The crowd of 8,000 was a ten on the scale of eclectic. From the upper stratosphere of the moneyed, to the denizens of the Free Box corner, to the blue collared working class whose cowboy hats were authentic, to the…
My Favorite Cubs Game
One summer afternoon, sometime in the mid-80s, we were sitting around the kitchen table at my friend Floyd’s place. It was the 2nd story of a typical Chicago brick three flat in Wrigleyville. The back door was open, the flies…
Happy New Year
Please see the PDF file at: http://www.hackneys.com/docs/happy-new-year-2007.pdf
Aren’t You Afraid?
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Reflections on China
A friend asked me for some thoughts on China based on my research and travels. Please see the PDF document at: http://www.hackneys.com/docs/china-reflections.pdf
Year One
Just before midnight local time on the night of 27-28 August, 2005, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) weather buoy #42003, located in the Gulf of Mexico roughly at the intersection of a line directly south of Panama City,…
22 Men
While visiting the R.B. McLean Mill National Historical Site, the last remaining commercial scale steam powered sawmill in North America, I had the opportunity to speak with one of the volunteers who keeps the place going and operates the mill…
And Upon Such Things…
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Achieving Financial Independence
Some thougths on achieving financial independence: http://www.hackneys.com/docs/financial_independence.htm
The Rhythm
Turkey Creek Community Gulfport, Mississippi Saturday, September 24, 2005 The sky in the east begins to lighten. The rhythm begins. I slip out of bed, make my way to the front of the trailer, slip on my shoes…