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» The tragic and enraging story of how Great Britain and lawful bigotry destroyed one of its greatest heroes. This is Alan Turing's tale, and it willoutrage and sadden you, if you have any humanity at all.
By: Howard Martell
 
» 'I never get a single thing that's new.' An appreciation for America's pack rat, Alex Shear, dead at 73, January 10, 2014, now in God's collection.
By: Howard Martell
 
» She made America and the whole wide world smile when we needed it most. An appreciation for the life of Shirley Temple Black, dead at 85, February 10, 2014.
By: Howard Martell
 
» A man. His rose. And the drought.
By: Howard Martell
 
» 'That song really sticks with you, doesn't it?' An appreciation for the life of Pete Seeger, patriarch of the American protest song, dead at 94, January 27, 2014.
By: Howard Martell
 
» An appreciation for the life of Paul Baran, dead at 84; helped create Internet's precursor Arpanet.
By: Howard Martell
 
» An appreciation for the life of Dr. Harry Coover, inventor of Super Glue, dead at 94.
By: Howard Martell
 
» 'If we can do this, we can do anything.' An appreciation for the life of Geraldine Ferraro, ex-vice presidential candidate.
By: Howard Martell
 
» 'Tell mama... Tell mama all.' An appreciation for the life of Elizabeth Taylor, who did it her way.
By: Howard Martell
 
» An appreciation for the life and profound insights of David Broder, dead at 81, the dean of American political observers and pundits.
By: Howard Martell
 
» On Charlie Sheen. Quite possibly the most stupid, clueless, arrogant man in America, self-destruction his specialty.
By: Howard Martell
 
» An appreciation for the life of the Reverend Peter Gomes, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister at Memorial Church, Harvard University, dead at 68, the most affable man.
By: Howard Martell
 
» An Appreciation for the life of Dr. Christian Lambertsen, dead at 93, the man who opened the undersea realm to all the world with scuba.
By: Howard Martell
 
» And I am telling you... knock 'em dead diva Jennifer Hudson needs better material than 'Where you at?', and she needs it now!
By: Howard Martell
 
» 'The Thing.' What Arthur Godfrey can teach you about immediate online video success. A (mostly) laudatory look at the man who brought intimacy to media.
By: Howard Martell
 
» Regretting lost opportunities. Did I really do that? A plethora of 'I'm (still) kicking myself' moments.
By: Howard Martell
 
» Thoughts on Michael. Michael P. Pachuta, March 9, 1955-December 18, 2013. 'What's the use of wond'ring/ If he's good or if he's bad?/ He's your feller and you love him/ That's all there is to that.' (from 'What's the Use of Wond'ring','Carousel'.)
By: Howard Martell
 
» Thoughts on Michael. Michael P. Pachuta, March 9, 1955-December 18, 2013. 'What's the use of wond'ring/ If he's good or if he's bad?/ He's your feller and you love him/ That's all there is to that.' (from 'What's the Use of Wond'ring','Carousel'.)
By: Howard Martell
 
» Remarks made on behalf of Wallace Johnson, exemplary home business owner, aged 88, on the occasion of his victory in the Worldprofit Inc. sales contest, April, 2013.
By: Howard Martell
 
» NEGU! An appreciation for the brief life and universal impact of Jessica Joy Rees, blogger, dead at 12, January 6, 2012.
By: Howard Martell
 
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