The Inseide Dope
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The Mysterious East (east of Tupper Lake, that is)
August 22, 2008
I’ve always been intrigued by bizarre unsolved mysteries.
In my younger, more naive days, I took them at face value and believed unknown and unobservable powers were at work.
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In my younger, more naive days, I took them at face value and believed unknown and unobservable powers were at work.
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A second that was second to none
August 15, 2008
One of the best-run, best-attended and least-known gems of My Home Town is our summer fun runs.
They’re organized and supervised double-handedly by Bill and Lynda Peer and are fun runs i » Full Story
They’re organized and supervised double-handedly by Bill and Lynda Peer and are fun runs i » Full Story
Channeling Stirling Moss
August 8, 2008
“Which way?” I asked, trying to keep the tremor out of my voice.
“Up the hill of course,” said my mother, beside me in the passenger’s seat.
“The hill” was on Church Street » Full Story
“Up the hill of course,” said my mother, beside me in the passenger’s seat.
“The hill” was on Church Street » Full Story
Required reading
August 1, 2008
Coming from a family of readers, I was expected to be one too.
To that end, my programming started from the get-go. One of my earliest memories is my mother reading book after book after » Full Story
To that end, my programming started from the get-go. One of my earliest memories is my mother reading book after book after » Full Story
Connections
July 25, 2008
Several weeks ago, as I crossed Main Street, a stranger was crossing in the opposite direction. When we neared each other, I said hello, and he returned the greeting, which wasn’t unusual.
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A little Dope … and a lot of deus ex machina
July 18, 2008
When I was six, my mother decided I had to learn how to swim. She didn’t do it hoping I’d win an Olympic gold medal or star in Tarzan movies — she was much more practical than that. She did it » Full Story
Tykes + bikes = yikes!
July 11, 2008
A few years ago, I made a prediction in my column. Unlike predictions made by psychics and other flim-flammers, I didn’t state it in vagaries like, “A serious problem of a painful nature will » Full Story
How to turn a good time into a fine time
July 4, 2008
The great Amerindian civilizations — the Maya, Aztec and Inca — built huge cities, magnificent buildings and fine road systems…but they never had the wheel.
And lucky them, since they nev » Full Story
And lucky them, since they nev » Full Story
Assault and battery
June 27, 2008
Almost all amateur psychologists will tell you that as a coping mechanism, denial is both counter productive and self destructive.
Wanting an expert opinion on the subject, I consulted » Full Story
Wanting an expert opinion on the subject, I consulted » Full Story
Blast from the past
June 20, 2008
It started out a enough conversation, with me, Whispering Tom Dudones and his long-suffering wife Jen talking about games of our childhood.
We discussed the usual assortment from that lon » Full Story
We discussed the usual assortment from that lon » Full Story
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