http://robertgerardhunt.com Stories. Commentary. Endorphins. Updated every Friday. Fri, 23 Jul 2010 04:00:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en All of us have our pet peeves when it comes to driving.  Some motorists are infuriated by tailgating, others cannot stand a slow car in the passing lane, and some object to the high speed at which their fellow drivers pass them.  I share these annoyances and many others, but ... http://robertgerardhunt.com/2010/07/23/turn-to-the-left/ Oh, the many pleasant hours I spent plucking junk from its spring-loaded jaw! We are in full summer mode here in the Hunt household, and perhaps there is no greater indication of our seasonal relaxation than the fact that we have just sacrificed four consecutive evenings to view the entire Jaws ... http://robertgerardhunt.com/2010/07/16/and-the-shark-goes-grrr/ Hot times on Beale Street, Memphis, 2006.  Note the pedestrians in long pants. It's hot right now in the Midwest, though nowhere near as steamy as the triple-digit extremes that the unfortunate citizens of our Eastern Seaboard are experiencing.  Nevertheless, once the temperature tops 90° Fahrenheit and surpasses that benchmark on ... http://robertgerardhunt.com/2010/07/09/hot-hot-hot/ AT MY DESK, JULY 4, 2010 The disgruntled Declaration of an American Newspaper Subscriber When in the Course of a newspaper subscription it becomes necessary for one reader to dissolve the commercial band that has connected him to the daily local and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate ... http://robertgerardhunt.com/2010/07/02/independence-day/ The Beatles:  indispensable leads, colorful supporting characters, and no extras? Imagine the public outrage that would ensue if Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr were to announce their intention to reunite and tour as The Beatles.  Though they would have no trouble selling tickets, a critical consensus would condemn the endeavor as false ... http://robertgerardhunt.com/2010/06/25/group-dynamics/ "Take that, Satan's minion!" cried Moe. CHAPTER I Three Days of Darkness!               “Good grief!” exclaimed Moe Hardee as he perused the latest Parish Post.  He ran his fingers through his blonde hair and cast a worried glance toward his brother, Hank.  “It says here that Padre Pio has prophesied Three Days of ... http://robertgerardhunt.com/2010/06/18/three-days-of-darkness/ The irrepressible Hop guides the trash truck home at the end of another day. As a summer job, it wasn't bad.  Working for my hometown's small parks and recreation department gave me a steady 40 hours a week with weekends off.  Although it was for minimum wage ($3.35 an hour at the time), ... http://robertgerardhunt.com/2010/06/11/hip-hop/ No more pencils, no more books... I've always heard that a school of piranha can skeletonize a cow in mere minutes, a trivial tidbit that came to mind as I watched the students in my classroom remove everything attached to the walls in preparation for summer break.  Dozens of educational elements, ... http://robertgerardhunt.com/2010/06/04/schools-out/ The local supermarket where I often buy gas has apparently taken measures to rid their premises of Canada geese.  The rectangular retention pond that drains the parking lot and provides a buffer zone from an adjacent four-lane road is now criss-crossed with a matrix of fine netting.  From the perspective of a goose, the ... http://robertgerardhunt.com/2010/05/28/geese-is-the-word/ What was it about these trading cards that made them so irresistible? I grew up calling them Monster Cards, although that is merely a generic description.  Collectors often refer to them as You'll Die Laughing cards.  That is also incorrect.  For many years, the proper name for this bizarre series eluded me, as I ... http://robertgerardhunt.com/2010/05/21/youll-die-laughing-or-not/