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Home in the railroad earth: September 2012
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Home in the railroad earth. In homes of the railroad earth when high in the sky the magic stars ride above the hotshot freight trains. -Jack Kerouac, "October in the Railroad Earth". Tuesday, September 11, 2012. Junior L. Crews, 1922-2012. Junior set his own pace. One legendary story happened on the trip to Mammoth Cave, when, fascinated by all the cave formations, he lagged so far behind the tour group that the lights were being turned off just behind him. He was deeply in love with Marilyn right up to ...
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Home in the railroad earth: September 2013
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Home in the railroad earth. In homes of the railroad earth when high in the sky the magic stars ride above the hotshot freight trains. -Jack Kerouac, "October in the Railroad Earth". Thursday, September 19, 2013. The Unraveling of America," a book for the Reagan era. Even in praise, Matusow manages to get a dig in at Shriver: “A devout Catholic and husband of Eunice Kennedy, Shriver had a patrician's sense of obligation so profound that he was known within the Kennedy family as the 'house Communist...
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Home in the railroad earth: July 2013
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Home in the railroad earth. In homes of the railroad earth when high in the sky the magic stars ride above the hotshot freight trains. -Jack Kerouac, "October in the Railroad Earth". Monday, July 22, 2013. Mary Magdalene: A Mary for our time? Image: Mary Magdalene by Anthony Frederick Sandys. She whom Luke calls the sinful woman, whom John calls Mary, we believe to be the Mary from whom seven devils were ejected according to Mark. And what did these seven devils signify, if not all the vices? The Roman C...
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Home in the railroad earth: July 2015
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Home in the railroad earth. In homes of the railroad earth when high in the sky the magic stars ride above the hotshot freight trains. -Jack Kerouac, "October in the Railroad Earth". Friday, July 24, 2015. West Madison Street Revisited. In those days, West Madison was Skid Row. I got off the bus at Canal Street, near the majestic North Western Station, and walked the two blocks south to Union Station and the commuter train to Elgin. It's easy to ridicule the Young Urban Professionals, or Yuppies. The ter...
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Home in the railroad earth: October 2013
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Home in the railroad earth. In homes of the railroad earth when high in the sky the magic stars ride above the hotshot freight trains. -Jack Kerouac, "October in the Railroad Earth". Tuesday, October 15, 2013. Edith P. Wylder, 1925-2013. Edith was an inspiration to many students in her long teaching career. But I know her more as a loving stepmother, who always took me seriously. Rest in peace, Edith. Steve on the slow train. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Steve on the slow train. View my complete profile.
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Home in the railroad earth: December 2012
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Home in the railroad earth. In homes of the railroad earth when high in the sky the magic stars ride above the hotshot freight trains. -Jack Kerouac, "October in the Railroad Earth". Tuesday, December 11, 2012. Of the several hundred posts in this blog, I've received the most comments on one called “The Dark Sideof Naked City.”. Drost ran for Governor of Indiana in 1975 (the election was in 1976, so he may have filed for his candidacy in 1975 or the statement was in error). Steve on the slow train. Eveni...
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Home in the railroad earth: West Madison Street Revisited
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Home in the railroad earth. In homes of the railroad earth when high in the sky the magic stars ride above the hotshot freight trains. -Jack Kerouac, "October in the Railroad Earth". Friday, July 24, 2015. West Madison Street Revisited. In those days, West Madison was Skid Row. I got off the bus at Canal Street, near the majestic North Western Station, and walked the two blocks south to Union Station and the commuter train to Elgin. It's easy to ridicule the Young Urban Professionals, or Yuppies. The ter...
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Home in the railroad earth: January 2013
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Home in the railroad earth. In homes of the railroad earth when high in the sky the magic stars ride above the hotshot freight trains. -Jack Kerouac, "October in the Railroad Earth". Wednesday, January 30, 2013. Sex on the trains: anecdotes from Henry Kisor's "Zephyr". At the conclusion of Alfred Hitchcock's 1959 film, North by Northwest,. Americans were shown the romance of making love on a train. (Immediately after the scene pictured above, where Cary Grant hoists. 8220;Each Superliner sleeper compartm...
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Home in the railroad earth: The Southern Pacific and the Santa Fe
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Home in the railroad earth. In homes of the railroad earth when high in the sky the magic stars ride above the hotshot freight trains. -Jack Kerouac, "October in the Railroad Earth". Sunday, January 11, 2015. The Southern Pacific and the Santa Fe. 8220; Jay Gould's daughter said, 'Before I die,. There are two more roads that I'd like to ride.'. Jay Gould said, 'Daughter, what can they be? The Southern Pacific and the Santa Fe.'”. It isn't completely free:. 2019 So this is my last chance. Ast summer Kathl...
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