New Year’s Day
Though the weather is bleak – grey skies, driving rain and a cold wind out of the north – we’re having a cheerful start to the New Year and effectively avoiding its blizzard effect. Last night we...
View ArticleA day of reflection
by L. G. William Chapman, B. A., LL.B. Though I suppose it is impossible to get through any day without delving into at least some reflection upon one subject or another, today seemed to lend itself...
View ArticleDisconcerting Day
by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. Though I am regularly plagued by the shadow of anxiety it is a stretch to say that when I awoke this morning I knew it was going to be a rough day. Even calling it...
View ArticleNews from the South Pacific
by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. Apart from Donald J. Trump’s daily diet of the latest shamefully comic political misstep there is nothing that competes with the entertainment value of a newsy...
View ArticleChillin’
by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. It is unthinkable that any authoritative and self-respecting lexicon would pretend to advance an authentic meaning of the word chillin’. What little research (if...
View ArticleLongboat Key Road
by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. Everyone knows Florida is a magnet for northern short-term vacationers (“tourists”) and long-term sojourners (“snowbirds”). Apart from the interlopers looking for...
View ArticleBias
by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. No matter how convoluted the arguments may become about what constitutes bias, when all is said the distilled truth is simply this, “Justice must not only be done,...
View ArticleMaritime Sally
by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. It requires little in the way of ambition to lapse into utter lassitude in Key West. Certainly first acquainting oneself broadly with the territory helps. But once...
View ArticleTrust Your Instincts
by L. G. William Chapman, B.A., LL.B. There are many things in life which confound me. Being caught off balance should not however be the springboard from which to leap to improper conclusions....
View ArticleBill Chapman weekly column By the Way to end
After 7 years of loyally contributing to the Millstone, Bill Chapman has decided to end his weekly columns. Bill was one of our first contributors, sending us weekly Friday columns starting just after...
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