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Observations, Opinions, Odds & Ends


These are personal comments and thoughts, such as one might form in a lifetime of observing our world and its residents. Some may be a bit controversial or not "politically correct", in the present vernacular, but they are mine. Whether they represent foolishness, wisdom, or the great gray middle is not for me to say.

Some have been, or might have been, sent to newspapers as "Letters to the Editor", but it's not easy to get them into actual publication, at least in the New York Times, not unless your name is Felicia Ackerman. None of mine have made it so far, so I've given up on that.



Personal:

Why a Personal Web Page?

Age has some Privileges
Ageing and Mortality
"Oilcan" Butterfly
Peak Experiences
"Great Legs"
Women Talking
Advice and Consent
"I forgot ... "; "I can't ... "
Thoughts on Men and Fathers
Learning without doing
If it's broke ...
Pride and Shame in Things German
Berlin as my "Heimatsstadt"
Art Hoppe - Newspaper Columnist
My Favorite Painting

Body-Mass Index, Galileo and Kafka
    (new March 5, 2006)

Absolution



Reminiscences: Growing up in Germany after the War, and in the U.S. after immigration; moved to a separate page (10/25/04):
     Reminiscences


Writings: Fiction writings, moved to a separate page (10/25/04):
     Writings


The World

Ground Hog Day in Israel
    (Oct. 21, 2003)
American Sports:
    Games, God and Glory (Oct. 2003)
Cardinal Law
    and the Catholic Church in Boston
The Catholic Church
Organized Religion




The State of the Nation

Bumper Stickers:
    Acts of Senseless Patriotism and Random Humor
    (9/2/03)
America, the Powerful (and Loud): the Fat of the Land
    (7/15/03)

The Briar Patch of Language

Millions of Years of Evolution ...

    and we've come to this ...
    (started Dec. 8, 2003)

Burma-Shave - the road sign sayings of decades past.



Note added 9/11/2010: Commentary on the Bush presidency, especially the early years, has been moved to a separate page: The Bush Years.


Letters and Email

Email
The opponent is Bush, not each other!
    To Kerry, Edwards, Lieberman, Gephart campaigns
    (11/6/03)
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
    Comments on "Bush Admin. Perf. Eval." (4/22/03)
President Bush "Peace and the War on Iraq"
   (3/15/03)
Senator Kerry "Re John Kerry for President"
   (3/13/03)
Friends of Joe Lieberman
   (3/18/03)
Senator Kennedy "Thank you for speaking out"
   (3/18/03)

Letters to the New York Times:
Comparison to the fall of the Berlin Wall
   (4/11/03)
Re: With Eyes and Ears Closed
   (3/17/03)
President Bush "outraged" by Enron
   (1/12/02)
The Mid-East conflict
   (4/1/02)

Letters to other Organizations:
AARP
    to protest AARP's support of the Medicare
    bill, and to resign our membership
ChevronTexaco
    re cancellation of Met Opera broadcast sponsorship
WCRB
    to protest cancellation of
    Met Opera broadcasts
NARAL
    why their endorsement of Al Gore
    lost them my contribution







Updated 9/11/10

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