Norman J. posted an article on Flash Mc Cool 's Blogs - Oct 22, 2011, 12:33 pm
Every neighborhood has one.You know,the wooded place just around the bend in the road that makes your spine crawl and beads of sweat run down your forehead.No one dares to go there at night! I went there once and met an 80 year old man nick-named,"stick shift".Long scraggly hair,gnarled fingers bent...
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Norman J. posted an article on Flash Mc Cool 's Blogs - Oct 13, 2011, 7:44 pm
Dusk has fallen and the trail is hot.Nearby,is the foul scent of the blood-shot,yellow-eyed 'Wissahickon Creek Monster'.I caught a glimpse of it once and ran into a tree! Past eyewitnesses have reported seeing a creature with,"the tail of a tadpole,legs and claws of a raccoon and the face of a wood...
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Norman J. posted an article on Flash Mc Cool 's Blogs - Oct 13, 2011, 11:04 am
In the Flash Mc Cool Hobo clown 'boot camp',Dr. Trash (rookie hobo clown) was to learn to be trustworthy.Well, Dr. Trash had no part of it and played a trick on Flash.Sometimes, you just have to take Tricks in stride...and Flash did just that...
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Norman J. posted an article on Flash Mc Cool 's Blogs - Oct 12, 2011, 10:12 am
'I don't know who invented this great tug of war game but I am certain it has been around a long time.Whoever has the greatest pull, WINS! Just don't humiliate your opponent! The ground may not be as soft when it's time for you to fall!' Flash Mc Cool
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Norman J. posted an article on Flash Mc Cool 's Blogs - Oct 11, 2011, 1:36 pm
The 2011 NBA Lockout was too much to bear! Rumor had it that a two-week half time show,featuring cheerleaders in one-piece pajamas would replace the players!Whoa! Now you know I had to investigate that! Play money and profits aside,fans need some game to break the stress!Too much work! Not enough pl...
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Norman J. posted an article on Flash Mc Cool 's Blogs - Oct 7, 2011, 9:38 am
In Philadelphia,Pennsylvania,USA (the location for the Cold Case TV series)my hobo clown detective investigation found evidence of the existence of an economy amongst predators that will work for food.The investigative trail began twenty-five miles away from the Gary Heidnik torture/murder chamber ...
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Norman J. posted an article on Flash Mc Cool 's Blogs - Oct 4, 2011, 8:41 pm
Tonight (one day after my birthday after questioning whether my messages were getting out there in cyberspace)I sat and searched the internet to find information on Flash Mc Cool and Norman Johnson. To my surprise,I discovered an unknown reviewer's Forward testimonial of my Scribd.com eBook at http...
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Norman J. posted an article on Flash Mc Cool 's Blogs - Oct 3, 2011, 7:54 pm
As I wish myself a 'Happy Birthday' today,I wonder how I find myself in this place. Here I sit, sloshing my taste buds with the apple cider of October. One honest swig follows a naughty nip, while this old hoboclown detective is dismayed by a new and nagging, yet perplexing analogy- 'Tea is to Polit...
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Norman J. posted an article on Flash Mc Cool 's Blogs - Oct 2, 2011, 7:45 pm
This October,2011,I am hot on the trail of The American Dream.The urgency of this dogged pursuit was triggered by current events on the national scene.I detected a hot lead at the Martin Luther King,Jr. Washington DC National Memorial Project. Dr. King delivered a paper on The American Dream at Ebe...
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Norman J. posted an article on Flash Mc Cool 's Blogs - Oct 2, 2011, 12:06 pm
It's nice to be on vacation and just lounging around the cave with the remote.With a birthday coming tomorrow for yours truly,Grunge is the order of the day!Yesterday,the Phillies won game one (11-6) vs. the St. Louis Cardinals in the opening NL Division series.This afternoon,the Philadelphia Eagles...
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Norman J. posted an article on Flash Mc Cool 's Blogs - Sep 18, 2011, 1:05 pm
Now that I found the Fountain of Youth (har ! har !),I'm hot on the trail, trying to find the job market.Investigations are tough! Leads are hard to come by! But I'm gettin' closer. Closer than the smell of a boar on a hound dog's nose! The path to crackin' this case is somewhere between the vaults ...
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Norman J. posted an article on Flash Mc Cool 's Blogs - Sep 11, 2011, 10:19 am
Sit down and let me tell you how to be a student. This year, you're bigger,stronger,smarter and faster! So, you should learn more and do more things more quickly. It should be a breeze for you to sit still, have patience, concentrate,focus,study and to think,discuss,debate and communicate!You shou...
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Norman J. posted an article on Flash Mc Cool 's Blogs - Aug 19, 2011, 8:40 pm
When me and the red-nosed, big shoe boys formed a posse to find 'The Jewel of The Wild',a cinematic production with a similar name came to mind.Our quest was simple; to find the jewel of a thriving economy and bring it to Wall Street.We stomped around the global communities in search of...
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Norman J. posted an article on Flash Mc Cool 's Blogs - Aug 18, 2011, 8:29 am
In "The Gallery", an indoor marketplace, in Philadelphia, PA, USA there are thousands of lessons to be learned. This is only one of them. Breakfast (this morning for yours truly) was a slice of sweet potato pie and a small cup of lemony sweet tea at 'the spot'.As I sat down at a ...
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Norman J. posted an article on Flash Mc Cool 's Blogs - Aug 6, 2011, 2:17 pm
If the global Standard and Poor's Credit Rating Agency were a Pot, its' "AA+" credit rating of the USA Government would be analogous to the old idiom in which the Pot calls the Kettle black. See the link at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pot_calling_the_kettle_black It's also likened to the giant cre...
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Norman J. posted an article on Flash Mc Cool 's Blogs - Jul 17, 2011, 4:51 pm
The Urban Dictionary defines swagger as,"How one presents him or herself to the world.Swagger is shown from how the person handles a situation.It can also be shown in the person's walk." Go to http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=swagger Jack Uldrich wrote about Benjamin Franklin's Extraor...
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Norman J. posted an article on Flash Mc Cool 's Blogs - Jul 16, 2011, 11:04 pm
There they were, four juvenile squirrels , eating bread crumbs while awaiting my Quiz for the week.As I sat on the bench in Fairmount Park,Philadelphia,PA, USA,I read the first question of the quiz, True or False, President Obama said, "There is no title here called 'Black America Budget Chairman'...
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Norman J. posted an article on Flash Mc Cool 's Blogs - Jul 9, 2011, 9:40 pm
Sometimes my investigations lead to dead ends.There I was,tired,tuckered out and worn.Today, the search for Principles is no joke! I went to the courthouse,searching for justice and she was on vacation.Today, City Halls,State Capitols, the US Congress and even Wall street are short on banking Princi...
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Norman J. posted an article on Flash Mc Cool 's Blogs - Jun 23, 2011, 9:01 pm
Think back to your parent's 3rd and 4th grade at age 9 and 10, circa 1958-1959.Then, summer time.Endless days and long summer nights! The brothas were playin': stick ball,wall ball,king ball, marbles,checkers and wearing converse sneakers when riding home- made scooters and ten- speed bikes.The l...
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Norman J. posted an article on Flash Mc Cool 's Blogs - Jun 12, 2011, 6:05 pm
"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet".According to the Phrase Finder, at http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/305250.html this phrase originated from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet,1600. I conducted a rapid but limited, magnified,transcultural and vernacular view of the variations of the t...
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Norman J. posted an article on Flash Mc Cool 's Blogs - Jun 9, 2011, 10:39 am
It's that time again and dear old Dads in the US of A will get tokens of appreciation on June 19th.Where I come from, most Dads are like the family dog...content with tasty left-overs, a fantastically artful drool and a good pair of comfortable old shoes! Some other Dads just want a soft lady, a han...
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Norman J. posted an article on Flash Mc Cool 's Blogs - Jun 5, 2011, 3:38 pm
Dear Graduates of The Academies of The Universes.You should not be dismayed by the current unemployment trends and bleak economic forecasts! Big government, small government and private sector not-withstanding, the following quotes will serve you well as you adopt your work ethic perspective: "...
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Norman J. posted an article on Flash Mc Cool 's Blogs - May 26, 2011, 8:17 pm
I ran out of pedal power in downtown Philadelphia, PA, USA. As I sat on a hard concrete curb, munching on a hard-boiled egg and a honey bun, I pulled the day old tea bag out of my pocket and sought out some hot water. I poked here and there and spotted twenty tiny eyes and snaggle-toothed smiles i...
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Norman J. posted an article on Flash Mc Cool 's Blogs - May 17, 2011, 9:30 pm
GPS helps to get us there in a Flash.But sometimes on The Road of Life we get into a mess and the only recourse is to chuck the GPS and get lost as quickly as possible!
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Norman J. posted an article on Flash Mc Cool 's Blogs - Apr 29, 2011, 8:46 am
The coded message, dubbed with laughter,informed me that the Trump card was removed from the Royal deck and that no Birthers were attending the Royal Wedding.The message was from my inside man,the Court Jester! The world was to see a commoner maiden marry the Royal Prince.How happy Harry Potter and ...
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Norman J. posted an article on Flash Mc Cool 's Blogs - Apr 27, 2011, 8:35 am
Running is as natural as anything else in Nature.An aging close relative's eye-hand circuit still works well but his knees give out, so he has a designated runner when he plays baseball.He whams the baseball dead center then his designated runner takes off and runs the bases! Most of Nature's crea...
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Norman J. posted an article on Flash Mc Cool 's Blogs - Apr 1, 2011, 12:04 pm
As Flash Mc Cool cycled through Roswell,Texas early this morning he was abducted by extraterrestials. " ET and his boys were layin' for me when I stopped to change a flat tire on my bike just outside Area 51 in Roswell,Texas. A big blue light lit up my red nose. Then, extra-long and glo...
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Norman J. posted an article on Flash Mc Cool 's Blogs - Mar 14, 2011, 8:58 pm
I climbed the highest mountain to feel the force of your Life and when I reached the peak-You touched me !
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Norman J. posted an article on Flash Mc Cool 's Blogs - Mar 14, 2011, 9:59 am
What's all the racket ? Brackets ?? Well, drop those lime slices and gimme my jacket ! Fundamentally speaking-you gotta start somewhere! Nothing in my hands, nothing up my sleeves and even less under my hat! So, there I went,straight to the People Paper,The Philadelphia Daily News and laid one play...
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Norman J. posted an article on Flash Mc Cool 's Blogs - Mar 10, 2011, 8:58 pm
What is more powerful-your prayers or my politics? Or my politics or your prayers? Can they affect each other? Who gets the last laugh? Are the social networks of animals more powerful than the social networks of mankind? Do animals have facebooks? Can they send text messages ? Do animals need cel...
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Norman J. posted an article on Flash Mc Cool 's Blogs - Feb 14, 2011, 5:16 pm
One year seven months ago, President Barack Obama made remarks "On A New Beginning" at Cairo University,Cairo Egypt. One year seven months later,on the February 13,2011 60 Minutes Episode, Mr. Ghonim,a 30 year old Google Regional Marketing Manager for the middle east, noted that he needed no help fr...
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Norman J. posted an article on Flash Mc Cool 's Blogs - Feb 5, 2011, 7:30 pm
Before he could wear his red nose,rookie hoboclown detective,Dr. Trash, had to play a game of one on one basketball with Flash Mc Cool.The catch was that there were no rules.You see, real clowns turn the rules upside down and inside out! Dr. Trash insisted that their uniforms had to be unique so he ...
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Norman J. posted an article on Flash Mc Cool 's Blogs - Feb 1, 2011, 7:23 pm
Thousands of years Before Christ (B.C.) Egyptians have historically pursued the promised land of Eternity.Today, without Cecil, Yul, Charleston and the bells and whistles of Hollywood,a clarion call for Democracy rings out in a chorus of millions of echoes near the famous Pyramids. As the world wa...
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Norman J. posted an article on Flash Mc Cool 's Blogs - Dec 26, 2010, 11:51 am
Some wit once said,"You can't judge a book by its' cover".Another said," Image is everything". Today, is Sunday in the USA and nationally-televised Sunday Morning TV 'heads' bobble up and down, to and fro'and "monday morning quarterback" about this past 'Year In Politics'.The 'sneering heads' then...
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Norman J. posted an article on Flash Mc Cool 's Blogs - Nov 21, 2010, 11:58 am
'Alright boys !! Pick 'em clean! And don't leave nothing to chance! After all, I'm yo' Daddy! Who will tell you if I don't ? The ladies will thank you for it !' No, this is not a quote from an old Bogart movie.The fictitious quote comes from a real life drama, involving this old hoboclown the other...
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Norman J. posted an article on Flash Mc Cool 's Blogs - Nov 12, 2010, 7:52 pm
I was nearly hypnotized as I watched the wretched,worn and weary House Mouse struggle to have a Happy Thanksgiving.Disappointed and aged by world-wide greed and grief,the old mouse could not leave his boarded up mouse hole.You see, the house in which he lived was in foreclosure.The bank had changed ...
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Norman J. posted an article on Flash Mc Cool 's Blogs - Nov 3, 2010, 7:20 pm
'Waves are wondrous Natural events! Just as the tides rush in and out, waves come and they go.Some people ride them.Others listen to them; while many will wait them out.Others will simply watch them.Some waves get stirred up and become angry.Others become placid and still unexpectedly.Usually,the wa...
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Norman J. posted an article on Flash Mc Cool 's Blogs - Sep 21, 2010, 8:26 pm
'Good citizenship is an honest bank. Make your bank honest by giving it less public interest!' You can view some more interesting quotes that expose the "nature of private bankers" at http://bankingwhistleblower.wordpress.com/2009/03/30/famous-quotes-expose-the-true-nature-of-private-bankers/
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Norman J. posted an article on Flash Mc Cool 's Blogs - Sep 17, 2010, 9:09 am
'Today's money acts just like a dog. It won't come,stay or roll-over and stays in the toilet!' -Flash Mc Cool
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Norman J. posted an article on Flash Mc Cool 's Blogs - Sep 15, 2010, 8:26 am
This morning at my breakfast stop,the cook to my right was wrapping my bacon and egg sandwich.The cashier to my left asked if I wanted my usual " small tea with sugar lemon".I turned left and told her, 'yes'. I turned right to get my sandwich from the cook and as I was about to turn left to pay my b...
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Norman J. posted an article on Flash Mc Cool 's Blogs - Aug 28, 2010, 7:10 pm
Again,in Philadelphia,PA USA,my daily perch on the park bench was magnificent!There wasn't a cloud in the sky! So,in the interest of civility and public service,I crafted another pop quiz for all the young squirrels in my summer school class- This following quotation was made about the D.C. march t...
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Norman J. posted an article on Flash Mc Cool 's Blogs - Aug 15, 2010, 4:37 pm
A few days ago,I had a conversation about hiking and exercising in (Germantown)Philadelphia,PA,USA with a neighbor.We talked about short cuts in reaching the picturesque areas in the park. I had one trail to enter the Wissahickon Valley Park area and he had several.The talk led to his mention of a g...
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Norman J. posted an article on Flash Mc Cool 's Blogs - Aug 7, 2010, 9:09 pm
While BP performed the "static kill" on the gulf oil well to "push the well oil back down to its' original resevoir", instinct pointed the way for my trusty K-9,Butterfly-pup. Florence Stovel Shinn's famous quote says it all, " Instinct is a spiritual faculty and does not explain but simply points...
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Norman J. posted an article on Flash Mc Cool 's Blogs - Aug 7, 2010, 9:02 am
There I was sunning my bozo, hoboclown brain on the park bench on Ben Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia,PA, USA. Suddenly, the ruffling sound of wings broke the serene meditative silence. It was my two stool pidgeon buddies, Ace and Kite, deliverying the 'Tale of 2 Cities News'. The news drop conta...
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Norman J. posted an article on Flash Mc Cool 's Blogs - Aug 5, 2010, 7:05 pm
After studying my tricks on the bench,I decided to do some hoboclown sleuthing and made a presidential pop quiz for the squirrels in my summer class- Which of the following statements did President Obama make at his last White House Press Conference and at his first State of The Union Address...
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Norman J. posted an article on Flash Mc Cool 's Blogs - Jul 25, 2010, 6:29 pm
Today,after a nearly 15 day heat wave of 90 plus degrees with a 107 degrees heat index in Philadelphia,PA USA a torrential downpour of rain (with 40 mile per hour winds) drenched the area and broke the oppressive humidity.This called for a celebration.So, there I was; sniffing,stirring,pouring,cooki...
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Norman J. posted an article on Flash Mc Cool 's Blogs - Jun 20, 2010, 2:18 pm
A few days ago, I received a parcel post box at my cave.Not expecting the delivery,I first looked for white powder and smoke.Then,I listened for a ticking sound.I wondered if I should call the fiction world's hazmat team ? I noticed the $8.09 postage and the sender,Paul Yates.Now, I'm really worrie...
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Norman J. posted an article on Flash Mc Cool 's Blogs - Jun 20, 2010, 11:37 am
In the USA,today is Father's Day.My boss,Flash Mc Cool,fictional hoboclown detective, told me to dig up a fossil to celebrate Father's Day.I looked at prime time TV news this morning and did see a lot of bone-headed commentary that made it obvious that mankind's collective wisdom could fit inside a ...
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Norman J. posted an article on Flash Mc Cool 's Blogs - Jun 11, 2010, 4:15 pm
NOW, and as a young hoboclown I've been totally fascinated by the fireflies. In Philadelphia,PA USA we called them "Lightning Bugs". This month (for the next few weeks) is a prime time for lightning bugs in this area. I've been working on this invention to light my entire body up at will and literal...
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