Podcasts – A Modern Treasure
Podcasts – A Modern Treasure 1,365 words • 7 minutes “I prefer to read books” was the rather snippy and haughty response on the pilot chat forum. Even though they were nothing more than five words on the computer screen, their sheer dismissiveness was obvious to...
1968– The year the world stepped into modernity
1968– The year the world stepped into modernity 1,350 words • 9 minutes When we think of the most important year of the 20th century we probably think either of 1918 or 1945. The first was the end of the first world war and, in many ways, it set the stage for the...
People come up to me and ask… Also– Point Nemo
People come up to me and ask… Also– Point Nemo 1,145 words • 5 minutes Have you ever paid attention to some of the clichés that politicians, business leaders, celebrities, and motivational speakers use when they talk to the public? Some of these poor souls have to...
Why does Tom Hanks seem to be in nearly every movie?
Why does Tom Hanks seem to be in nearly every movie? 1,295 words • 7 minutes Well, the easy is answer is that while he technically has not been in every single movie since the early 1980’s, it just seems that way at times. Occasionally I fear going to the cinema for...
Are Google and Facebook Evil? Maybe it’s ok to be paranoid
Are Google and Facebook Evil? Maybe it’s ok to be paranoid 2,195 words • 12 minutes There is an old quip, apparently originating with the disgraced U.S. president Richard Nixon, that even paranoid people have enemies. He certainly would have known for he was an...
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.