Marc Munroe Dion

Fall River

Columnist and Reporter at The Herald News

Herald News columnist and reporter. Jumping into the electronic digital future like you'd jump into a swimming pool full of porcupines

Articles

Is That My Job? Kilmar Garcia and Sheet Metal

6 days ago | arcamax.com | Marc Munroe Dion

I knew a guy once, clerical type guy, had a stroke, couldn't work anymore. He was a few years shy of retirement age, so he needed to get himself on disability and the health insurance the state provides for people in his situation. He lived alone, had worked since he was old enough to work and was able to walk unsteadily and live alone after the stroke. It was maybe 20 years ago.
Is That My Job? Kilmar Garcia and Sheet Metal, by Marc Dion

1 week ago | creators.com | Marc Munroe Dion

I knew a guy once, clerical type guy, had a stroke, couldn't work anymore. He was a few years shy of retirement age, so he needed to get himself on disability and the health insurance the state provides for people in his situation. He lived alone, had worked since he was old enough to work and was able to walk unsteadily and live alone after the stroke. It was maybe 20 years ago.
Jack Kerouac's underwear

1 week ago | dailyherald.com | Marc Munroe Dion

Marc Munroe Dion I have never owned an autographed baseball or a basketball jersey with some guy's name on the back. I have hundreds of books, but none of them are signed. I'm not a fanboy. I like boxing, but when I met Muhammad Ali in a hotel lobby, I didn't ask for his autograph. For about 50 years, I've loved the writing of Jack Kerouac. Who is Jack Kerouac? Just say “On the Road,” and people will know.
Jack Kerouac's Underwear, by Marc Dion

1 week ago | creators.com | Marc Munroe Dion

I have never owned an autographed baseball or a basketball jersey with some guy's name on the back. I have hundreds of books, but none of them are signed. I'm not a fanboy. I like boxing, but when I met Muhammad Ali in a hotel lobby, I didn't ask for his autograph. For about 50 years, I've loved the writing of Jack Kerouac. Who is Jack Kerouac? Just say "On the Road," and people will know.
Horoscopes for Apr 11, 2025

2 weeks ago | arcamax.com | Marc Munroe Dion

I have never owned an autographed baseball or a basketball jersey with some guy's name on the back. I have hundreds of books, but none of them are signed. I'm not a fanboy. I like boxing, but when I met Muhammad Ali in a hotel lobby, I didn't ask for his autograph. For about 50 years, I've loved the writing of Jack Kerouac. Who is Jack Kerouac? Just say "On the Road," and people will know.
Musty old words

2 weeks ago | dailyherald.com | Marc Munroe Dion

Marc Munroe Dion “Last words” used to be a popular concept. The idea was that, at the moment of your death, you were supposed to say something meaningful. They said the last words of Napoleon were, “France. The army. Head of the army. Josephine.” Josephine was Napoleon's first wife, so his last words show him either digging down to what he really loved or making a last list of things that hadn't worked out too well. Millions of Americans hope their last words will be, “See?
Musty Old Words

2 weeks ago | arcamax.com | Marc Munroe Dion

"Last words" used to be a popular concept. The idea was that, at the moment of your death, you were supposed to say something meaningful. They said the last words of Napoleon were, "France. The army. Head of the army. Josephine."Josephine was Napoleon's first wife, so his last words show him either digging down to what he really loved or making a last list of things that hadn't worked out too well. Millions of Americans hope their last words will be, "See?
We All Join the Inner Circle

3 weeks ago | arcamax.com | Marc Munroe Dion

Two days ago, I went out to get trash bags because I needed trash bags, a prescription because I needed a prescription and cookies because I like cookies. The kind young woman behind the drugstore counter handed me my prescription in a little white bag, stapled shut. "Do you want a receipt?" she asked.
Go home. We're drunk.

1 month ago | dailyherald.com | Marc Munroe Dion

Marc Munroe Dion An attorney I used to know told me how he figured out when to go home. “When I can't pronounce 'judiciary,' I should pay my tab and leave,” he said at the 8 p.m. end of his “after-work drink.” “Habeas corpus?” I said to him. He laughed. “You can say habeas corpus when you're too drunk to walk,” he said. What you can say when you're drunk is more or less a guide to 2025 political life.
Go Home -- We're Drunk.

1 month ago | arcamax.com | Marc Munroe Dion

An attorney I used to know told me how he figured out when to go home. "When I can't pronounce 'judiciary,' I should pay my tab and leave," he said at the 8 p.m. end of his "after-work drink.""Habeas corpus?" I said to him. He laughed. "You can say habeas corpus when you're too drunk to walk," he said. What you can say when you're drunk is more or less a guide to 2025 political life. That's why "Make America Great Again," got chopped down to "MAGA." You can say "MAGA" when you're eight beers deep.