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Who will NOT be president in 2021
Exactly 4 years ago I wrote a tongue-in-cheek article about who would be president in 2017 by figuring out who could not possibly win. (I basically predicted it would be Jeb Bush vs. Andrew Cuomo). I had fun writing this article and I tried to take the exercise seriously even though it was just an…
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Robert’s Ultimate Guide to all 24 hours of Pharrell Williams’ Happy Video
About this Video || 12:00 AM – 3:59 AM || 4:00AM – 7:59AM || 8:00AM – 11:59AM || 12:00 PM – 3:59 PM || 4:00PM – 7:59PM || 8:00PM – 11:59 PM || List of Names & References Click any of the above links to browse through the dancers for various hours of 24 hours of Happy. I started this webpage in 2014, but stopped in 2017 in the…
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A Slight Detour about Annoyingly Soapy Hair
I often wonder if anything I say or think or write is original. Sometimes I will think of an allegedly great idea, but before I get too excited, I google a few keywords nervously — to see who beat me to it. Google is the ultimate humbler of humanity. Today, though, I think I will…
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Interview with Michael Barrett (Writer and Movie Critic)
Interview with movie critic Michael Barrett from San Antonio, TX.
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Breakfast: An Autobiography
Note: I have no idea whether other people might find this essay interesting. Writers tend to find everything interesting, and everyone tends to find himself interesting (much to the dismay and/or boredom of others). But I had fun writing it because it opened up a lot of overlooked memories (both olfactory and non-olfactory). Breakfast: An…
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Interview with Monk Turner (Creative Commons Musician)
(See also my profile of Monk Turner: LA Song Writer and Concept Album Creator, his official website and musical blog. All of his albums are free for downloading and sharing from various places). Musical Inspirations How has your biography or geography affected the kind of music you make? What do you think is unique or…
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The English Expert
True story of Abdyli Vasjari, an English teacher imprisoned by Albania’s communist regime who later taught at University of Vlore. Can a scholar in his 60s thrive at a post-communism university? By Robert Nagle.
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Best Marriage Proposals Videos on Youtube
I spent a good 10-15 hours surfing through 1000+ videotaped wedding proposals on youtube. Here are my favorites. I am not including professionally-shot wedding proposals or proposals that are fake or student films or things filmed at sports stadiums or Disneyland. Here’s just some charming or funny videos that made my day. I hope they…
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To the girl you put up a Youtube video about her 13 year friend who committed suicide
(See this youtube video and this blog post by the friend of the victim) I’m sure your life sucks right now because of your friend’s death. She was so young; how sad. I’m writing to say that your sadness will continue…probably for a long time. I simply cannot imagine being your age and having to…
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Who is Jessica Jay? Answers are here (Maybe)
A TX blogger uncovers the identity of the 90s Europop singer Jessica Jay.
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Emily Dickinson in the 21st Century
I have a busy and unfulfilling life…what else is new? (This is not a complaint, just a statement of fact). One becomes older, and things seem less impressive. Books, movies, food…all of them ok, nothing special. That’s an inevitable result of growing older. (On the other hand, when something seems out-of-the-extraordinary, you take notice). At…
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Wild Animus by Rich Shapero: a Modern Masterpiece?
Today I am going to tell you a story about an odd literary encounter. About two months ago I was at a used bookstore in Houston and noticed two college students browsing the modern literature section. One of them pulled out a book and pointed it out briefly to the other. Normally I don’t make…
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Straight Talk about Graduate School
Timothy Burke wrote a great essay, Should I go to Grad School? In a word, no. He writes: Graduate school is not about learning. If you learn things, it’s only because you’ve already internalized the habit of learning, only because you make the effort on your own and in concert with fellow graduate students. You…