Distracted from Distraction by Distraction
Distracted from Distraction by Distraction 1,350 words • 6 minutes In 1907 at an English fatstock and poultry show, Sir Francis Galton asked 787 villagers who were in attendance to guess the weight of an ox that was on display. Not a single person got the number...
Hollywood talent – Were the actors really better back “then?”
Hollywood talent – Were the actors really better back “then?” 1,250 words • 6 minutes Reading internet comments can be a real eye opener. Some are intelligent and some are downright scary. Opinions can range from those of a genuine expert to people who think the...
A review of Luck — friend or foe?
A review of Luck — friend or foe? 1,455 words • 9 minutes Gloom, despair, and agony on me Deep dark depression, excessive misery If it weren’t for bad luck I’d have no luck at all Gloom, despair, and agony on me Although England’s Cambridge University lies over 4,000...
Better if Absalom had been bald and a lesson in French
Would it have been better if Absalom had been bald? Also, a lesson from the French 1,375 words • 6 minutes Last year, in an attempt at self-betterment (don’t laugh please), I reached for William Faulkner’s heralded novel Absalom, Absalom! Now I know that there are...
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.