Good morning , Bob. I am no more inclined to shout " Free
Ed " than I was to shout " Free Charlie Manson " in the Golden
Age of Protest .
But Ed can least find some inspiration in the Stephen King
movie " Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption ".
You note that Ed is imprisoned with guys who never
buy life insurance . A key to " success " in prison is to
make yourself USEFUL . Ed should consider giving his fellow
felons FREE ADVICE.
In the meantime I will try -through my Sicilian connections
on Federal Hill to send him a rubber chisel and a large poster
of Joe Mollicone.
Have a nice day - Ron
Wednesday, January 13, 1999
Tuesday, January 12, 1999
Etymology in the news
A hospital area is no place for any kind of violence -no
matter what the provocation. If there is one place where people
should understand the preciousness and fragility of life, it is
on the grounds of the hospital ( as well as inside! )
I completely support the cause of 1199 at Women & Infants
Hospital. But I urge the hot heads to cool it. I believe the
public will support them.
Anyway an article on the strike violence has an item
that would interest amateur etymologists ( Jan. 12, page B3 ) :
Mary Sousa was , a mail courier, was surrounded by a crowd
of pickets the first day of the strike. " Someone also threw a
rock at her window ", the paper says. She described herself
as being " totally PETRIFIED " . As petrified as a kidney
stone, I guess.
On " Sixty Minutes " last Sunday there was a story
about a very dignified and intelligent black man -living
in exile - because way back in 1960 boorish draft board
officials just would not address HIM as MISTER.
According to the dictionary " mister " is just a variation
of MASTER " reflecting reduced stress "
You can see why resentful MASTERS would hesitate to call
an offspring of black slaves, MISTER !
But was all this worth a lifetime of exile ?
matter what the provocation. If there is one place where people
should understand the preciousness and fragility of life, it is
on the grounds of the hospital ( as well as inside! )
I completely support the cause of 1199 at Women & Infants
Hospital. But I urge the hot heads to cool it. I believe the
public will support them.
Anyway an article on the strike violence has an item
that would interest amateur etymologists ( Jan. 12, page B3 ) :
Mary Sousa was , a mail courier, was surrounded by a crowd
of pickets the first day of the strike. " Someone also threw a
rock at her window ", the paper says. She described herself
as being " totally PETRIFIED " . As petrified as a kidney
stone, I guess.
On " Sixty Minutes " last Sunday there was a story
about a very dignified and intelligent black man -living
in exile - because way back in 1960 boorish draft board
officials just would not address HIM as MISTER.
According to the dictionary " mister " is just a variation
of MASTER " reflecting reduced stress "
You can see why resentful MASTERS would hesitate to call
an offspring of black slaves, MISTER !
But was all this worth a lifetime of exile ?
An Oliver Stone perspective
I just read Faith McNulty 's letter " Assassination " in the
Providence Journal (Jan.12 ) . She sees President Clinton as the victim
of a legal " assassination " process. And when it is all over " we'll
probably never know " the true nature of the conspiracy against the
modest democracy that we still have.
My father was impressed by a mini-series that appeared on TV
some years ago : " Captains and Kings " The theme was that a handful of
very powerful and wealthy individuals decide -in the long run - the fate
of nations.
American sociologists rarely talk about the American ruling class.
THEY were real enough to Papa Joe Kennedy. He tried to enter this circle
without the proper credentials . He paid for the family's remarkable
success.
Today Patrick Kennedy is loathed by THEM . Looking at their
murderous henchmen in the government, can the REAL THING be far
from consideration ? I wonder .
Providence Journal (Jan.12 ) . She sees President Clinton as the victim
of a legal " assassination " process. And when it is all over " we'll
probably never know " the true nature of the conspiracy against the
modest democracy that we still have.
My father was impressed by a mini-series that appeared on TV
some years ago : " Captains and Kings " The theme was that a handful of
very powerful and wealthy individuals decide -in the long run - the fate
of nations.
American sociologists rarely talk about the American ruling class.
THEY were real enough to Papa Joe Kennedy. He tried to enter this circle
without the proper credentials . He paid for the family's remarkable
success.
Today Patrick Kennedy is loathed by THEM . Looking at their
murderous henchmen in the government, can the REAL THING be far
from consideration ? I wonder .
Monday, January 11, 1999
The Cyber-Pamphleteer
The movie Doctor Zhivago begins with " crazy " Pasha - the
future Red Guard general - distributing seemingly pathetic
leaflets in Moscow Square. The Czarist secret police are unamused :
they confiscate his leaflets. But when the " pigs " are out of
sight, he finds more leaflets hidden in his winter coat.
" They'll sing in tune after the revolution ! " a sinister
character jokes .
Most Americans will at least admire Pasha's FREE SPEECH
effort -if not its future consequences.
Pasha would have loved to have what I have for
FREE - The Ocean State Free Net and ubiquitous public library
computers.
I am working on the concept of the " Cyber- Pamphleteer ".
I do electronically what Pasha attempted to do in the heroic,
but old fashioned. And I do it with a thousand times more
efficiency.
When I wish to communicate a brief opinion - which
guarantees reading - I select HUNDREDS of OSFN e-mail addresses
at random. It takes only minutes to MASS MAIL !
Often I get immediate feedback : " Don't bother me today.
I'm too busy ! " Or " Viva La Revolucion ! "
I 'm not exactly The New York Times in credibility. But
nothing to sniff at either. I think !
future Red Guard general - distributing seemingly pathetic
leaflets in Moscow Square. The Czarist secret police are unamused :
they confiscate his leaflets. But when the " pigs " are out of
sight, he finds more leaflets hidden in his winter coat.
" They'll sing in tune after the revolution ! " a sinister
character jokes .
Most Americans will at least admire Pasha's FREE SPEECH
effort -if not its future consequences.
Pasha would have loved to have what I have for
FREE - The Ocean State Free Net and ubiquitous public library
computers.
I am working on the concept of the " Cyber- Pamphleteer ".
I do electronically what Pasha attempted to do in the heroic,
but old fashioned. And I do it with a thousand times more
efficiency.
When I wish to communicate a brief opinion - which
guarantees reading - I select HUNDREDS of OSFN e-mail addresses
at random. It takes only minutes to MASS MAIL !
Often I get immediate feedback : " Don't bother me today.
I'm too busy ! " Or " Viva La Revolucion ! "
I 'm not exactly The New York Times in credibility. But
nothing to sniff at either. I think !
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