The tailcoat was electric blue, and being pressed up against the car, covered the window. I’d seen something close to the tailcoat’s color in a peacock’s feathers, a shade less similar in a highland weaver’s threads, and…
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Change
"Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned." – from the play "The Mourning Bride" (1697) by William Congreve. Our new president campaigned on a promise of “Change we can believe in.” But a funny thing…
The Hat Photo
I’ve been getting a lot of requests for a shot of me in the hat from the story The Hat Man, so here it is:
Resistance is Futile
Yesterday, election day, I read the book Common Ground by Cal Thomas and Bob Beckel. I highly recommend it, if for no other reason than its brief, excellent summary of modern-era American politics. Its subtitle and core message – How to stop the…
Vote Today – Free Coffee
Today, 4 November, 2008, is Election Day in the United States of America. If you are eligible to vote, it is your chance to cast a ballot to determine the elected representatives of the citizens of the U.S.…
The Endorsement from Hell
I was forwarded a copy of "The Endorsement from Hell," a recent editorial by Nicholas Kristoff of the New York Times. My comments on the editorial follow the "Read more" link. Mr. Kristoff’s editorial follows my comments.
Stuff-o-holic
Hello, my name is Doug, and I am a stuff-o-holic. Click here for the rest of the story: http://www.hackneys.com/travel/ecuador/stuff-o-holic.pdf .
Polywogs No More
300 years ago in the Royal Navy, we would have been dragged through the ocean from a yardarm and nearly drowned. Even today, in the United States Navy, we would have been obliged to drink and eat unspeakable…
2008 September Photos Posted
Photos from September 2008 are posted here: www.hackneys.com/gallery/v/travel/2008/ Photos are all from Peru and include: Nazca Lines Chicken Bus Roads Highland villages and agriculture Cordillera Blanca & Cordillera Negra (White Mountains & Black Mountains) Reed fishing boats And more .…
The Missing 12 Days of September
On the night of Wednesday, September 2nd, 1752, John Hackney closed his eyes and went to sleep. When he awoke to the dawn, it was Thursday, September 14th, 1752. Click here for the rest of the story: http://www.hackneys.com/docs/12days.pdf .