Monthly Archives: July 2019

Weeds and Bag Worms

Posted on July 31, 2019 by Roger Walck

This year, at this season, one of my morning chores is to weed the shrubbery, mostly with the wiggle hoe. I know the results are temporary, like a toddler boy all spiffied up with his hair combed and wearing a … Continue reading →

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Gail Bonner

Posted on July 29, 2019 by Roger Walck

We all remember classmate Gail as the ultimate ditzy blond, but she had us all fooled. From her photos and notes, she became an intelligent, quick-witted lady, staying sharper than most of us. I will not mention her lifetime job … Continue reading →

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Assisted Suicides

Posted on July 26, 2019 by Roger Walck

The doctor’s letter to The Wall Street Journal editor cited for reference in the 1/26/2015 posting (Sorry this posting took so long to publish, but it was misfiled for many years, and the points it contains are still valid.) was … Continue reading →

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Public Speaking, Public Listening

Posted on July 24, 2019 by Roger Walck

“Speak No Evil” by Joe Queenan. The Wall Street Journal, 6/14/2014 How does someone become a professional public speaker, someone people will pay to hear?  Queenan’s career all started by a humorous piece he wrote on public relations that was … Continue reading →

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Air Conditioning At Longwood Gardens

Posted on July 21, 2019 by Roger Walck

Early last summer, Longwood management began using the library in the Peirce–du Pont House for business meetings, but I thought no business person is going to sit through a meeting in a room  with no air conditioning once the weather … Continue reading →

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Memories and How Our Brains Mature

Posted on July 19, 2019 by Roger Walck

“The Terrible Teens,” by Elizabeth Kolbert. The New Yorker, 8/31/2015. Just as we have always suspected, teenage brains are defective. Mine certainly was, as those of you who knew me in high school are well aware. One example is our … Continue reading →

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Ladies’ Glasses

Posted on July 17, 2019 by Roger Walck

I am wearing ladies’ glasses, but they are reading glasses I got off the rack at the dollar store, so, at worst, I am only out $1. (For only $1 each, I have several scattered about the house at opportunistic … Continue reading →

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The Blessing Of Death

Posted on July 14, 2019 by Roger Walck

“The Time Of Your Life,” by James Wood. The New Yorker, 5/20/2019. If you took Miss Cook’s Latin class in high school, you may remember the Roman scholar, Pliny the Elder. (Pliny the Younger, also well-known, was his nephew.) Pliny … Continue reading →

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Spear Carriers

Posted on July 12, 2019 by Roger Walck

For many years, I worked with a guy with a real talent for creating phrases. One example was, “spear carrier.” This was when we were invited to a meeting with an important visitor (Since we were a subsidiary of a … Continue reading →

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Window Repair

Posted on July 10, 2019 by Roger Walck

My house is about fifty years old and some of the windows are deteriorating.  I thought I would just get new windows installed until I learned the price, and, I just did not like the look of the new windows.  … Continue reading →

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