Googbits Essays
All hypertext enjambment-style GoogObits posts for which I wrote original essays along with annotations.
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GoogObits: Coin (Richard Wollheim, Philosopher, Dies at 80)
I dream of coining a term that has currency throughout the world. A word or phrase that spills from lips and organizes thoughts in minds. God bless Richard Wollheim, coiner of minimalism.
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GoogObits: Colonialism With a French Accent (Moktar Ould Daddah, 78, Who Led Mauritania to Independence in 1961, Dies)
It’s easy to forget France’s colonial past. Let’s not.
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GoogObits: Elisabeta Rizea, 91, a Defiant Romanian, Dies
In case you were wondering what it takes to have the world “defiant” appear in the headline of your obituary, I present Elisabeta Rizea. There is much work to do.
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GoogObits: Short Prayers (Former New York retailer popularized miniskirts)
From New York miniskirts to Appalachian mumbleprayers. Things change, everybody.
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GoogObits: Adaptation (Bill Cayton, 85, Boxing Former Manager, Is Dead)
One of the cliches about life in a hyper-capitalist society like ours is that your career may go through 3 or 4 dramatic changes before it’s all said and done. That kind of flexibility is highly prized around here. Bill Cayton didn’t have any problem with that. He started off as a chemical engineer, then…