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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Nathan’s July 4th Hot Dog Eating Contest Is An Ode To Gluttony

Joey Chestnut, 41, who is 6’1”, surprisingly only 230 pounds, and a personification of gluttony, won the Nathan‘s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, which was located at Coney Island in Brooklyn, New...

BOB BROWN: Lost and Found

All of us encounter loss. The meaning we attribute to loss influences our response to...

FRED FIRST: Where You’re From

In the very early years of writing, I was exposed to a poem called “Where...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: I No Longer Watch Baltimore Orioles’ Baseball Games

I no longer watch Baltimore Orioles’ baseball games. I now only watch innings, and if I...

ANDY PITZER: “Look Mom! No iPhone!”

A very interesting visually recorded interview showed up on my feed the other night. In...

HAYDEN HOLLINGSWORTH: Laugh for the Health of It

What a depressing and stressful time in which we live!  There seems to be so much about which to be upset.  The strain of...

DICK BAYNTON: Hysteria Has Consequences

Hysteria is a condition of frenzy and delirium that is often triggered by an event or series of events that one person or a...

DICK BAYNTON: Extreme Mindless Political Correctness (EMPC)

Living in this great land of liberty and freedom, we may not appreciate the comfort zone in which we live. To sound an alert...

CAROLINE WATKINS: “If You Build It . . .

...they will come.” This iconic line from the movie Field of Dreams is oh so familiar.  And I thought it might grab your attention...

JOY SYLVESTER JOHNSON: I Heard You

Two of the best things about living in the country is the silence and the darkness at night. Far from the city lights I can...

MIKE KEELER: Tolkien’s Final Tale A Long Time Coming

In the winter of 1916-17, JRR Tolkien was a shattered man. He had just returned from World War 1, suffering from trench fever. All but...