Monday, October 31, 2016

An American Legion Meeting - poem

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com An American Legion Meeting O let us sit, our coffee cups to hand And discharge half-remembered boot...
Saturday, October 29, 2016

Blame the Russians - a column about Rod McKuen

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Lawrence Hall, HSG Mhall46184@aol.com Blame the Russians Your grandmother and I are the only two people who will admit that they like ...

Edgar Allan Errol Flynn Poe - column

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Mack Hall Mhall46184@aol.com Edgar Allan Errol Flynn Poe Being part of the theatre department means being part of a family. A real...

Two Small and Legless Trunks of Electronic Devices - column

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Mack Hall, HSG, Mhall46184@aol.com Two Small and Legless Trunks of Electronic Devices This weekend my summer-new computer did the Aunt ...

The Adventures of Hibachi Fondue - poem

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com The Adventures of Hibachi Fondue Brushed aluminum, S & R Green Stamps Tiki torches and instant P...

Bourgeois Sentimentality - poem

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com Bourgeois Sentimentality A beagle puppy napping on the hearth The morning offering whispered at dawn ...

Shepherding Winds - poem

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com Shepherding Winds “Once I lived all alone in an isolated hut near a Greek village, ‘shepherding winds’ ...

Indian Summer - poem

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(Very happy to have the computer back from the mender!) Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com Indian Summer Late, errant honeybees still sw...
Sunday, October 16, 2016

Che Guevara and His Darling Bonnet - poem

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com Che Guevera and His Darling Bonnet His beret’s ‘way cool, his reputation’s hot All for having lots ...

Nach Canossa Gehen - poem

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com   Nach Canossa Gehen   Everyone stands in the snow at Canossa Not all at the same time...

A Babbler of Mere Fancies

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Lawrence Hall Mhall46184@aol.com A Babbler of Mere Fancies A babbler of mere fancies and conceits A distant figure lost in space an...

Indian Autumn - poem

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Indian Autumn   Late, errant honeybees still swarm about The hummers’ feeder in the afternoons While lingering sunli...

The Adventures of Hibachi Fondue - poem

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Lawrence Hall mhall46184@aol.com The Adventures of Hibachi Fondue Brushed aluminum, S & R Green Stamps Tiki torches and instant Pol...
Sunday, October 9, 2016

9 October 2016 - Existential Computer Silence

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I'm still waiting for my computer.  I'm still waiting to hear anything from the repairman.  And I'm not surprised. 

Forget the Clowns; Send in the Heroes - column, 10.9.2016

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Mack Hall, HSG Mhall46184@aol.com Forget the Clowns; Send in the Heroes Are there any clowns that aren’t creepy? The appeal of face p...
Sunday, October 2, 2016

2 October 2016, Computer Failure

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My summer-new HP laptop failed after only four months, and I learned from this experience that Windows 10 does not permit a safe start for s...

Season of Mists and Bee-sy Fruitfulness - column, 2 October 2016

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Mack Hall, HSG Mhall46184@aol.com Season of Mists and Bee-sy Fruitfulness Prime Minister Trudeau, a well-known international authority ...
Sunday, September 25, 2016

Bourgeois Sentimentality - poem

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Bourgeois Sentimentality A beagle puppy napping on the hearth The morning offering whispered at dawn Young lovers flirting on a garden ...
Wednesday, September 21, 2016

To Incorporate Institutional Effectiveness into Our Everyday Language - poem

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To Incorporate Institutional Effectiveness into Our Everyday Language )/)/)/ is updating our assessment plan for Instructional u...
Sunday, September 18, 2016

The Stagecoach That Robbed Its Passengers - Column, 9.19.16

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Mack Hall, HSG Mhall46184@aol.com The Stagecoach That Robbed Its Passengers A common commercial reference in western movies is the s...