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THEY CALLED HIM BY A NUMBER, NOT A NAME

March 1, 2023March 14, 2024 ~ Todd Palmer ~ Leave a comment

What Pi was, was a dog– specifically a Schnoodle – but he was a dog through and through in the best and truest sense of the word. The ultimate kid’s companion during those formative years when your canine compadre is always at your heel as you explore the wide open world of your backyard. Pi was with us for 16 years or nearly 6000 days of adventure.

Let’s accept reality

January 12, 2021January 13, 2021 ~ Todd Palmer ~ 1 Comment

If this were a CEO or Head NFL coach he would have been ousted on the first or second dust-up. The juice (if you believe there is any) just isn't worth the squeeze.

Spinoza’s God

October 12, 2020October 12, 2020 ~ Todd Palmer ~ 6 Comments

You are absolutely free to create in your life. Heaven or hell.

Musical Milestones

July 10, 2020 ~ Todd Palmer ~ 2 Comments

I had a friend in college who once asked me if I could recall the music that played during the loss of my virginity. Although music was always an important part of my life, I was ashamed to say that I couldn't mark that moment with any particular tune. I'm not certain that my friend … Continue reading Musical Milestones

AN ANALOG STORY

December 7, 2019May 13, 2020 ~ Todd Palmer ~ Leave a comment

In the late-Nineteen Eighties I was an aging kid working a colorful but caustic job on the seedy side of town.  Specifically, I was a graphic artist in a busy studio that supplied signs for most of the independently owned grocery store chains in the Philadelphia region. We’d hand paint Flank Steak 99¢ / LB. … Continue reading AN ANALOG STORY

Early expository discovered…

May 6, 2019 ~ Todd Palmer ~ Leave a comment

In the early 90s I wrote for and edited several lifestyle and business publications. I learned a lot in the busy, character-filled newsrooms of the suburban weeklies, like how to tell people what to do in prose…

DISCOVER GOD

April 13, 2019September 9, 2025 ~ Todd Palmer ~ 1 Comment

Both men, looking out of their respective windows, smiling at their good fortune think to themselves simultaneously– anti-intellectualism is killing this world and their smiles fade.

Why Punk Rock Will Never Die

October 6, 2018September 21, 2025 ~ Todd Palmer ~ Leave a comment

I demand a full, immediate, and as lengthy as possible investigation to clear my good name!

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