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An item in the news a few days ago informed us that a bunch of people such a PETA, or some similar outfit, had demanded that a mayor of a small town change its name. As if it were any of their business, they went so far as to suggest a new name for the town. T…
Assignment (as I understand it): Your alma mater has invited you to speak to them. What would you say? Answer: No, thank you. The following, however, is the essence of what I might tell them. Thank you for inviting me here to make a few remarks for the benef…
I was an insider for about forty weeks but that was a long time ago, and I’d have to stretch my brain to find myself an insider since I was born. Wait, maybe I was an insider when I was a Boy Scout leader. A watermelon seed is an insider, I guess, but it must …