by Philip Farruggio | Jan 13, 2020 | Blog
Edwin Starr in 1970, had this hit song War. This was of course during the apex of the phony war in Vietnam. One line of the lyrics that resounded so well for this writer was : War Friend only to the undertaker War War War-Good God, now Now Give it to me one time now...
by Philip Farruggio | Jan 7, 2020 | Blog, Global Research
Everyone wants the man who is still searching to have already reached his conclusions. A thousand voices are already telling him what he has found, and yet he knows he hasn’t found anything. Should he search on and let them talk? Of course.” – Albert Camus, “The...
by Philip Farruggio | Jan 6, 2020 | Blog
The 1933 Marx brothers film Duck Soup was meant to be a satirical look at Benito Mussolini, ruler of Italy. In the film the mythical country of Freedonia , ruled by the effervescent Rufus T. Firefly ( played by Groucho), due to an insult by the ambassador of rival...
by Philip Farruggio | Jan 1, 2020 | Blog
This writer has always been told, since childhood, that I was a ‘ funny guy’. I was, and is, able to bring humor to everyday occurrences. Having attempted at times to do ‘ Stand Up comedy’ way back when, the thought of making a career of it...
by Philip Farruggio | Dec 30, 2019 | Blog
This writer is a manufacturer’s rep for various products, one of which is selling sanding belts to Mom and Pop cabinetmakers nationwide. I do most of my sales via the phone, the ‘ old fashioned way’. Yesterday I was speaking to a former customer of...
by Philip Farruggio | Dec 24, 2019 | Blog
A Star Is Always Born By Edward Curtin It is no different now. The yearning still gnaws. The night dark, utterly silent, Sky stretched endlessly back Into an infinity beyond reach. And the fears, the tears Are they any different? It is no different now. Joy sometimes,...
