by dave petraglia | Oct 27, 2012 | CULTURE |
A history of texting. A brand-new technology that’s over 170 years old. “What hath God wrought?” was the first message Samuel Morse sent on his spanking new invention, the telegraph. Less is made of the reply he got, which was really just a repeat of his own...
by dave petraglia | Oct 4, 2011 | EVOLUTION |
Wildlife has a ways to go to keep their survival skills sharp. Here in Florida, all outdoor animals wake up running. It’s a hard life for most species. Every critter is someone else’s lunch, and they act like it. But with just a step or two more up the...
by dave petraglia | Aug 2, 2011 | PERSONALITIES |
Doctors and suicide. An epidemic? How to stop it? Well, break out the Dijon: hara-kiri is harder with a sandwich in your hand. Doctors shouldn’t die. Ever. To learn that 1 of 16 surgeons have or are considering going their own way, something’s got to...
by dave petraglia | Jun 14, 2011 | MUSIC |
From back in the day. Call sign jingles from WABC New York. Close your eyes and smell the hot sand panting Coppertone, the sweat of Sabretts, Lucky Strikes and flat, warm RC Cola. Gulls squawk as a beach of transistor radios sync into a vast, monphonic consonance...
by dave petraglia | Apr 15, 2011 | MUSIC |
The Rolling Stones ruined the fun. We’d been having fun for a long time up until that point. But they ruined it that year. The year they painted it. Black. Was it coincidence that the same year, Ozzie and Harriet signed off television? That ground was broken ...
