When he was a boy of only 7, his father had taken him sailing on a lake. They raised the sails and once in the middle of the lake, his father let him handle the tiller to steer. “All right, you’re the skipper now! His father had bellowed with a huge smile on his face. […]
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Musical Accompaniment to be played softly in the background while reading The Leaving Of Liverpool – Clancy Brothers The Port of Liverpool, at the foot of a gang plank. April 1, 1865 16 year old Irish son, Danny O’Phalen, stands with his mother and his only luggage, a canvas satchel with a leather strap, hanging
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Definitions: Inverted Gender Analysis – This is one story, told two different ways. The only difference between them is the gender role dynamics are reversed. This is meant to cause a conversation on how people’s opinions on situations can be drastically different due to the gender dynamics involved. When you have read both: Did you feel
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Author’s Note: I wrote this just after George Harrison died (11/29/2001). Paul supposedly was by his side up until the end. This details the first phone call Paul made when George passed. It also shows that even legends hold grudges for decades just like the rest of us… Paul: George passed just now. Ringo: So
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Definitions: Olfactory. Relating to the sense of smell. “the olfactory organs” Anosmia is the inability to perceive smell/odor. Hyperosmia may make certain smells particularly distasteful. You can feel nauseated or disgusted, and the odors can even trigger migraines or allergies. Sympathy Pain is a term that refers to feeling physical or psychological symptoms from witnessing
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The year is 1852 and The Great Famine, also known as the Great Hunger, The Famine or The Irish Potato Famine, is ending. We are in the Irish village of Carrick-on-Shannon, which is nestled in Northern-Central Ireland, in the county of Leitrim. Many do not know that this “famine” was man-made, as English troops had
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Chris Whalen, CPA (CW, CPA) was sitting at the desk he had sat behind for the past 73 years. It was 2063. He called out for his assistant, TerryChet. “TerryChet, bring me the Jenkins file right away.” What was taking TerryChet so long? He got up to walk to the reception area only to find
Author’s Note: Waddy Wachtel is a real person. He is a world famous session guitar player and was part of “The Wrecking Crew” during the 1970s. He is my favorite guitar player of all time. A small sampling of his session work: (1978) Played lead guitar on Warren Zevon’s hit single “Werewolves of London”. (1977)
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Oscar Bergdorf, 72 years old, was in the ICU of a large regional hospital. His four children, all sons, and his wife, Abigail, of 52 years, stood around his bed. He had suffered a major heart attack and stroke. He screamed “Alejandra!” A few times per minute Oscar’s eyes would open wide, he would sit
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