From: "George Bronax" <bronax@verizon.net>
To: "John Theofanis"
<jtheofanis@austin.rr.com>
Subject: Jonh/Mona
Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2001 23:10:47 -0800
X-Priority: 3
From one nut to another:
THANKS FOR HEAVY
NUT BAG I will savor them slowly. Local color lights up grey life. Nut meats
make life bearable. Thanks for gift.
George B
From: "George Bronax" <bronax@verizon.net>
To: "John Theofanis"
<jtheofanis@austin.rr.com>
Subject: Re: George: thanks!-- paper writing
Date: Tue, 01 Jan 2002 00:03:42 -0800
X-Priority: 3
Goal: answer all emails same day as received.
Try early in the am, or late in the pm. Just takes half an
hour.
Good disclipine, and doing so keeps you writing, not the
artifical thing of academic
papers, but the inside stuff
from the braino and heart.
Remember, school papers are just talking about something,
in written words, not spoken words. I suggest you write all
papers as if they were speaches, and read them aloud to
make sure they are punchy and interesting.
George
From: "George Bronax" <bronax@verizon.net>
To: "John Theofanis"
<jtheofanis@austin.rr.com>
Subject: Poem retred
Date: Tue, 01 Jan 2002 00:33:40 -0800
X-Priority: 3
I first came up with these thoughts to include in my xmass
report which I enclose in xmass card. On second reading, it appeared too
dreary, when xmass is expected to be upbeat and cheery. With second or third
reading and thinking, it was an actual product of my mind, so I should
acknowledge it. You seem to be more open to just random shafts of mental light,
so I shared it with you. This could be seen as a compliment here.
George
From: "George Bronax" <bronax@verizon.net>
To: "John Theofanis"
<jtheofanis@austin.rr.com>
Subject: Idea
Date: Tue, 01 Jan 2002 00:33:53 -0800
X-Priority: 3
Sign up for Twitter, and send yourself some Tweets.
Paragraph one liners as fake Cliff notes for your novel, then read them and
write thoughts to put in your ideas, or someone elses and you, to show literary
work developing in three or more dimensions of human consideration and action,
with fluid sweeps in time, like movie Last Year At Marienbad.
George
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Date: Tue, 01 Jan 2002 00:15:56 -0800
From: "George Bronax" <bronax@verizon.net>
Subject: Telephone call to unknown number
To: "John Theofanis"
<jtheofanis@austin.rr.com>
X-Priority: 3
i am not sure I have your tel number.
Thanks for the call.
I am working on learning the non intuitive new cell phone I
got when I lost the old one.
In my entire life, I
have now lost two important things:
a. My
Passport, following my return from Canada with former
girl
friend to celebrate her parents' 50th wedding anniversary
b. My cell
phone.
What will be next?
Everything.
I am watching the Star Wars Story, about the birth of the
male, the
hero ( at puberty), who realizes, if he wants to mature,
suddenly
that his Father is smaller, more worn, and less wonderful
than he
formerly thought. I make these realizations and do a lot of
crying
at these long buried realizations:
a. My Father
allowed me close only in death. He is buried
in one
of my court suits, as he possessed no suit when he
died.
b. My Mother,
seperated early on from her parents, alone
in a
foreign country, speaking a foreign language
stood by
me and took care of me until I learned to do it
for
myself. She finally told me that when I was a baby,
and got
whimpery and fussy, she used to pass her hand
through
the crib, so I could curl around it, just like my
cat Raya
does today on my couch. To some extent, I have
prohibited my cat from growing up.
c. My
children can never grow up until I let them go.
I got your call. Thanks for thinking of me.
Why cannot you not send emails? Computer down?
Soon we will all have web cams and be able to make virtual
visits and
social and business calls. Technology has speeded up life.
I will meet with your brother soon. We origninally picked
super bowl
sunday, but will pick another date so we can watch the game
.
Probably we won't watch the game together. I usually watch
it with
one of my old law workmates, Richard, who lives in
Long Beach
with his teacher wife, Therese, and 5 cats. He has a sister
Karen in
Cleveland, and a Dad in a old folk's home there. We are all
headed
for the old folks home. What's your plans?
George
Date: Tue, 01 Jan 2002 00:17:49 -0800
From: "George Bronax" <bronax@verizon.net>
Subject: Bookstore | Blurb
To: "John Theofanis"
<jtheofanis@austin.rr.com>
X-Priority: 3
Check out this, and LULU.com
for self publishing at reasonable price.
Happy New Year.
barely 40 degress here, and clear. Not raining.
Our planned xmass went to hell: grandparents, the mother of
my ex wife
had heart attack.
My big tasks for today: taking shower, and visiting Costco
to pick up some canned cat food and some fish fillets. Mostly watching tv and
reading.
Lots of people weathered out, like those in Tennessee,
buried by slag.
Near here, Corona, divorced man goes nuts and shoots up and
burns up
grandparents of ex wife at their house, then returns home to
brother's house
in Sylmar and shoots himself. Divorce not for wimps. I
barely survived mine, but I had good sense not to hurt anyone.
George
From: "George Bronax" <bronax@verizon.net>
To: "John Theofanis"
<jtheofanis@austin.rr.com>
Subject: Re: George: back in Austin
Date: Tue, 01 Jan 2002 00:23:24 -0800
X-Priority: 3
Nice compliment.
Good luck with your new adventure.
My computer insists on dating my emails, Jan. 1, 2002, so
they
appear at the BOTTOM of your email list. Look for them
there.
Soon you will be a top writer and commentator. Design an
on line writing and information research for your students,
as your first media project. Mr.
Academic. Like Mr. Moto of old
movie serials.
I still think Twilight Zone episodes are best on TV.
I am fated, to be dated. Its in the genes, or jeans.
George B
Mr. Bronax
----- Original Message ----- From: "John
Theofanis" <jtheofanis@austin.rr.com>
To: "George Bronax" <bronax@verizon.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 15, 2009 7:56 PM
Subject: George: back in Austin
Hi George,
We did see some of the tourist sites in DC. And we got some
photos.
Actually just sent them your way-- electronically. Hopefully
you can
view them.
I'm on a writing binge of late-- some of pedestrian stuff
for a class
I'm taking related to Hollywood Cineman.
I've been accepted to Graduate School in Radio-TV-Film for
fall. I'm
taking the big plunge and I'm going to retire from advising!
I am
scared by the change but feels pretty necessary.
Writing will be on the Agenda now. And I owe your influence
some
credit in these matters. You've helped me get some energy
back for
pursuing the keyboard activities. I never really stopped on
the
keyboard-- but much on my day is devoted to emailing to
students,
fulfilling the requirements of the job.
So, big changes are afoot.
Did you know we have exchanged emails for 6 years now! I
keep track
of these things because I value your communiques. I missed
your words
of wisdom the last several months.
Well, I took on this email a bit late and so I'll sign-off.
Have a great Monday!
John
Date: Tue, 01 Jan 2002 00:23:31 -0800
From: "George Bronax" <bronax@verizon.net>
Subject: Self Publishing - Lulu.com
To: "John Theofanis"
<jtheofanis@austin.rr.com>
X-Priority: 3
Publish your book, or an outline of it, or shortened
Reader's Digest Condensed Books type thingie at Lulu.com
George I am reading the Chinese Tao book now. Kick
butt with the Buddha the first big self inprover.
http://www.lulu.com/
Self Publishing - Lulu.com
From: "George Bronax" <bronax@verizon.net>
To: "John
Theofanis" <jtheofanis@austin.rr.com>
Subject: Updates
Date: Tue, 01 Jan 2002 00:26:07 -0800
X-Priority: 3
This has worked for me in time of economic trouble:
1. Look to another work area you hadn't before
considered. Don't have to
actually switch careers, just the looking is good. 2. Find some poor people
food banks and cruise in once a week or
month and pick up some free food. Check Food Banks on internet. 3. Buy
only things on sale. 4. Check out thrift stores. I bought suits in one in
Hollywood for years, then had my local
tailor fit them to me for $35.00. Cheaper than a new suit. I wore out all my suits going to
courts. 5. Change your behavior in some regards. 6. Don't eat out. 7. Rent
movies, don't go to any of them. 8. Get familiar with your tv, especially PBS
stations. 9. Take some free tours with the family, dropping off your business
card
quietly during the
trip: manufacturing companies, tv studios, anything you can find. Internet should help here.
10. Look for dented can specials. 11. Learn to cook Spam. 12. Replay your
student life style, where anything you can use is ok.
George
From: "George" <bronax@verizon.net>
To: "John Theofanis"
<jtheofanis@austin.rr.com>
Subject: Inner beings
Date: Tue, 01 Jan 2002 00:27:28 -0800
X-Priority: 3
i have spent most of my life in a state of dread. This is a
result of inadequate fathering as a child.
We all have sometings to work on.........
George
From: "George Bronax" <bronax@verizon.net>
To: "John Theofanis"
<jtheofanis@austin.rr.com>
Subject: Reference
Date: Tue, 01 Jan 2002 00:28:11 -0800
X-Priority: 3
Statement was reference to your last several communications.
Too accepting of status quo........
I am still struggling with my own coping mechanisms,
fantasy, politeness,
smart talking, feeble attempts at self protection.
I think we all have some such history adopted when we were
children
and powerless and ignorant of other means. We just used what
worked
at the time, then made it a habit.
With shrinking economy I have concern your bosses will
compare your
salary and benefits with those of a beginner, and give the
job to a beginner.
What happenes to the actual students probably won't be more
important
than reducing their budgets, which is their performance
measurement.
George
