Small Print and Big Words – Why are we afraid of the dictionary?
Small Print and Big Words- Why are We Afraid of the Dictionary? Neal in a scolding mood Length: 2,200 words/8 minutes Alfred Hitchcock’s 1948 movie Rope is unusual in that the entire story unfolds in a single location—a large apartment. Hitchcock had already used the...
A Ride on an Airliner and a Lesson in Leadership
A Ride on an Airliner and a Lesson in Leadership Length: 930 words/4 minutes Like many kids, when growing up I was fascinated with the “old” black and white films. I say “old,” for this was the early 1970s and those days of movies without color were really not that...
The Book of Ecclesiastes—Grim? Nah, not for us average folk!
The Book of Ecclesiastes—Grim? Nah, not for us average folk! Although ours is a modern world, it is enjoyable to see what the ancients can teach us about life. Readers of biographies and listeners to podcasts well know that most of our modern dilemmas were already...
Desert Island Discs and Books—they never asked me!
Desert Island Discs and Books—they never asked me! Imagine that you are to be stranded on an uninhabited island. You can take with you eight records, one book, and a single other cherished object that could not be used to help rescue you. You will be called a...
About Your Average Author
Bios are normally the place to list great achievements and accolades, but since Neal’s are a bit thin the recap of his life is refreshingly brief.
Quite early Neal caught the attention of his teachers as being on the fast track to the cherished 50th percentile in life. It might have been his noteworthy lack of skill, not to mention talents, in areas such as academics, athletics, the arts and drama, or social life. Together they destined him to observer status only. Tragic? No, for it was there that he found his comfortable place in the just average bleachers.