Sunday, January 25, 2009

Thoughts of Chairman Mack

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Mack Hall In the 1960s the obedient paraded up and down the streets of China waving Mao’s Little Red Book and killing people. Among Chairma...
Saturday, January 24, 2009

Kirbyville Elementary 2nd Grade, 1955-1956

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Kirbyville Elementary School 2nd Grade, 1955-1956 Photo by D. T. Kent Jr. of happy memory
Monday, January 19, 2009

The Prisoner

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Mack Hall By the time we finish with him, he won't know whether he's Number 6 or the cube root of infinity. -- Number 2 in The Priso...

The Prisoner

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Mack Hall By the time we finish with him, he won't know whether he's Number 6 or the cube root of infinity. -- Number 2 in The Pris...
Thursday, January 15, 2009

Russians in Moc Hoa

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I read lots of Russian lit (in translation, of course) while in Viet-Nam: Mack Hall Russians in Moc Hoa I understood poor, young Raskolnikov...
Sunday, January 11, 2009

Errol Flynn They Ain't

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Mack Hall Along the Horn of Africa some of the local folks have adopted the core financial policy of our American Congress – use force to ta...

Errol Flynn They Ain't

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Mack Hall Along the Horn of Africa some of the local folks have adopted the core financial policy of our American Congress – use force to ta...
Sunday, January 4, 2009

A Man's Not Dressed Without His Pocket Knife

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Mack Hall This last Christmas certain environmentalist groups advertised meaningful green gifts – instead of giving your child a bicycle or...
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Sunday, December 28, 2008

What if Governments Made New Year's Resolutions?

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Mack Hall India and Pakistan: Our two governments resolve to stand down all the border tension and work together in the new year so that we ...
Sunday, December 21, 2008

A Night of Watching

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Mack Hall Silent night, holy night, All is calm, all is bright Round yon Virgin Mother and Child. Holy Infant, so tender and mild, Sleep in...
Sunday, December 7, 2008

Football -- More Interesting Than a Nap

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Mack Hall For those of us gnashing our decaff lattas in the non-athletic darkness, football is only slightly more interesting than a nap, an...
Sunday, November 30, 2008

Encountering the Third World

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Mack Hall The week of Thanksgiving was one of horror, with televised images of terrorism, horror, panic, murder, and blood. And that was ju...
Sunday, November 23, 2008

Who Are You?

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Mack Hall The Duke of Norfolk: “What sort of foolery is this? Does the King visit you every day?” Thomas More: “No, but I go to Vespers mos...
Sunday, November 16, 2008

Poverty Professionals

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Mack Hall As the advertisers inflict The Christmas Season (formerly known as Advent) upon us with all the subtlety and elegance of a back-al...
Sunday, November 9, 2008

The Benefits of Being a Boomer-Geezer

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Mack Hall The Benefits of Being a Boomer-Geezer Boomers don’t make very good geezers. After all, growing old was not part of the plan. But...
Sunday, November 2, 2008

Who's Up for 2012?

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Mack Hall Who’s Up for 2012? After a honeymoon for the President-elect lasting a seemingly eternal ten minutes, the 2012 presidential campai...
Sunday, October 26, 2008

Cell 'Phones, Water Bottles, and the Ballot

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Mack Hall Cell ‘Phones, Water Bottles, and the Ballot Uncountable kazillions of electrons have been blasted into the universe questioning wh...
Sunday, October 19, 2008

What Would Mrs. Jesus Do?

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Mack Hall What Would Mrs. Jesus Do? An editor at Smith College, a college which you can’t afford, has written a piece in the stunningly misn...
Sunday, October 12, 2008

Only $25 Million, or, Larcenous Nerds in Chains

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Mack Hall Only $25 Million Michael Cieply, an entertainment writer based in Los Angeles, ...
Sunday, October 5, 2008

Bolivar and the Coast -- To Be Continued

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Mack Hall Mhall46184@aol.com Bolivar and the Coast – To Be Continued Have sight of P...