Favorite Movie Quotes
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My daughter, age 2 (soon to be 3), seems to have acquired a favorite quote from a TV show. Last weekend, she started saying “Wait a minute! coconuts don’t have feet!“ The line, of course, is from the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse episode Goofy’s Coconutty Monkey. Spoiler alert: Chip and Dale stole the coconuts. This got [...]
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Kosmo’s Favorite Fiction Stories
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Today is the 600th article in the history of The Soap Boxers. Recently, in preparation for the launch of The Victimless Crime and Other Stories, I’ve been looking back at some of my older stories. I’ve featured 70 fiction stories on The Soap Boxers. Today, I look back at some of my favorites. The one [...]
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Phobia
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The alarm clock jarred Calvin Chance from a fitful sleep. Calvin slapped the snooze button and pulled the blankets over his head. At 6:22 AM the alarm erupted with noise again, and Calvin had to make a decision. Calvin decided that he would not work today. He called the boss and left a message saying [...]
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Separation of Church and State
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I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Those 31 words are filled with both patriotism and controversy. I’m sure that when the Pledge of Allegiance was originally written by Francis Bellamy [...]
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Fiction Update
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I haven’t released a volume of my fiction since January. With two little ones at home now, it has been more difficult to make progress on the longer story that I try to include as a bonus. However, I have been making progress lately, and should be ready to deliver a new volume later this [...]
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All Stars and Hot Dogs
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Hot Dog Joey Chestnut defended his title at the Nathan’s Famous hot dog contest over the weekend – but he was overshadowed by the actions of former champion Takeru Kobayashi. Kobayashi slipped past security and on to the stage following the contest. He was arrested for trespassing, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, and obstruction of governmental [...]
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Why Are We Giving Up on Space Exploration?
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I need to preface this article with a disclosure. In the 1980s, I was a cooperative engineer with NASA at the Johnson Space center. After graduating with a degree in Aerospace Engineering, I got a job with one of the companies supporting NASA. I supported both the Space Station and Space Shuttle programs for a [...]
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