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The explosion of real-life Scrooges


Jerry Lobdill
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Every year at Christmas time I reread Dickens' A Christmas Carol or watch the movie featuring George C. Scott. I have done this since 1965. This year (2017) as I watched the movie I thought of a bunch of people who I believe are real-life Scrooges, and not a one of them has a chance at redemption. In the 52 years that I have done this I have never had this experience before. Very sad.

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I am a retired physicist and hold a B.S. in Ch. E. as well. I have been an environmental activist since the early 1970s. I was a founding member of the Save Barton Creek Association in Austin, TX. In 2006 I was a member of a select (more...)
 

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