A tale told by an idiot?-not!
William Shakespeare in Macbeth provides us with this pessimistic view of life. “It is a tale told by an idiot,” Macbeth says, “full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.” Most of us will not identify with this viewpoint. We’d prefer to...Seriously?
Seriously? You have a motorcycle? At your age? I love this new catchword for “you must be kidding!” People who know me well are aware of my extreme discomfort around deep water yet my birth sign is Pisces. Seriously? You’re a Pisces? Over the course...An extreme act!
Murder as an extreme act-one of my favorite fictional characters is Inspector Harry Hole (pronounced Holy) in the series by Jo Nesbo. He’s been mentioned in this blog once before. He is always on target with his observations as so many fictional characters are....Might never be solved!
The murder of Stacey Burns may be solved but then again, may never be solved. This observation comes from (using the journalistic cliché) “an informed source very close to the investigation.” The point of this post is to open a discussion about the...Would Stacey Burns want you to move on?
As promised in the last post, here is an important question which applies to so many situations but we’ll confine this discussion to the ongoing Stacey Burns case. When is it time to move on, to stop looking in the rear view mirror of life at a tragic event...Degrees of Truth Revisited
“There is a degree of truth in that observation.” What exactly is a “degree of truth?” In March, 2013, I submitted an essay titled “Degrees of Truth” to a writing contest. The subject has been addressed in this blog on previous...Embarrassed? Take the test!
For the record, I am an unequivocal supporter of law enforcement officials. They have an impossible job. However, so do many other people and everyone in any job should be held accountable. If you are a teacher, you should not be afraid of being judged. If you are an...Embarrassed, anyone?
The killer of Stacy Burns remains free six plus years after her murder. Bobbie Miller’s murderer remains free after almost as long a time. I sometimes wonder if anyone is embarrassed by these facts. For a while in my early days of a long teaching career, I...Four in favor!
As of today, July 9, 2015, I’ve heard from four people regarding my post about publishing what I’ve written on Murder in a Small Town: The Tragic Death of Stacey Burns. This publication would include all blog posts I’ve written on this subject since...
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