Essays 2010: From Facebook Nation and the perils of I-95 to the Tunbridge Fair
Once in a while, we like to get beyond politics and tap our stable of essay writers for insight into issues, like Facebook fandom, McHouses, global warming, Vermontee nostalgia and life under the Golden Bubble.
Dead Presidents for Dubie: The Gipper, Dubie and The List
In this satire by Barbara Ann Curcio, the Republican Dead Presidents Society meets in heaven, May 2010, to make mid-term endorsements.
Exile from Facebook Nation
I don’t want you to know my whereabouts every minute of the day (“Status”), or the most boring, inane details of my life (mucking the horses now–I’m in deep doo-doo!). Don’t need to play FarmVille; I live there in real life. And I actually LIKE my privacy.
Interstate 95: Drive it if you can
Snowbirds from Vermont need a tank–make that a whole squadron of them–to feel secure negotiating the fearsome traffic and speed of the Florida Interstate.
Godsell: The deification of Google
Googod: “I say unto you, you CAN make money without doing evil! Our quest is a noble one and not for profit.” Humor essay by Barbara Ann Curcio.
What fresh Hal is this? How CorrectStar2000 could have spelled disaster for Western Literature
In Star’s hands, Chaucer read like “Animal House,” and William Shakespeare needed serious therapeutic intervention.
Still Silly after all these years: Silver rides again
This is the story of Silver’s near-death experience. I’d love to know if he saw the bright lights, but he’s not talking — he’s no Mister Ed.
It’s midnight: Do you know where your mind is? A short course in mindfulness
“I think, therefore I am”……worried, perplexed, agitated, confused, preoccupied…..and just plain stressed-out and unhappy. Forget Descartes: You may not know your own mind literally; and that’s the problem.
How I lost my mind but found my seat
Because of the mind/body dissociation that helped me survive childhood abuse, I had a difficult time feeling my body on a horse.
Vermont, Now and Then: It’s Been a Long, Strange Trip
Vermonters are just contrary enough not to let the state get totally hijacked, but the Philistines are definitely making inroads.
