Ron the Yarnspinner

Tonight, tonight, the plans I make, tomorrow, tomorrow, the story I create.  Though the tale will not win me fame still, Ronald Tragasz is my name.  No straw-like words made golden here nor little imp that I keep near to help me  write propitious prose of words that sing for glass beads or a ring.    

  The Last Supper: After the Table Was Cleared     “ Where are we going?” “Don’t know. Just follow him”. “Look, he just went into that house. Let’s go in.” “Isn’t that where Mark lives?” “I think so.” Like Jake and Elroy (The Blues Brothers). Apostles Peter and John were on a mission from God. They were advance scouts sent out by Jesus. Walking briskly through  the winding and crowded  streets of Jerusalem they had an important job: locating a particular house in a city with no house numbers and only a few distinct street names. Someone giving directions in Jerusalem might say: “Follow the road toward the Temple, pass the baker’s market, and take the lane near the olive press.” Peter and John were told to search for a man carrying a water jar and to follow him into the first house. In the culture of the time, women normally carried water jars, while men often transported water in animal-skin bags. So, a man carrying a clay water jar would have ...

Farfel     N-E-S-T-L-E-S, Nestlé's makes the very best... _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _     If you grew up in the 50’s, there’s a good chance that you know the messing letters   Television was still in its diapers. Families would gather around their black-and-white sets. Most broadcasts were live and wide-eyed viewers were anxious to be entertained. The timing was perfect for Jimmy to shine. With his charming ventriloquism and comedy acts, he brought joy and laughter into countless American homes. Growing up in Chicago’s Rogers Park's mixed ethnic (German, Irish, Swedish and Jewish)   neighborhood allowed Jimmy to develop a rich, multifaceted view of the world, providing the skills and understanding to interact with others and “work” an audience. Jimmy’s entertainment style, his humor and performance manner were shaped too by the broader comedic trends of influential performers of his era, many of whom were Jewish. This influenced not only his humor and per...