Category Archives: In The News

The Cult of the Creative Genius

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Terry Taylor

What is it about the act of creation that brings out odd behavior in the creators? In the Bible, the Creator was endowed with some pretty unalienable rights. The arts have always tolerated manic creationism. When you mix the arts … Continue reading →

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“Doctor Roadkill”

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Terry Taylor

Why are we so fascinated with roadkill? We cause it, are attracted and repelled by it and even eat it. So what is the next big thing in roadkill? Mapping it. Tweet This Post

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Water, Water, Everywhere, Or Not.

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Terry Taylor

Water, water, everywhere, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink. Tweet This Post

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It Happened At The County Fair

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Terry Taylor

After reading an article about state fairs in the New York Times, I was reminded of the smells of a fair. It is a wholly unique aroma; part cotton candy, part funnel cake, part hot dogs, part candied apples, part … Continue reading →

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The Age Myth

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Terry Taylor

A couple of years ago The New Yorker wrote a piece asking why genius is so inextricably tied up with precocity, citing many examples, among them Mozart, T.S. Elliot and Orson Welles. There are many more, and we know most … Continue reading →

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Glamping

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Terry Taylor

It’s camping with glamour. I read about it in Southern Living. Don’t give me that look. I read everything. So back to “Glamping.” Tweet This Post

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Click, Click. Goodbye.

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Terry Taylor

With every click online, we’re giving a piece of ourselves away. This sentence just cost me a little chunk of my humanity. The next few will bleed me further. It is happening to you too. Soon we’ll only be measured … Continue reading →

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I Write Like

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Terry Taylor

Jeff Johnson sent me a website I have not seen before. He is like a Google bot when it comes to rooting around the Web. It was featured on Holy Kow, Guy Kawasaki’s content aggregation site. The site purports to … Continue reading →

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Riding the 4th of July Stretcher

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Terry Taylor

Clear, blue skies pushed choking humidity to the last 20 feet above the crabgrass. That way, even tall people on a ladder or a drunk sitting in a lawn chair on top of his RV could feel it. Temps flirted … Continue reading →

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Crime Pays. Death Pays. Fraud Pays Even Better.

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Terry Taylor

The government sent more than $180 million in checks to dead people over the last three years according to the White House Office of Management and Budget. We also paid 14,000 felons in jail or running from the law. Add … Continue reading →

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Pedaling Blood and Drugs

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Terry Taylor

Lance Armstrong has been accused, yet again, of doping before and even during races. This is not a new situation for the cocky Texan. It’s happened before in books (David Walsh’s L.A. Confidentiel) and by other riders like Greg LeMond … Continue reading →

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When Detroit Mattered

Posted on April 14, 2010 by Terry Taylor

A couple of weeks ago I read, “Donald Frey, Mustang Creator dies at 86.” The headline hung there before my eyes like an aroma faintly familiar but just to the edge of explanation. I’d heard more than a few times … Continue reading →

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Airporn

Posted on April 5, 2010 by Terry Taylor

Have you seen the images from the new full-body scanners being used at airports now? It is supposed to better detect weapons by seeing through travelers clothes, allowing TSA officials to get a damned good look at your body, as … Continue reading →

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The American Web

Posted on March 29, 2010 by Terry Taylor

Harvard’s Institute of Politics has released a poll indicating that young people are worried about the future – and not so positive about their chances in it. The pessimism ranges from financial concerns to doubts about their ability to afford … Continue reading →

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The Accidental Cannibal

Posted on March 26, 2010 by Terry Taylor

A recent article in Oxford American resurrected my latent desire for jerky. A friend from Alabama asked me if I had ever had frog jerky. I grew up in the deepest of the Deep South, but I have never even … Continue reading →

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