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The Devil's Gridiron
Desert Rat in a Concrete Jungle
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A Continuing Web Diary

 

"They communed with the earth and the macrocosm of the playa in symbiotic rapport; and they knew the riches of the earth and were rewarded beyond imagination; and when they returned to the concrete jungle and the Devil's Gridiron, the hardships for the lions in winter were indeed profound . . ."

 

An Asphalt and Concrete Jungle, 2003

 

Subject Index

As The World Turns - Life goes on, and on and on . . .
Calamity - Accidents, Theft, Sickness
Comparison - Memphis and Phoenix areas
Consumption - Consumerism
Enterprise - Vocation, Endeavor, Hobby
Escape - Getting away from daily hardship, complication, pressures
In The 'Hood - Hap'nins around the neighborhood
In The News - Heard on radio and TV
Memphis Profile - Profile of Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis Storm - Memphis wind storm of 7:10 AM, July 22, 2003
Reminiscence - Catching up, Childhood memories
Small Talk - And other useless chatter
Survival - Enduring daily hardship
Trip Log - Observations from the road
Vermin - Pestilence, from the microscopic to the bipedal
Weather
Work Circuit - Employment routine

 

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Date   Title   Subject Sort

 
Subject:  As The World Turns

10/30/2003   Anvil Drops, The
11/07/2003   At Peace
10/08/2002   Beginning, A
08/30/2003   Catching Up
12/25/2003   Christmas
12/24/2005   Christmas Eve
12/24/2003   Christmas Eve
03/07/2004   Emergency II
03/04/2004   Emergency, The
02/26/2002   Fast Forward
08/29/2003   Finally Done
12/26/2003   Finally Over
12/06/2003   Flu Clinic, The
11/07/2003   Great Panjandrum, The
11/30/2007   In Memory of Evel Knievel
10/16/2005   Little Chicken Legs
10/31/2003   Lyin' and Carryin' On
12/03/2005   Marital Bliss
01/06/2003   Mogwais in the Woodwork
10/25/2005   Moment of Silence, A
11/05/2003   Myrtle Mae Williams Obituary
11/14/2007   Naughty Ladies of Shady Lane
11/06/2003   No Rest For The Wicked
01/20/2002   Obituary, Maynard Fox
10/29/2003   Omen, The
06/21/2007   On and On, and On. . .
11/11/2003   One More Time
12/31/2003   One More Time. . .
11/04/2003   Picking Up the Pieces
09/28/2005   Renaissance
12/18/2003   Second Life / First Wife
01/17/2004   Shower, The
11/05/2003   Sign Of Better Times To Come, A
07/28/2004   Sky Harbor Blues
02/14/2004   Valentines' Day: Of Mogwais And Men
Date   Title   Index   Nav   Top   Back

 
Subject:  Calamity

05/15/2005   And One Backward. . .
03/25/2004   Anguish
01/18/2002   Dad's Death
03/21/2005   Day Eight
03/28/2005   Day Fifteen
03/17/2005   Day Four
03/14/2005   Day One
03/30/2005   Day Seventeen
03/19/2005   Day Six
03/29/2005   Day Sixteen
03/16/2005   Day Three
03/25/2005   Day Twelve
12/21/2001   Del Sol Wrecked
08/13/2003   E.R., The
05/02/2005   Freedom!
04/12/2005   Friday the Thirteenth
02/27/2005   Green Red Show, The
01/21/2002   Jeep Stolen
02/15/2002   Laid Off
10/13/2005   Meager Response, A
01/24/2002   Mom
03/13/2005   My Foot!
04/11/2005   Not Quite
09/02/2005   Outrage In New Orleans
05/13/2005   Real Friday the Thirteenth, The
02/18/2002   Soul Mate Laid Off
02/06/2002   Ugly Americans, The
10/14/2002   Welcome to Memphis
11/23/2005   Where Are The Children?
Date   Title   Index   Nav   Top   Back

 
Subject:  Comparison

11/08/2002   Ambulance Chasers
01/27/2003   Cities and Towns Run Amuck
03/02/2003   Howcum?
01/07/2003   More Comparisons
01/12/2003   Yet More Comparisons
Date   Title   Index   Nav   Top   Back

 
Subject:  Consumption

06/19/2004   Definitely a Commie Plot
06/17/2004   It's In The Genes
07/03/2004   Who Says K-Mart Sucks?
Date   Title   Index   Nav   Top   Back

 
Subject:  Enterprise

12/08/2003   FoxPaw Server Retrieved
12/17/2004   Great Christmas SPAM Scam, The
07/02/2004   Paw Of The Fox
10/23/2005   Site Renovation
05/13/2004   Work On Foxpaw Server Continues
Date   Title   Index   Nav   Top   Back

 
Subject:  Escape

10/19/2004   It's About Time (TV-B-Gone)
10/20/2004   Paradise Lost
08/19/2003   Perfect Storm, The
12/04/2005   Virtual Wilderness
Date   Title   Index   Nav   Top   Back

 
Subject:  In The 'Hood

11/05/2006   Birds of a Feather
04/09/2006   Dynamo, The
05/29/2003   Great Water Main Caper, The
02/15/2003   'Hood, The
07/23/2003   Hound Of The 'Hood
04/12/2003   I Trump! (and it ain't Donald)
05/18/2005   Into Thin Air. . .
10/24/2006   Kooks and Clucks
03/30/2003   Lumpy Liquid Mystery
03/29/2003   Mystery of Tchulahoma and Other Phenomena
07/30/2003   Not To Worry
06/27/2007   Package From Hell
02/11/2003   Really Friendly!
03/01/2003   Strange Element of Truth, A
07/28/2003   Strange, But True
12/28/2006   Wild Chickens Terrorize Phoenix Neighborhoods
Date   Title   Index   Nav   Top   Back

 
Subject:  In The News

10/10/2005   Attack Goes On, The
12/15/2005   Bah, Humbug
06/04/2004   Begs the Question?, . . .
11/13/2002   Crime Doesn't Pay Well Enough
02/13/2004   Dogs In A Manger
04/20/2003   Essential Overkill
02/18/2004   Explosion
05/04/2005   Freakonomics
08/11/2005   Gimmie a Break!
06/24/2003   I Shot Him, But He Deserved It
07/31/2004   It's Just How I Feel
09/19/2007   It Works Both Ways
08/14/2003   Last Minute Crime Update
04/12/2004   No Wuss. . .
04/17/2003   Railing Against 'Reality'
11/15/2003   Scott Simon Essay On Blogs
10/09/2007   So That's Our Problem. . .
03/05/2008   Tern Has Wormed, The
04/23/2008   Tern Revisited
12/15/2003   Universe Controlled by Dark Matter
Date   Title   Index   Nav   Top   Back

 
Subject:  Memphis Profile

02/08/2003   But The People Are Friendly. . .
03/04/2003   Capillaries
11/03/2002   Culture of Entertainment, The
06/28/2003   Deja Vous All Over Again
07/29/2003   Don't Blame Us; It's Where We Come From
07/19/2003   Drive Up Elvis Presley Boulevard, A
06/10/2003   Elvis Week on WKNO
04/26/2003   Entertainment
03/10/2003   Finally Broke The Code!
04/26/2003   Guest, Dr. James D., DDS
05/31/2003   Hair On a Stick
04/27/2003   Hernando's Hideaway
02/23/2003   I'm Glad You Asked
02/12/2003   Interpersonal Communication In The Workplace
06/15/2003   Memphis Radio Stations
05/10/2003   Mexican Cuisines of Memphis, The
05/04/2003   Muddy Waters and Other Weather Phenomena
05/28/2003   Of Race and Other Dubious Relations
08/12/2003   One More Cup
02/24/2003   Original 70's Adventure Game, The
07/13/2003   Pink Palace, The
10/27/2002   Plucked Out of Email
11/01/2002   Rainforest, The
02/25/2003   Routing of the Outing
10/30/2002   School Board Wars
11/02/2002   Security in the 'Hood
11/12/2002   Seriously, Though. . .
10/28/2002   Shades of Eddie Murphy
11/19/2002   Weather Like Never Before
03/17/2003   Where It's At . . .
Date   Title   Index   Nav   Top   Back

 
Subject:  Memphis Storm

07/25/2003   300,000 Houses Without Power
07/27/2003   Logs and Garbage Bags
07/22/2003   Memphis Wind Storm of 2003
Date   Title   Index   Nav   Top   Back

 
Subject:  Reminiscence

06/28/2004   All Gone
06/28/2004   Cute as a Bug in a Sow's Ear
06/28/2004   Grandkids
07/15/2004   Hanston Visit
06/28/2004   Hey Shelly!
06/28/2004   Hey!
07/17/2004   Leslie C. Koontz Farm
06/28/2004   MY DARLING AUNT
07/25/2003   Orpheum Theater, The
07/18/2004   Our Visit
07/01/2004   Unfixable
Date   Title   Index   Nav   Top   Back

 
Subject:  Small Talk

07/12/2004   And A Cream Colored PU
07/12/2004   As the Week Progresses
07/25/2004   Beautiful Pictures
07/11/2004   Birthday Party
07/02/2004   Bottled Sunshine
07/23/2004   Bring It On
06/30/2004   Cats and Dogs
07/15/2004   Fast Answer
07/26/2004   Got 'Em All
07/21/2004   Happy to See You
07/23/2004   Hard to Believe
07/19/2004   Hey L--
07/25/2004   I Botched It...
07/09/2004   Long Hair and Short Grass
07/01/2004