FOR THE HELL OF IT Vol. 2, Number 3 02/04/11 PROMISES, PROMISES It has been said that promises are made to be broken. This is most often said by people with only a rudimentary understanding of what one means by the word: “promise”. So let’s take a look at the word. If we break down the etymology of the promise we have the first part – prom – which is taken from the ancient Greek – “pro-em”. Proem was a word ancient Greeks used to denote a dance or party for horny young people which included a great deal of revelry and drinking and eating all with the intent of …
FOR THE HELL OF IT VOL. 2 NUMBER 2 01/26/11 The History of Mankind In today’s blog I shall visit a subject that we will need to revisit throughout the year – the History of Mankind – A Study in Stupidity. We’ll look at various time periods in our history and how stupid we were at every turn and at the creation of what are now accepted practices, customs and mores regardless of the idiocy that caused the creation and continued practice of them. We shall also, at times, look at historical movements and significant events in our world paying particular attention to any number of WTF moments. Let …
FOR THE HELL OF IT VOL. 2 #1 HEALTH, HAPPINESS AND NEWSBITS. There are medicines for every disease known and unknown being advertised on television these days and one wonders if the FDA is paying any attention. Most of the wonder drugs we allegedly need to be taking have side effects worse than the disease we’re hoping to cure. VO: Are you suffering from Normalitis? Many Americans are and the sad thing is, they don’t even know it. If you ever feel happy or sad, melancholy or ebullient; if you’ve ever been hungry or full, or sort of a little peckish and then kind of uninterested in food; if you’ve …
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January 2nd, 2011 / By Jo Anna Perrin /
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Written by Steve Martin, Narrated by Campbell Scott -an audio book review- Jo Anna Perrin I have always been a Steve Martin fan, but like many, a Steve Martin Hollywood fan. I have to admit, I have a problem with the ease that celebrities seem to have, deservedly or not, in obtaining publishing contracts. Consequently it has taken me a while to dip my ambivalent toe into the Steve Martin as author category, regardless of how endearing I might find Steve Martin, the public icon. So it was with reservations that I picked up Martin’s An Object of Beauty as read by Campbell Scott. And now, you might ask? Well, …
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