Chanticleer #25

I do not propose to write an ode to dejection, but to brag as lustily as chanticleer in the morning, standing on his roost, if only to wake my neighbors up.  Henry David Thoreau   February 25, 2001 “Chanticleer Calls”, a whenever-I-get-around-to-it newsletter for discriminating readers, thinkers, feelers, speakers, listeners, and cogitators. IRONY RULES In … Read more

Chanticleer #24

I do not propose to write an ode to dejection, but to brag as lustily as chanticleer in the morning, standing on his roost, if only to wake my neighbors up.  Henry David Thoreau   February 1, 2001 “Chanticleer Calls”, an aperiodic newsletter for discriminating readers, thinkers, feelers, speakers, listeners, and cogitators. UPDATE ON RE-STRIPING … Read more

Chanticleer #23

I do not propose to write an ode to dejection, but to brag as lustily as chanticleer in the morning, standing on his roost, if only to wake my neighbors up.  Henry David Thoreau   January 1, 2001 “Chanticleer Calls”, a twice-monthly newsletter for discriminating readers, thinkers, feelers, speakers, listeners, and cogitators. First, an explanation … Read more

Chanticleer #22

I do not propose to write an ode to dejection, but to brag as lustily as chanticleer in the morning, standing on his roost, if only to wake my neighbors up.  Henry David Thoreau   November 8, 2000 “TOO CLOSE TO CALL” A few “morning-after” (or “morning-during”?) observations: While watching the election commentaries last night, … Read more

Chanticleer #21

I do not propose to write an ode to dejection, but to brag as lustily as chanticleer in the morning, standing on his roost, if only to wake my neighbors up.  Henry David Thoreau   October 22, 2000 Idiot, Idiot, Who’s the Idiot? What do you make of this Letter to the Editor, printed in … Read more

Chanticleer #20

I do not propose to write an ode to dejection, but to brag as lustily as chanticleer in the morning, standing on his roost, if only to wake my neighbors up.  Henry David Thoreau   October 8, 2000 Restriping North Central From the Sep 17th Dallas Morning News (DMN) … The Texas Department of Transportation … Read more

Chanticleer #19

I do not propose to write an ode to dejection, but to brag as lustily as chanticleer in the morning, standing on his roost, if only to wake my neighbors up.  Henry David Thoreau   August 27, 2000 Those of you astute readers with a sense of the monthly calendar realize that you’ve flipped pages … Read more

Chanticleer #18

I do not propose to write an ode to dejection, but to brag as lustily as chanticleer in the morning, standing on his roost, if only to wake my neighbors up.  Henry David Thoreau   June 18, 2000 Learning and Knowing is NOT Doing As an athlete growing up, I ‘learned’ the importance of warming-up … Read more

Chanticleer #17

I do not propose to write an ode to dejection, but to brag as lustily as chanticleer in the morning, standing on his roost, if only to wake my neighbors up.  Henry David Thoreau   June 5, 2000 Chanticleer sticks his neck out to say a few words on the subject of “protection”. My daughter … Read more

Chanticleer #16

I do not propose to write an ode to dejection, but to brag as lustily as chanticleer in the morning, standing on his roost, if only to wake my neighbors up.  Henry David Thoreau   May 14, 2000 Perspectives from a Parfait Sunset A few weeks ago I took an evening flight to Cedar Rapids, … Read more