Tell It Like It Is
Kudos to the Aaron Neville 1967 song of the same name. Some of the lyrics were so apropos to how this writer feels: Tell it like it is I'm nothing to play with Go and find yourself a toy But I... Tell it like it is My time is too expensive and I'm not your little boy...
A Farruggio Original- HUCK
Sometimes we can actually recall events that occurred long ago... like even 52 years. This is one of them... as if it happened yesterday. The summer of '70 was literally like no other for this writer, a young college student at the time. My real love, besides that of...
IS BIG BROTHER Just a Chubby Republican Neo Fascist?
They say we are a nation respecting freedom and individual privacy. Well, take a look at this news blip taken from anyone of many news sites: "Public universities in Florida will be required to survey both faculty and students on their political beliefs and...
It’s All Over Now Baby Red, White, and Blue
The vagabond who's rapping at your door Is standing in the clothes that you once wore Strike another match, go start anew And it's all over now, Baby Blue Those are lyrics from the great Bob Dylan song It's All Over Now Baby Blue ( 1965). How appropriate they are now...
They Burn Witches Don’t They?
Well, not quite yet. Not so much are we referring to actual witches, rather us Americans who believe in true equality and fairness. This current ultra right wing culture that has seeped into our Supreme Court is terribly dangerous. They have most of the churches...
Father’s Day- A Farruggio Original
His old man really never had it good, as if karma dealt him a dead hand. Losing his teeth at a young age ( periodontal disease) and struggling along with his parents during the height of the depression would be enough of a rope to hang on him. Then, being an honor...
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