Welcome to Mr Samuel’s corner of the world. Here you will find his writings on many subjects. You will easily detect his locality, which is the greater Cleveland, OH area.
It may not be so easy to decide what is the common theme of this page and these articles. He likes to apply his philosophical microscope to whatever topic is close at hand, hoping that he will create something of wider general interest. It might be high culture one day, high finance the next, his beloved Cleveland Indians Guardians the third.
Many of these articles were originally posted on ‘Boomers’ Place,’ a bulletin board on the Cleveland Freenet where Mr Samuel functioned as an assistant sysop. The Fleanet is now tragically defunct, but Mr Samuel still carries the torch.
From his press release:
And just who the hell is Mr Samuel?, you might reasonably inquire.
Well. I never know quite what to say when confronted so directly, so I’ll put it like this: Mr Samuel is at the same time the last of an old breed and the first of a new breed — The Virtual Man-About-Town. No longer is it necessary to call for the coach-and-four to carry one uptown to the opera. Gone are the days when every gentleman needed tie and tails merely to cart out the rubbish. All we need to live the high life in these modern times is a web browser and a dependable ISP.
“All well and good, Samuel,” you say, “but what is this man about town crapola? I’ve never heard of such a thing, especially here on the net, which is the great democratizer of communications. Aren’t you afraid of appearing the teensiest bit…. elitist? You must admit, good taste and civility seem to be majorly in retreat in the digital world.”
You must believe me when I say — THE GOOD THINGS IN LIFE ARE IMPORTANT! They are what makes the 99.99% drek that we endure daily worth slogging through.
“Well, I still don’t get it,” you may be thinking. “Where are all these so-called good things? All I see is a pile of flames and alt.sex.binaries. I’m lost among mountains of spam and junk e-mail. Finding something worthwhile on the net is like searching for the diamond in the proverbial pile of elephant dung.”
At last! My purpose becomes clear! Follow me, intrepid readers, and I will lead you to the Virtual Good Life. Those seeking bratwurst and bottom-shelf booze may exit now. All other fearless persons-about-town and about-town wannabes, read on!
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Mr Samuel himself, of course.
November 10, 1999