Insomnia Notebook
Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Smashing the Nazi spy ring!

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The scare is upon us again: another terrorist on an airplane, another failed bombing. At least we can be grateful he failed, if not angry th...
Thursday, December 24, 2009

The missing mom

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A young wife and mother goes missing. A husband acts suspiciously. He has an unconvincing alibi, which can't be checked to anyone's ...
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Friday, December 18, 2009

Santa Claus: the god of children and admen

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A few years ago a local man wrote letters to a Salt Lake City newspaper complaining about the image of Santa Claus. He called Santa "th...
Wednesday, December 16, 2009

A changed man

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Dickens' A Christmas Carol has become the most familiar Christmas story of all time. Life Magazine did a layout in its December 25, 19...
Friday, December 11, 2009

Night of horror

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In Utah, where I live, there have been about four dozen legal executions in the 160 years since Utah attained territorial status. Two of the...
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Thursday, December 10, 2009

"His face was chalky white..."

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I was 15 years old when I read this story in Life magazine for February 9, 1963. Such is the power of the imagery--the description of Linco...
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Tuesday, December 08, 2009

People of Freakmart

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I was led to the People of Walmart website, and after spending a couple of hours going through the archives I have a couple of thoughts: 1....
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