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Essays, Stories, Adventures, Dreams Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek    The Parody Defense   Only once in a while does the forgotten, third rate would-be crafter of parody who calls himself the Footloose Forester get a response to his missives. He would prefer kudos but, alas, when the...

Essays, Stories, Adventures, Dreams Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek     Sophistry as a Conman’s Burglar Tool   As much as I dislike lies, exaggerations and fanciful tales that morph into urban legends, the people who use them on a regular basis and know that they work on...

Essays, Stories, Adventures, Dreams Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek    Cortana and Artificial Intelligence Corresponding with others through computer-based social media should be easier these days, thanks to the artificial intelligence aids like text and voice personal digital assistants named Siri [Apple], Alexa [Amazon], and Cortana [Microsoft].  Ask...

Essays, Stories, Adventures, Dreams Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek   Fantastic Sale - Moral Compass   Own a piece of history.             Order your very own Moral Compass.                         Designed and field tested in the USA.                                     Made in China by factory representative of noted fabricators.                                                 Don’t...

Essays, Stories , Adventures, Dreams Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek     The Healthcare Lifeboat   When does a chronicle belong in the Ancestors portfolio?  Where does a story about Education belong?  Who should be the general audience for a personal legacy tale about Growing Up Years?  Obvious...

A to Z Word Potpourri Chronicles of a Footloose Forester By Dick Pellek   Maybe I Didn’t Make Myself Clear     As the months and years fly by, some of us think back to those times when we were in heated discussion about things that are important.  Sometimes the topics...