Alice’s Restaurant Massacree Celebrates 50th Anniversary Alices Restaurant was written and performed by an amazing artist younger generations probably don’t know, Arlo Guthie, so here’s a little bit about one of our favorite musicians. Arlo is the eldest son of folk music legend, Woody Guthrie, and has followed in his father’s footsteps by becoming a legend in his own right. …
The main thing wrong with society today is that too many dirt roads have been paved. There isn’t a problem in the world today that wouldn’t be remedied if we just had more dirt roads, because dirt roads give character. People that live at the end of dirt roads learn early on that life is a bumpy ride. That it …
The effects of shift work on a person’s mind, body and spirit could be called Legion. Fatigue that never seems to end, sleeping habits out of whack, mood swings and strained relationships are just a few of the symptoms that affect a person. One man said working the graveyard shift “in short sucked, in long terms it sucked bad”. He …
Magic Cutoff Period By Hiram Cohen Is there a magic cutoff period when offspring become accountable for their own actions? Is there a wonderful moment when parents can become detached spectators in the lives of their children and shrug, ‘It’s their life,’ and feel nothing? In My Twenties When I was in my twenties, I stood in a hospital corridor …
I like Occam's Razor, it goes that if you have two or more but equally good explanations of the same experience, you pick the simplest...
Life On Other Planets I’ve been interested in astronomy and unexplained aerial sightings for a good number of years. Every so often I’m asked on my take of life on other planets, alien abductions and UFO’s. I sometimes avoid answering these questions, as too many people have pre-determined answers and won’t listen to other possibilities on this topic. For life …
Trains Changed Everything At one time, the train was the quickest and most efficient way of getting people from Point A to Point B. Instead of a few days by stagecoach people could get to their destination in a matter of hours. Vehicles and planes do give people more flexibility and speed to get to where they are going. I’ve …
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a 2014 sci-fi action movie directed by Johnathan Liebesman, and produced by Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes production company. This movie is a reboot of the previous TMNT movie series and features a revamped origin story for the Turtles and their world. April O’Neil (played by Megan Fox) is investigating a series of crimes orchestrated by …
It wasn’t what I wanted to hear first thing in the morning. Literally the first thing I heard after getting out of bed was the death of Robin Williams. I could hardly believe his death was an alleged suicide as a result of depression. I wonder how much of the full story we got, as Williams seemed to have everything …
