The cottonwoods are tall and scraggly, leaning over each other as shaking hands in friendship. This is their world, a place where they can stand undisturbed by little more than a few hikers and the buzz of motorboats. Their size alone gives them an authority that allows them to speak silently, telling stories about their world that reach back over the centuries. This is Pike Island, an island in the Mississippi that has been allowed to go back to the way it was two centuries ago when Europeans first arrived.
Monthly Archives: July 2008
Barking at the ‘Net
There are two main types of writing on the internet: Talking and Barking.
Brasilian Way
I’m going to tell you an idea I had for a novel. Why would I tell you this rather than write it? Because, sadly, world events have rendered the premise a bit moot. I call it “Maneira Brasileira” or “The Brasilian Way”.
Leadership
George Washington was known primarily for being fearless. When his men had circled around and were accidentally firing on each other, he drew his sabre and rode between the line of rifles, fiercely cutting them down. When he needed a win badly, he risked freezing to death by crossing the Delaware to surprise the Hessians camped in New Jersey.
No Safe Harbor
Today’s blog entry has a distinct lack of fun. Sorry ’bout that. But this has to be said.
On Friday, the stock market reacted to news that Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the nation’s top mortgage lenders, were on the verge of bankruptcy. Fannie Mae dropped 22% in one day, capping off a loss of 84% over the last year, as a real panic ensued.
Barataria - The work of Erik Hare 