Archive for October, 2008


13
Oct

Seeds of Hatred

The fear and loathing being expressed on the campaign trail in ‘08 is frighteningly similar to that of the dark days of ‘68. Those of us who were around at the time remember well what happened then, shortly after the hate speaking began.


06
Oct

Rest In Peace, Gil Rossellini

It was always inspiring to hear Gil’s raspy voice rattling across the ocean, but never so much as in recent years, for whenever we would speak, he would inevitably punctuate his remarks by exclaiming, “Rory, every morning when I wake up, I thank God I’m alive!”


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