball-public-domain-1920x1080-1-1200x675.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sedaris-cheese-ball-public-domain-1920x1080-1.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"8370\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/sedaris-cheese-ball-public-domain-1920x1080\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sedaris-cheese-ball-public-domain-1920x1080-1.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sedaris cheese ball public domain 1920&amp;#215;1080\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Not my cheese ball but from Wikimedia Commons, &amp;#8220;Amy Sedaris&amp;#8217; Li&amp;#8217;l Smoky Cheese Ball,&amp;#8221; CC0 1.0 public domain&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sedaris-cheese-ball-public-domain-1920x1080-1-1024x576.jpeg\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2026\/06\/cheese-ball\/\">Have a (Cheese) Ball<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-06-19T11:11:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">June 19, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">My mom often bought house-label food items to keep on budget, as the quality was close enough. One item she wouldn&#8217;t skimp on was Kraft Philadelphia Cream Cheese, explaining other brands were &#8220;waxy.&#8221; I never understood that, different ones had\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2026\/06\/cheese-ball\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Have a (Cheese) Ball<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2024\/08\/friday-night-re-pabst\/\" aria-label=\"Friday Night Re-Pabst\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Beer-bottles-2018-Wikimedia-Commons-1920x1080-1-300x169.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"4 empty beer bottles, each a different color\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Beer-bottles-2018-Wikimedia-Commons-1920x1080-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Beer-bottles-2018-Wikimedia-Commons-1920x1080-1-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Beer-bottles-2018-Wikimedia-Commons-1920x1080-1-150x84.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Beer-bottles-2018-Wikimedia-Commons-1920x1080-1-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Beer-bottles-2018-Wikimedia-Commons-1920x1080-1-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Beer-bottles-2018-Wikimedia-Commons-1920x1080-1-1200x675.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Beer-bottles-2018-Wikimedia-Commons-1920x1080-1.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"7916\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/beer-bottles-2018-wikimedia-commons-1920x1080\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Beer-bottles-2018-Wikimedia-Commons-1920x1080-1.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1722599454&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Beer bottles 2018 Wikimedia Commons 1920&amp;#215;1080\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Source: https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Beer_bottles_2018_G1.jpg&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo by George Chernilevsky, public domain, Wikimedia Commons&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Beer-bottles-2018-Wikimedia-Commons-1920x1080-1-1024x576.jpeg\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2024\/08\/friday-night-re-pabst\/\">Friday Night Re-Pabst<\/a><time datetime=\"2024-08-03T11:11:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">August 3, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">DIY Michelada Is Superior Several years ago I came across a curious cookbook. It comprised workable, simple and healthy vegan recipes but as a parody of a diet book, The Taco Cleanse: The Tortilla-Based Diet Proven to Change Your Life.\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2024\/08\/friday-night-re-pabst\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Friday Night Re-Pabst<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2024\/07\/clean-beans\/\" aria-label=\"Clean Beans\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baked-Beans-as-remembered-but-cleaner-070724-300x169.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Nearly all the ingredients for Clean Beans in a 2-quart Dutch oven\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baked-Beans-as-remembered-but-cleaner-070724-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baked-Beans-as-remembered-but-cleaner-070724-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baked-Beans-as-remembered-but-cleaner-070724-150x84.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baked-Beans-as-remembered-but-cleaner-070724-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baked-Beans-as-remembered-but-cleaner-070724-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baked-Beans-as-remembered-but-cleaner-070724-1200x675.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baked-Beans-as-remembered-but-cleaner-070724.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"7889\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/baked-beans-as-remembered-but-cleaner-070724\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baked-Beans-as-remembered-but-cleaner-070724.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Baked Beans as remembered but cleaner 070724\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Nearly all the ingredients for Clean Beans in a 2-quart Dutch oven&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/Baked-Beans-as-remembered-but-cleaner-070724-1024x576.jpeg\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2024\/07\/clean-beans\/\">Clean Beans<\/a><time datetime=\"2024-07-09T11:11:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">July 9, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The goal for Memorial Day extending to the Fourth of July this year was a recipe for baked beans tasting as I remember Mom opening a can or two and heating them, but also vegan and zero to low oil.\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2024\/07\/clean-beans\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Clean Beans<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2024\/07\/ozarkonomiyaki\/\" aria-label=\"Ozarkonomiyaki\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/okonomiyaki-ready-to-serve-16x9-1-300x169.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Okonomiyaki patties ready to serve\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/okonomiyaki-ready-to-serve-16x9-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/okonomiyaki-ready-to-serve-16x9-1-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/okonomiyaki-ready-to-serve-16x9-1-150x84.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/okonomiyaki-ready-to-serve-16x9-1-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/okonomiyaki-ready-to-serve-16x9-1-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/okonomiyaki-ready-to-serve-16x9-1-1200x675.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/okonomiyaki-ready-to-serve-16x9-1.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"7907\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/okonomiyaki-ready-to-serve-16x9\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/okonomiyaki-ready-to-serve-16x9-1.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"okonomiyaki ready to serve 16&amp;#215;9\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Okonomiyaki patties ready to serve. They started with 4 minutes a side on medium heat, then another 2-3 minutes per side to make them crispier.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/okonomiyaki-ready-to-serve-16x9-1-1024x576.jpeg\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2024\/07\/ozarkonomiyaki\/\">Ozarkonomiyaki<\/a><time datetime=\"2024-07-07T11:11:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">July 7, 2024<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Japanese-style savory vegan pancake (okonomiyaki) with everyday ingredients Okonomiyaki (Japanese more or less for &#8220;grilled to your liking&#8221;) is a thick pancake with a lot of regional variations. Most recipes online indicate they&#8217;re usually savory, loaded with vegetables but no\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/2024\/07\/ozarkonomiyaki\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Ozarkonomiyaki<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-75 is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/category\/kook-cooks\/\" style=\"border-radius:5px\" rel=\"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/category\/kook-cooks\/\">See All Food columns<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Food Columns Candidly, the recipes are posted for my convenience, from which to refer via iPad in the kitchen. All are vegetarian, nearly all vegan, aka plant-based whole-food PBWF and, especially the recent ones, low to no oil. I\u2019m sure you\u2019d like them, too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/template-full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6693","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3,"url":"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/about\/copyright\/","url_meta":{"origin":6693,"position":0},"title":"Copyright, Yes This Is, These Are","author":"Ben S. Pollock","date":"December 4, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Unless otherwise indicated, all material in \"Brick: Muse on News by Ben S. Pollock,\" is Copyright 2003 Ben S. Pollock Copyright 2004 Ben S. Pollock Copyright 2005 Ben S. Pollock Copyright 2006 Ben S. Pollock Copyright 2007 Ben S. Pollock Copyright 2008 Ben S. 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Retro Metro refers to the tradition of print papers having one or more commentators prominent on a local news page \u2014 not the\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"Acme Brick Co. sample","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/benpollock.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/WindsorParkVelour-Acme-Brick-square.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":5540,"url":"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/about\/contact\/","url_meta":{"origin":6693,"position":2},"title":"Contact","author":"Ben S. Pollock","date":"November 30, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Please communicate with Ben Pollock via this contact form.","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":6789,"url":"https:\/\/benpollock.com\/brick\/posts\/","url_meta":{"origin":6693,"position":3},"title":"Posts","author":"Ben S. 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Pollock","date":"September 19, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"This is a reference to, not a comment on, Acme Brick. Still, my house abutted a quarry of Acme Brick, in Fort Smith, Ark. I hiked through it a googolplex of times. Also: To express is to drive. 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