Writers Harbor

Author: Francis Meyrick

  • Citizen Kane versus Centurytel (round 1)

    Photo by imagesniper Citizen Kane versus the twenty-seventh floor of “Indifferent, Inc. “ Part (1) Target: CENTURYTEL or: “an exercise in treating Internet customers with cynical contempt “ I just love it when corporate America demonstrates once again that they really don’t give a rat’s a***. And that they hope troublesome customers -who demand fair…

  • Diary (13) “Wayward Flamingoes on the Wing “

    photo by Suneko Diary (13) “WAYWARD FLAMINGOES ON THE WING “ May 17, 2009 I don’t normally buy local papers. But this headline caught my eye. “Wayward Flamingoes return to parish “. Flamingoes? Louisiana has Flamingoes? You gotta be kidding. I bought the paper. And there, on May 7, 2009, I read an absolutely charming…

  • Diary (12) “DWI, killed a kid, but Police say “driver wasn’t in the wrong in crash “!??

    Diary (12) Sunday, May 17, 2009 DWI, KILLED A KID, BUT POLICE SAY DRIVER “WASN’T IN THE WRONG IN THE CRASH “!?? Occasionally you read something in the newspaper, and it makes you despair. Human life is worth less and less each day. Sometimes you feel you could weep for the future of compassion amongst…

  • Is America turning to a different path? (2)

    An ancient socialist on a molding basement wall; photo by crackhouse Is America turning to a different path? Part 2) “A Much Better America we can easily achieve ” (Utopia, here we come!) There is, of course, a much better America we can easily achieve. I can safely say that we all want that. All…

  • The Teddybear

    THE TEDDYBEAR The heavy motorcycle roared down the little London East End side street. Screeched to a stop. Roared back again. Screeched to a stop. Came back once more, bombing along, at some crazy speed. Jane Doyle turned over in bed, and looked at the alarm clock. Half past one in the morning. What the…

  • Driving in America; The Whacky Races

    Driving in America: The Whacky Races Alisdair McDiarmid I love America. It is such a privilege to live and work in the great USA. And, especially for a former European, the source of endless good bar stories. Driving in the USA is sometimes like being in a race. A somewhat looney, whacky race, with a…

  • Is America turning to a different path? (1)

    photo by Thomas Arhelger Is America turning to a different path? Something has changed in America. Or, to be more precise, a gradual change, a drift, over a period of decades has accelerated. Not only has it sped up, but if we draw an extrapolation, if we take an informed guess of where we will…

  • Diary (11): “Support our teachers “

    Diary (11) April 25th, 2009 Support our teachers, the guardians of young minds, mentors of the next generation, and today’s under appreciated heroes. Uh-oh. Cutbacks are threatened, and our teachers are up in arms. Should only teachers lead this fight against cuts? This affects all of us. Big time. I don’t know the levels of…

  • Diary (10): “Time Horizons “

    Diary (10) Time Horizons April 25, 2009 I find myself wondering about “time horizons “. How far do people look ahead? Do they expect Mr Obama’s policies to solve the problems within weeks? Months? A year? Three? A careful look at the statements of the man himself confuses an observer with their ambiguity. Nonetheless, in…

  • Diary (9): “The Federal Elite in the Hippodrome “

    Diary (9): “The Federal Elite in the Hippodrome “ April 7, 2009 What we are seeing today, April 2009, in the political arena of the great US of A, is, sadly, nothing new. The Federal Elite are, once again, making an even bigger grab for more power, bigger government, and lots more of YOUR money.…