Column Chronicles: 2018 Archive
 
Farewell fine annum
 
December 20, 2018
 
he following is a speech I have given to people of all ages in a few small towns across North America as an homage to the passing year. That's it for 2018.
Sneak preview of screen stories being developed
 
December 13, 2018
 
All the time, our connections in Hollywood and the film industry leak secret intentions to produce movies in the near to far future. All of them have working titles.
Francodamus forecasts, part four
 
December 6, 2018
 
There are some times when a strange and glorious feeling goes through me and suddenly I spurt predictions and they are predictions of things to come...
Narcissism connected to jokes, study shows
 
November 29, 2018
 
Recently, a survey was taken concerning Narcissism and certain forms of jokes. A lesser journalist would tell you that there is nothing funny about the results.
Fallen lottery winners
 
November 22, 2018
 
People who play lotteries to become rich and hit the lotteries and become rich rarely know how to handle money and fall into destitution very soon after.
Some original, historic jazz clubs
 
November 15, 2018
 
I have done a lot of things for a living but one of the most satisfying, if not the best paying jobs, was playing jazz in small, smelly, smoky clubs.
Speaking to prospective politicians
 
November 8, 2018
 
I am still in great demand by organizations that meet in damp garages to give inspiring talks, exciting their members, who seem to excel after one of my speeches.
Even more last words of the lethally injected
 
November 1, 2018
 
In states of America where capital punishment is legal, the preferred method of death is an injection of a lethal substance. This became the precedent in the 1970s.
True signs you should get a divorce
 
October 25, 2018
 
Married people often deny that their relationships are cracking and unable to be saved and so they don't seek professional help.
Past-lives tales, part two
 
October 18, 2018
 
Here are more transcripts from recent studies of people claiming to be living in the scheme of a traveling soul are currently in progress-claiming reincarnation.
Past-lives tales, part one
 
October 11, 2018
 
For as long as mankind has philosophized about life and death, mankind has pondered the possibilities that souls are transferred after death to other lives.
More strange laws in the world
 
October 4, 2018
 
Every civilized country has laws on the books that are simply weird. Most of the weird laws have origins no one seems to recall but the laws remain enforceable.
New screen stories revealed again
 
September 27, 2018
 
We continue to have many connections in Hollywood and the film industry, all of who are happy to leak secret projects they would love to make into movies.
Francodamus forecasts, part three
 
September 20, 2018
 
There are some times when a glorious feeling goes through me and suddenly I spurt predictions and in hypnotic state of super-semi-consciousness.
Ask Dr. Wellbottom: nerves
 
September 13, 2018
 
Once again it's time to confer with the all-knowing Dr. Adrian Wellbottom. The popular physician and author of 56 books on medical matters that matter.
Medications under scrutiny
 
September 6, 2018
 
I have strong connections in the pharmaceutical industry so I am able to alert my readers about drugs currently awaiting approval from U.S. authorities.
Son of Confucius, part five
 
August 30, 2018
 
Here is more text from the works of Confucious, Jr., a man who demanded to be known publicly as the direct ascendant of his namesake.
More silly mistakes in serious movies
 
August 23, 2018
 
As I have written before, I consider myself an adept viewer of movies, having won the International Adept Movie Viewer Award for six years straight.
Listing more of my favorite esoteric films
 
August 16, 2018
 
Some of my favorite films are abstruse works produced and performed by people that never made the mainstream league. Here are more of my favorites.
Ancient cvcv to visit
 
August 9, 2018
 
Every since printing press, someone a biography of his or herself published. The very successful ones have to make up for the hundreds of downright flops.
Ancient cities I love to visit
 
August 2, 2018
 
Some ancient cities are as old as "the hills," to coin a phrase. Still, in the new millennium, ancient cities are great places to visit.
Latest apps look exciting
 
July 26, 2018
 
Every day of the week in the world of technology, thousands of people are developing new "apps" that they hope will catch on and make them billionaires.
More new developing screen stories
 
July 19, 2018
 
Our connections in Hollywood and the film industry have leaked more secret intentions to produce movies in the near to far future.
Francodamus forecasts, part two
 
July 12, 2018
 
As I wrote in part one, there are some times when a strange and glorious feeling goes through me and suddenly I spurt predictions...
Auto memories
 
July 5, 2018
 
Automobiles have never been objects of my affection. I never had any luck with cars of any kind. For instance, my first car was a Japanese car.
Letters to the blog
 
June 28, 2018
 
People who have been reading this blog have been known to send me letters with comments and suggestions. Here are some we recently received.
Strange laws, continued
 
June 21, 2018
 
Every civilized country can show you laws on the books that seem weird. Most of the weird laws in cities have origins no one seems to recall.
International cities I warmly recall
 
June 14, 2018
 
There are cities in this world, where I have had great experiences that have warmed the cockles of my heart. Here are some thoughts on those cities.
Son of Confucius, part four
 
June 7, 2018
 
Here is more text from the works of Confucious, Jr., a man who demanded to be known publicly as the direct ascendant of his namesake.
More celebrities' last words
 
May 31, 2018
 
I have spent many hours of my life verifying the last words of famous people. This work could result in a fascinating book or a few volumes of books.
Some more of my favorite esoteric films
 
May 24, 2018
 
It just so happens that some of my favorite films are abstruse works produced and performed by people that never made the mainstream league.
A trip to Mars takes a full committment
 
May 17, 2018
 
I am always in great demand by organizations that call upon me to give inspiring talks. Recently, I was invited to speak to a nationwide Mars Project.
Plans to marry should address concerns
 
May 10, 2018
 
Recently, a survey taken by survey-takers released a list of "nagging concerns" people have deciding upon marriage. Please read these concerns carefully.
Ask Dr. Wellbottom: vitamins
 
May 3, 2018
 
The popular physician and author of 56 books on medical matters that matter to the young and the old In this episode, we ask the doctor about vitamins.
Rogue planet plagues scientists
 
April 26, 2018
 
NASA's Spitzer space telescope found the strange planet, which was named CFBDSIR J214947.2-040308.9 but which one scientist called, simply, Bud.
Blurring star images
 
April 19, 2018
 
We like to feel that a big part of attaining celebrity is due to perfection. The "star" of any particular field must have an image that is not an image at all.
Rise of Humpty Dumpty's fall part two
 
April 12, 2018
 
We continue with the list and descriptions of Reginald B. Spacey's collection of studies in his volumes documenting the life and legend of as Humpty Dumpty.
Rise of Humpty Dumpty's fall part one
 
April 5, 2018
 
No nursery rhyme has ever been more analyzed or scrutinized more than Humpty Dumpty. The story of an anthropomorphic egg that sat on a wall and fell...
New screen stories in development
 
March 29, 2018
 
We have many connections in Hollywood and the film industry, all of whom are happy to leak secret intentions to produce movies in the near to far future.
An address to Uber drivers
 
March 22, 2018
 
I am still in great demand by organizations that call upon me to give inspiring talks to their members. Recently, I was invited to speak to an audience of Uber drivers.
A brief history of conspiracy theories
 
March 15, 2018
 
There is nothing new about conspiracy theories. In the history of mankind there have been scores of "alternative truths" that have popularized for political reasons.
Francodamus forecasts
 
March 8, 2018
 
There are times, though not many, when a strange and glorious feeling shakes me and inspires me to suddenly spurt predictions about things that will happen.
More last words of the lethally injected
 
March 1, 2018
 
Journalist-author Albert Swing made it his business to record the last words of every person being executed since the injection method began.
Ask Dr. Wellbottom: muscles, strength
 
February 22, 2018
 
Once again it's time to confer with the all-knowing Dr. Adrian Wellbottom. The popular physician and author of 56 books on medical matters that matter...
Three coming soon non-fiction books
 
February 15, 2018
 
It's starting to look like a great season for non-fiction books and their readers. Here is a list of some upcoming volumes that will spark your interest.
Is your partner taking advantage?
 
February 8, 2018
 
If you are in a relationship, there can be a terrible imbalance that needs to be recognized. How do you know if your partner is taking advantage of you?
A.I. - not so smart.
 
February 1, 2018
 
It's called "AI" and it means Artificial Intelligence. It derives from genuine intelligence, which is not called "GI", meaning General Issue in the military.
Understanding Climate Change part two
 
January 25, 2018
 
We continue our interview with Professor Ornery Shackle, 98, on the topic of Climate Change, a politically challenged issue throughout the world.
Understanding Climate Change part one
 
January 18, 2018
 
The controversy over "Climate Change" is politically challenged throughout the world in which it occurs and yet so many people don't understand the issue.
Silly mistakes in famous movies
 
January 11, 2018
 
Because audiences all over the world revere some movies, it is rare that anyone except the most adept viewer notices dumb mistakes that no one caught before release.
(More) Predictions for 2018
 
January 4, 2018
 
So inspired by come-from-out-of-nowhere thoughts, I feel compelled to share them. So here is a list of predictions that I have made for 2018.
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