Monthly Archives: June 2012

“a New York lament”

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Calgary Fats

If you stay at the Hilton Millenium Hotel in lower Manhattan, and you get a room pretty high up, say above the 25thfloor, facing west, towards New Jersey, you can look right down on the 9/11 Memorial and into the … Continue reading →

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I’m being stalked by an internet criminal mastermind!!

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Calgary Fats

I just got my first Facebook scam message.  It came from a guy who calls himself James Koku.   I think it’s a scam, but maybe it’s a parody of a scam.  It is so poorly written I can’t imagine who … Continue reading →

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Going to get our freedom

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Calgary Fats

I was in Birmingham, Alabama last month. First time I was ever in the state. I surprised myself at how strongly I was affected by visiting the city’s old civil rights battlegrounds. Standing in the Sixth Street Baptist Church where … Continue reading →

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