The memory of dirt
ByRon FranscellFeb 26, 2024“Matter can neither be created nor destroyed. It can only be rearranged.” —Law of Conservation of Mass For a long time, I collected dirt. OK, maybe not the coolest collection,…
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How to recognize a toxic narcissist—and survive
ByRon FranscellFeb 11, 2024According to the Mayo Clinic, narcissistic personality disorder — related to sociopathy under the umbrella term Antisocial Personality Disorders — is a mental condition in which people have an inflated…
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The Blessing Jar
ByRon FranscellJan 1, 2024“Don’t look back. Something might be gaining on you.” —SATCHEL PAIGE I lived a hundred lives last year. The curious wanderer, the angry plumber, the heartbroken son who refused to…
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In defense of Ebenezer Scrooge
ByRon FranscellDec 13, 2023I originally wrote this essay as a newspaper column in 1995. It appears here today with a few minor but festive updates because, well, Scrooge is timeless. No businessman in…
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It’s all fun and games until you send the clapping emoji instead of the praying hands when commenting on the news of a death in the family.
Binge-streaming the crime series "Bosch" (based on Michael Connelly's novels) and picking up names snatched from other great mysteries and authors. For one, the irascible detective Bosch's mother was a prostitute named Mar(jorie) Lowe ... Marlowe (as in Phillip?) His partner is Jerry Edgar ... as in Allan Poe? You'll also find a "Helen Archer" (Miles Archer was Sam Spade's partner), Annabelle Lee Crowe (after Poe's poem?), and Carl Nash (a player in Ruth Rendell's 1996 mystery "Keys to the Street"). Have you spotted any other of theses little Easter eggs?![]()
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I've been arrested for downloading the whole Wikipedia website.![]()
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But I told the detective, “Wait! I can explain everything!”
Just curious. Does anybody else turn on their passenger-seat warmer when picking up pizza?
I'm working on software I call "Raptcha." You'll use it to prove you’re not a robot before you can get into Heaven.![]()
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