| Articles by Gene Myers |
1. SENIOR YEAR MEMORIES
May 21, 2021
It’s been more than sixty years since I left high school, but a telephone call from my youngest brother, Thom, reminded me of some of the more whacky times of my senior year. My graduating class was vilified by teachers and administrators for being the so-called worst in school history. Acc...
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2. LIFE CYCLE
April 04, 2021
Fear not Death; he’s not your master, Coming at you faster, faster. For the creator of Death (what or who) Also created thee. And that’s the only mystery. BURMA SHAVE Well, those aren’t factual Burma Shave roadside signs—the kind I saw as a lad—but they’re typical, right? The theme...
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3. AMERICAN AMNESIA
March 07, 2021
I happen to love “today”. Little Orphan Annie sang about tomorrow, but I’m a “today” fan. Big time. We only get it once. You see, today is one unique day in all the days that will ever be. And according to actuarial tables, I don’t have many left. I want today to be peaceful, tranquil, and filled wi...
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4. COVID CHRISTMAS UN-CHEER
December 18, 2020
Well, here I am listening to seasonal songs courtesy of that sultry-voiced virtual femme fatale from Amazon Echo. This while sucking down an Old Fashioned. Her name is Alexa. I requested she send me a provocative photo of herself, but she declined unless, that is, I purchase a certain APP. I also as...
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5. SOCIETY, MEDICINE & MALPRACTICE?
October 27, 2020
In these days of travail, obesity, and cheap wine, I’ve concluded that society has become brain-numbed and seems to accept lying and thievery as standard operating procedure—no big deal, I mean, everybody does it except, of course, our favorite politicians. Oh no, it’s always the other guy; the othe...
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6. YEEOUCH!!!
August 31, 2020
A day last week, I played tennis in the morning, hustled home, cleaned up, and joined a four-way ZOOM teleconference call for an hour and a half. About 30 minutes of the call was actually value-added; the remaining time dedicated to trouble-shooting technical issues on one end of the telecon or off-...
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7. AN AVIATOR'S FINAL FLIGHT
July 13, 2020
I’ve got to tell you, folks, I’m becoming depressed and weary from writing these kinds of articles, but at my age I don’t see the trend abating. Initially, it was my first college friend and fraternity brother, Mike Glossinger, then a lifelong friend from primary school, Larry Livingston. There are ...
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8. COVID-19: A Micro Godzilla
April 30, 2020
COVID-19, certainly not to be taken lightly, has interrupted life as we know it including the international economy and other things interesting like visiting relatives, eating out, and other forms of socializing. Typical of people in crisis we’ve developed a herd mentality. The media and politician...
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9. REVERIE
April 17, 2020
MEMORIES POP-UP at random times during a lifetime, sometimes triggered by music, return to a familiar place, a sudden thought about a particular person, an old photograph; it could be any of a number of things. Today, a song on the radio took me back to a long ago event. It was one of those pleasant...
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10. A TIME TO LIVE
March 21, 2020
A TIME TO LIVE, AND A TIME TO DIE are two appointments all living things must keep; and is the thesis for a poem by Audrey Heller. Further, she charged us not to let precious time go by. I consider this very good advice, which I’ve attempted to follow during my allotted time. I say, burn a candle at...
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Author: Gene Myers
