September 26, 2026 NV #217

“A time will come when a politician who has willfully made war and promoted international dissension will be as sure of the dock and much surer of the noose than a private homicide. It is not reasonable that those who gamble with men's lives should not stake their own.”- H.G. Wells

LOOKING BACK & AHEAD

“Faith, sir, we are here today, and gone tomorrow.” -Aphra Behn

DESKTALK: I’m not on top of my proverbial game today. The weather’s changing, and  I’ve been relatively lazy lately. But I came across this postcard of F.W. Wakefield’s home and I just wanted to use it (for something).

Also, it  bothers me to know that some thought it fit to destroy the place.  They had reasonable arguments for doing it. But…

If anyone really wanted to preserve it – it was possible.

I think Trump had the same idea about the White House. The East Wing wing. It was old. So why not just tear the damn thing down and replace it with something new and attractive – something useful?

It’s hard to argue. (but not impossilble).

WHAT'S IN A WORD

“Did you ever think that making a speech on economics is a lot like pissing down your leg? It seems hot to you, but it never does to anyone else.” -LBJ

VOCABULARY: Learning new words is a good thing.

THE APARTMENT 2011

“I am thankful, of course, for the prize and thankful to God for each story, each idea, each word, each day.” - Isaac Singer

THIS IS HOW IT WAS: Sometimes I’m flabbergasted by the changes that have taken place here over the years.

“Who did this?” I ask myself. And what will become of it?

This is A VERY SPECIAL NOTE

NEW: I’ve added a “special section” to the “Past 20 Years” part of the page. You will find there nearly (but not all) every video and audio production I’ve published over the last few years. They’re not arranged as nicely as I want them to be. But SOME are there – and I’ll add to them as time passes.

VERMILION LONGSHOREMEN

“He that knew all that learning ever writ, Knew only this - that he knew nothing yet.” - Alpha Behn

I DO NOT (YET) KNOW: I received this artifact from Vermilionite Dan Dean. It’s a puzzler for me. Something worth more investigation.  

It’s hard for me to perceive of the harbor as such a busy place; a place in need of long shoremen. But just taking a quick look back at the harbor’s history it’s makes some sense to think such workers were necessary.

DAVE RATHBUN REMEMBERS (under the Buckeye Tree)

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VERMILION HISTORY THEATRE:  Due to all the distractions surrounding me lately I neglected to keep the link to the History Audio/ Video Theatre. So – click on the name above and visit.