By Eric Le Roy
Content 18+ I remember working in a pub in Crawley, near Gatwick airport in London. Many years ago. I was by then probably in my early 30s. Yet, as they say, ‘everybody gets old, but you can stay immature forever.’ That would have been me back then.
I had lived in Bath during the 1970s, returned to the US to do a Master’s degree … Read the rest
By Eric LeRoy
Content 18+ I have always wondered why some people make a powerful impression on us and others don’t. Of course the effect can vary from person to person, and that’s a good thing: for example, it would be a real mess if every man fell in love with the same woman – to the exclusion of all others.
Just imagine it: the longed-for Wench-Princess-Nymphette standing on the … Read the rest
by Eric Le Roy
Content 18+ This is written in response to Mr. Anderson’s most recent eruption, which is called “Goddamn Millennials”. For reasons I am not sure of, I – as the designated Baby Boomer – am cast as the smug and ornately slippered villain tucked away safely in some state-of-the-architectural- art-suburban castle gazing from lofty windows and out beyond the Security Gates, glass of Jack Daniels in hand … Read the rest
Content 18+ Typically, it’s Eric who responds to me, but presently, as I peruse his articles, I find I’ve got a thing or two to pass on to him. You discourse on contemporary existence, nascent generations, ignorance, and technological enslavement…
Ah, the very word ‘Millennial’ seems to drip with disdain from the lips of many a Baby Boomer. They look upon this younger generation and see a landscape littered with … Read the rest
Content 14+ Imagine standing alone in the pitch black, with nothing but shadows for company. Now imagine striking a match. That tiny flame, though small, pushes back the darkness and reveals what was hidden in the shadows. This, dear reader, is the power of science in our world—a solitary spark in an otherwise dark night.
Our world is often shrouded in superstitions and irrational fears that dance like phantoms in … Read the rest
